Underwriter - Excess Casualty

Berkley Small Business Solutions (a Berkley Company); Glen Allen (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkley Edge is seeking an Underwriter to contribute to Excess Casualty underwriting, drive revenue growth and maintain competitive pricing through broker relationships. This role focuses on managing assigned brokers to grow market share and ensure service excellence.

You will oversee policy applications, renewals, repricing, and coverage decisions within your authority, while coordinating with brokers to expand our underwriting appetite.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years E&S excess casualty underwriting experience.
• Strong experience in Excess & Surplus Lines and Wholesale Brokerage Distribution.
• Resourceful, analytical, with the ability to execute tasks through to resolution.
• Strong oral/written communication skills with a positive attitude.
• Detail-oriented with initiative and ability to work in fast-paced team environment.
• A focus on delivering exceptional customer service.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel, as needed.
• Computer literate including use of Word, Excel and various project management tools.
• College degree or equivalent work experience with demonstrated involvement in insurance industry education.
• Working knowledge of and contacts within the wholesale agency distribution system strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop broker relationships.
• Ability to work effectively within an assigned level of underwriting authority.
• Experience planning, orchestrating, and leading broker meetings.
• Negotiates standard coverage issues, closes sale, gauges customer satisfaction.
• Meet or exceed designated LOB production metrics.
• Strong technical knowledge regarding underwriting, coverage and pricing within a product line.
• Provide timely, courteous and efficient service to all clients.
• Identify and call attention to broker performance issues.
• Understand pricing and risk selection criteria.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

E&S excess casualty underwriting

Excess & Surplus Lines

Wholesale brokerage distribution

Broker relationships

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Customer service

Word/Excel/PM tools

Travel willingness

College degree or equivalent

Wholesale agency distribution network

Education

College degree or equivalent work experience

Insurance industry education

Tools

Word

Excel

Project management tools

Job description

Company Details

Berkley Edge offers solutions for hard-to-place and distressed risks for both professional and casualty lines of business.Berkley Edge focuses on small to mid-sized risks through a wholesale only distribution model.

Responsibilities

The Underwriter will maintain contributory responsibility for Excess Casualty underwriting, including revenue growth, profitability and competitiveness by directing the activities for an underwriting function or team but overall sole responsibility for an individual book of business. Oversee policy applications, renewals, repricing, restrictions, and cancellations to determine risk acceptability and coverage. Has both technical and administrative responsibility. May be involved in planning and implementing administrative, technical and operational direction toward achieving defined goals and objectives. Focus is maintained on their assigned brokers to foster growth, understanding of our business, marketing of our appetite and initiatives as well as the key point person for resolution of service issues.

Key Functions/Duties of Position:

• Skill and knowledge of broker/agency management and relationship building
• Expected to maintain and develop broker relationships
• Ability to work effectively and within an assigned level of underwriting authority.
• Experience planning, orchestrating, and leading highly effective broker meetings.
• Negotiates standard coverage issues, closes sale, and gauges customer satisfaction
• Ability to meet or exceed designated LOB production metrics
• Strong technical knowledge regarding underwriting, coverage and pricing within a particular product line
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong productive relationships with individual brokersProvide timely, courteous and efficient service to all internal and external clients
• Ability to identify and call appropriate attention to broker performance issues
• Understanding of pricing and risk selection criteria
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Berkley Edge operates in a fast-paced environment that requires the ability to manage multiple, complex assignments and competing priorities. Candidates must be comfortable working in an ambiguous and dynamic environment.

• Minimum of 1-2 years E&S excess casualty underwriting experience
• Strong experience in Excess & Surplus Lines and Wholesale Brokerage Distribution
• Resourceful, analytical, with the ability to execute tasks through to resolution
• Strong oral/written communication skills with a positive attitude
• Detail-oriented with initiative and ability to work in fast-paced team environment
• A focus on delivering exceptional customer service
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• High sense of urgency and need to identify and resolve issues
• Ability to travel, as needed
• Computer literate including use of Word, Excel and various project management tools
• College degree or equivalent work experience with demonstrated involvement in insurance industry education.
• Working knowledge of and contacts within the wholesale agency distribution system strongly preferred.

Additional Company Details

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. Base Salary Range: $85,000-$100,000 Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus Benefits include: Health, dental, vision, dental, life, disability, wellness, 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.