Senior Middle Market Underwriter

Berkley Southeast Insurance Group (a Berkley Company); Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation plan

Robust benefits package

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Senior Middle Market Underwriter in Meridian, Mississippi. Responsibilities include evaluating commercial risks, managing agent relationships, and ensuring compliance with underwriting guidelines. The ideal candidate has 5-10 years of experience, strong negotiation skills, and a four-year degree. This role offers a competitive compensation package and robust benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-10 years commercial lines underwriting experience.
• CPCU Designation or equivalent coursework preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of commercial lines products and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and maintain risk acceptability and profitability.
• Partner with agents to manage complex commercial business.
• Analyze accounts based on risk characteristics and hazard recognition.
• Develop agency relationships and communicate decisions to agents.

Skills

Commercial lines underwriting experience

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Ability to prioritize tasks

Strong communication skills

Relationship management

Education

Four-year college degree

Tools

Underwriting software

Job description

Overview

Senior Middle Market Underwriter role at Berkley Southeast Insurance Group (a Berkley Company).

Responsibilities

• Within delegated authority levels, evaluate (selection and pricing) and maintain (control) risk acceptability and profitability within the company’s underwriting guidelines and procedures for commercial risks.
• Partner with agents to manage a challenging and/or complex book of commercial business or agency relationships.
• Demonstrate complex decision-making with little or no supervision, recommending quality exceptions where appropriate to maximize profitability and meet business plans.
• Support marketing activities to agents and actively participate in the agency management process.
• Serve as a mentor providing technical support, training, and problem solving for other underwriters.
• Responsible for working with and protecting confidential and proprietary customer and Company information.
• Analyze commercial lines accounts to make decisions based on risk characteristics, exposure analysis, hazard recognition and control.
• Use underwriting guidelines to ensure compliance with state regulations and, within delegated authority, accept, reject or modify new and/or renewal business to ensure a profitable book of business.
• Price business according to Company underwriting and pricing guidelines; assist less experienced underwriters with high hazard or complex accounts; apply creativity and underwriting knowledge to write and retain risks.
• Develop and maintain relationships with agents; discuss market appetite, quality and profitability of submissions, service standards, and underwriting/product changes.
• Communicate underwriting decisions with agents, including cancellations, declinations, exposure concerns, and survey results.
• Identify issues or patterns with Territory Managers and work to resolve or improve them; participate in agency planning and review processes; identify sales and marketing opportunities; lead Key Account reviews and recommendations.
• Travel to assigned agent locations to develop agency partnerships (with or without Territory Manager).
• Train and educate agency staff on company products, services, processes, and underwriting philosophy.
• Assist in training and serve as a technical resource to other underwriters as needed.
• Attend industry workshops/meetings each year.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-10 years commercial lines underwriting experience, including but not limited to CGL, Property, Packages, BOP, Auto, Crime, IM, Umbrella and/or WC.
• CPCU Designation or other equivalent coursework preferred.
• Good organizational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively prioritize.
• Comprehensive knowledge of commercial lines products and contract knowledge including regulatory and policy differences among applicable states.
• Demonstrated depth in negotiation, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong computer skills and ability to work with multi-faceted systems.
• Ability to effectively and independently manage complex workload while exhibiting very sound judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with agents and other departments and must also exemplify superior teamwork.
• The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Education

• Four-year college degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Additional Company Details

www.berkleysig.com

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms.

The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees. 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.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Finance and Sales
• Industries: Financial Services and Insurance