Underwriter - Excess Casualty

Berkley Edge (a Berkley Company); Glen Allen (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkley Edge (a Berkley Company) is seeking an Underwriter in the United States, Virginia region. The role focuses on Excess Casualty underwriting, managing an individual book of business, and directing activities to ensure growth, profitability, and competitive pricing.

The position emphasizes strong broker relationship management, effective communication, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced wholesale environment. Travel may be required as part of broker meetings and coverage discussions.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years E&S excess casualty underwriting experience.
• Strong experience in Excess & Surplus Lines and Wholesale Brokerage Distribution.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with initiative and ability to work in fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to travel, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain underwriting responsibility for Excess Casualty, focusing on revenue growth, profitability and competitiveness.
• Oversee policy applications, renewals, repricing, restrictions, and cancellations to assess risk.
• Lead broker meetings and manage broker relationships to drive growth.

Skills

Excess casualty underwriting

E&S market knowledge

Broker relationship building

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Travel willingness

Education

College degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft 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.