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Company Details

Company Details
Berkley Small Business Solutions (BSB) is committed to providing small business customers with the next generation of small business solutions, including offering operational, underwriting, and marketing opportunities. We offer insurance products to Small Business Owners for transportation and other main street businesses. We leverage underwriting expertise, data, and analytics, and automation for risk assessment, selection, pricing retention. We champion our customers, distribution always seeking a smarter way to provide a more efficient and better user experience.
We are a proud member of W. R. Berkley Corporation, one of the largest commercial lines property casualty insurance holding companies in the United States. With the resources of a large Fortune 500 corporation and the flexibility of a small company, we exclusively work with select independent agents to bring technology solutions that help them build their business.
Responsibilities
This position 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 commercial insurance risks in the Small Business Program, which includes Businessowners, Micro-Businessowners, Workers' Compensation, Excess Casualty, coverages, forms, underwriting, risk assessment, pricing, and service for these products.
• Determine the accurate classification of business, policy contract forms, and risk pricing; review and act upon pertinent risk information.
• Execute risk assessment and pricing with appropriate authority and review, advise, and approve others 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.
• Assist in developing new products, coverage enhancements, and procedures that drive production and processing efficiency.
• Learn and execute on near future Workers Compensation, Commercial Auto and Excess Casualty for future development.
  

Qualifications

• +3 years of Underwriting experience with GL, Workers Compensation, BOP or CPP experience desired
• Excellent communication skills to work with internal and external stakeholders and customers.
• A self-starter who can 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

• Bachelors Degree
• CPCU designation preferred
  

Additional Company Details

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Will consider remote applications, for qualifed candidates.
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.

• Benefits: Health, Dental, Annual Bonus Potential, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans.
• Salary Range: 59k - 90k
  

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.
Additional Requirements
Travel: Occasional
Sponsorship Details
Sponsorship not Offered for this Role

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Financial Services and Insurance

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