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Role Description

Berkley Small Business Solutions is seeking an insurance professional who enjoys underwriting to join our creative, collaborative, and hard-working team. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping start up an organization poised to achieve and exceed profitability goals through proper risk selection and account management by utilizing data and analytics.

• Review new and renewal larger and more complex commercial insurance risks in the Small Business Transportation Program, working with Motor Carrier, General Liability, and Motor Truck Cargo coverages, forms, underwriting, and risk assessment.
• Determine the accurate classification of business, policy contract forms, and risk pricing; review and act upon pertinent risk information such as loss control reports, motor vehicle reports (MVRs), loss runs, and financial statements.
• Executing risk assessment and pricing with appropriate authority and reviewing, advising, and approving other’s referrals.
• Responsible for book management of an assigned agency territory, including achieving predetermined premium goals and profitability objectives, conducting audits on agency business, effectively communicating the company underwriting philosophy, and assuring compliance with underwriting best practices.
• Cultivate effective agency relationships in collaboration with the Distribution team; conduct agency visits, communicate expectations, and make recommendations for agency action(s) when appropriate.
• Provide guidance to Associate Underwriters in technical underwriting matters, including, but not limited to, such procedures as coverages, cancellations, exclusions, endorsements, and non-renewal action.
• Assist in developing new products, coverage enhancements, and procedures that drive production and processing efficiency.
• Mentoring and coaching of new or less-experienced team members.
• Learn and execute on Workers Compensation, Cyber Risk for future development.
• May perform other functions as assigned.

Remote candidates outside the West Hartford and Jacksonville metro areas will be considered for this role, provided they are well qualified and willing to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related commercial auto (trucking preferred) underwriting experience.
• CPCU designation preferred.
• General Liability, Motor Truck Cargo and Workers Compensation experience desired.
• Excellent communication skills to work with internal and external stakeholders and customers.
• A self-starter with the ability to manage time effectively and work within a demanding, challenging and ever-changing environment.
• Ability to work independently but collaboratively.
• Regularly and consistently demonstrates a commitment to company values and guiding principles.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree.

Benefits

• Base Salary Range: $70k - $120k.
• Benefits include Health, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans.