Life Sciences Underwriter

Berkley Life Sciences (a Berkley Company); Ewing Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary with annual discretionary

Health, dental, vision, life, and more

401(k) with profit-sharing

Job summary

Berkley Life Sciences, part of W. R. Berkley Corporation, seeks an underwriting professional to support new business and servicing for Emerging Account clients.

You will build broker relationships, analyze risks, draft pricing and marketing materials, and contribute to growth with underwriters and producers. Primary location is Ewing, NJ, with travel to build relationships; 2+ years underwriting experience in liability lines is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Exceptional oral and written communication; communication style is flexible to the situation.
• Calm under pressure, excellent organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through on tasks; comfortable challenging norms while collaborating with colleagues at all levels.
• A strong sense of accountability, fun, and adventure.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining strong business relationships with insureds, agents, and brokers.
• A strong customer service bias; known for responsiveness and ability to preserve relationships.
• Natural curiosity and a love of learning how things work, always seeking innovative improvements.
• Analytical mind, adept at diving into account details to craft pricing and coverage that meet underwriting guidelines, profitability models, and customer needs.
• Minimum of 2 years underwriting or associate underwriting experience in products liability, property, workers compensation, automobile, and umbrella.
• Claims‑made experience a plus.
• Life Sciences Products Liability experience a plus.
• Travel opportunities, primarily to build relationships with assigned producers through service excellence and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Support new business production and servicing of Emerging Account business for an assigned group of producers while fostering strong producer partnerships and supporting overall growth.
• Build strong relationships with brokers through service excellence to meet or exceed financial goals, including growth, profit, retention, and new business.
• Solicit accounts, select and analyze risks, and draft corresponding documentation, pricing, and marketing of Berkley Life Sciences products and services for new and existing customers.
• Act as a key contributor to the team’s business development results for assigned producers.
• Identify opportunities for account rounding.
• Provide technical support to producers and insureds.
• Stay current with all compliance, procedural and workflow changes.
• Demonstrate continuous learning, including participation in underwriting training and life sciences industry education.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with underwriting teammates, operations, legal, home office underwriting, and claims.

Skills

Communication skills

Oral and written communication

Calm under pressure

Organizational skills

Integrity

Customer service

Relationship building

Analytical mindset

Learning mindset

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Berkley Life Sciences

W. R. Berkley Corporation is a Fortune 500 Company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is made up of dedicated and passionate people committed to delivering the highest quality insurance products and services to specialized markets worldwide.

Our culture is one of innovation, creativity, and teamwork. Our team is highly motivated, passionate about our business, and deeply experienced in developing and delivering product and service solutions in the life science marketplace.

At Berkley Life Sciences, we insure the future of life science innovators today by serving as a preferred market for the industry around the globe, offering a broad range of sophisticated property & casualty products and services designed to meet our customers’ individualized needs.

Berkley Life Sciences professionals cohesively respond to the unique challenges faced by our life science customers. We are looking for talented and dedicated professionals to join our team.

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

• Support new business production and servicing of Emerging Account business for an assigned group of producers while fostering strong producer partnerships and supporting overall growth.
• Build strong relationships with brokers through service excellence to meet or exceed financial goals, including growth, profit, retention, and new business.
• Solicit accounts, select and analyze risks, and draft corresponding documentation, pricing, and marketing of Berkley Life Sciences products and services for new and existing customers.
• Act as a key contributor to the team’s business development results for assigned producers.
• Identify opportunities for account rounding.
• Provide technical support to producers and insureds.
• Stay current with all compliance, procedural and workflow changes.
• Demonstrate continuous learning, including participation in underwriting training and life sciences industry education.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with underwriting teammates, operations, legal, home office underwriting, and claims.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills; communication style is flexible to the situation.
• Calm under pressure, excellent organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through on tasks; comfortable challenging norms while collaborating with colleagues at all levels.
• A strong sense of accountability, fun, and adventure.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining strong business relationships with insureds, agents, and brokers.
• A strong customer service bias; known for responsiveness and ability to preserve relationships.
• Natural curiosity and a love of learning how things work, always seeking innovative improvements.
• Analytical mind, adept at diving into account details to craft pricing and coverage that meet underwriting guidelines, profitability models, and customer needs.
• Minimum of 2 years underwriting or associate underwriting experience in products liability, property, workers compensation, automobile, and umbrella.
• Claims‑made experience a plus.
• Life Sciences Products Liability experience a plus.
• Travel opportunities, primarily to build relationships with assigned producers through service excellence and reliability.

Benefits

• Base Salary Range: 70,000–105,000 USD.
• Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits include health, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness programs, paid time off, 401(k), and profit‑sharing plans.

The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Location and Travel

• Primary location: Ewing, NJ.
• Additional locations: Naperville, IL; Boston, MA.
• Travel: Primarily to build relationships with assigned producers.

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role.