Berkley Aspire (a Berkley Company)
E&S Business Development Underwriter - Strategic Accounts
Berkley Aspire (a Berkley Company), Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Overview
E&S Business Development Underwriter - Strategic Accounts. The E&S Business Development Underwriter - Strategic Accounts will manage assigned strategic account underwriting to achieve profitable growth, including underwriting new business, renewals, endorsements and other transactions. The role can be located in our Dallas, TX office or most western US locations. This individual will identify new business opportunities and manage strategic partner relationships. Company Details Berkley Aspire is passionate about making excess and surplus lines business easy to transact. We differentiate ourselves by continually innovating to bring market-leading technology and services to our agents and their clients. From direct bill with installments, to not requiring renewal applications for 80% of our small business policies, we focus on making it easy, expeditious, and efficient for agents and consumers. Berkley Aspire writes from small, minimum premium policies to accounts over six figures. We offer General Liability, Property, Inland Marine and Excess policies through Berkley appointed agencies in 49 states. Benefits & Perks Aspire offers Medical, Dental and Vision coverage. Our onsite Scottsdale, AZ Wellness Center and companywide Employee Assistance Program are free to employees and support your well-being. Flexible work schedule with a work-from-home day. Health Savings Accounts with automatic company contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, STD, LTD, life insurance policies, and more. 401(k) program, profit-sharing program, and stock purchase plan. Competitive paid time off, paid sick time, paid parental leave, holidays, floating holiday, and paid volunteer time. Company-sponsored conferences, tuition assistance, and internal promotional growth opportunities. Plum Benefits program with travel and entertainment discounts. Responsibilities
Develop relationships and educate agents within agency plant to maximize opportunities and achieve profitable growth. Initiate outbound calls to agencies to identify sales opportunities and collect agent intelligence. Achieve new business premium, renewal premium retention and rate change objectives. Within company guidelines and granted underwriting authority, evaluate new and renewal account information to determine risk acceptability, terms / conditions to be quoted, and pricing. Make sound risk and pricing decisions that achieve profitable loss ratios. Maintain underwriting quality score of 90% or greater. Document underwriting file to support acceptability and pricing in accordance with company guidelines. Achieve customer service standards, including established objectives for new business quotes, renewal quotes, endorsements, cancellations, audits and other transactions, and policy issuance. Provide detailed issuance instructions to ensure policy delivery is consistent with quoted terms and conditions and guidelines. Review mid-term endorsement requests for acceptability and provide processing instructions. Evaluate premium audit referrals to determine class acceptability and/or appropriateness of current exposure base. Adjust current term with acceptable changes to ensure timely premium payments. Order and review inspections to confirm accounts written are consistent with preliminary underwriting information and take action when inspection reveals unacceptable risk characteristics. Assist with training, mentoring and coaching of less experienced team members. Determine if facultative reinsurance is needed and, if so, factor reinsurance cost in gross pricing, complete cession procedures; document file, and follow workflow to ensure proper reporting/accounting. Utilize underwriting tools to determine acceptable risk characteristics, exposure classifications, set adequate property limits, rate and quote business to agents, and support other underwriters as assigned when travel or absence occurs. Qualifications
Demonstrated success in commercial lines property casualty insurance businesses. 5+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience, E&S experience highly preferred. Past experience working with independent agents is preferred. Surplus lines underwriting experience is highly preferred. Basic knowledge of computer programs in a Windows environment, including Word, Excel and E-mail. Prior experience working in a paperless environment with online underwriting tools (e.g. SAGE, Silver Plume, Reference Connect). Ability to travel within your territory up to 50%. Additional Details Remote Benefits The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full-time regular employees for this role includes health, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans. Salary will be determined by factors including scope, complexity, location, candidate skills and experience. Eligible to participate in the annual discretionary bonus program. Sponsorship Details Sponsorship not Offered for this Role
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E&S Business Development Underwriter - Strategic Accounts. The E&S Business Development Underwriter - Strategic Accounts will manage assigned strategic account underwriting to achieve profitable growth, including underwriting new business, renewals, endorsements and other transactions. The role can be located in our Dallas, TX office or most western US locations. This individual will identify new business opportunities and manage strategic partner relationships. Company Details Berkley Aspire is passionate about making excess and surplus lines business easy to transact. We differentiate ourselves by continually innovating to bring market-leading technology and services to our agents and their clients. From direct bill with installments, to not requiring renewal applications for 80% of our small business policies, we focus on making it easy, expeditious, and efficient for agents and consumers. Berkley Aspire writes from small, minimum premium policies to accounts over six figures. We offer General Liability, Property, Inland Marine and Excess policies through Berkley appointed agencies in 49 states. Benefits & Perks Aspire offers Medical, Dental and Vision coverage. Our onsite Scottsdale, AZ Wellness Center and companywide Employee Assistance Program are free to employees and support your well-being. Flexible work schedule with a work-from-home day. Health Savings Accounts with automatic company contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, STD, LTD, life insurance policies, and more. 401(k) program, profit-sharing program, and stock purchase plan. Competitive paid time off, paid sick time, paid parental leave, holidays, floating holiday, and paid volunteer time. Company-sponsored conferences, tuition assistance, and internal promotional growth opportunities. Plum Benefits program with travel and entertainment discounts. Responsibilities
Develop relationships and educate agents within agency plant to maximize opportunities and achieve profitable growth. Initiate outbound calls to agencies to identify sales opportunities and collect agent intelligence. Achieve new business premium, renewal premium retention and rate change objectives. Within company guidelines and granted underwriting authority, evaluate new and renewal account information to determine risk acceptability, terms / conditions to be quoted, and pricing. Make sound risk and pricing decisions that achieve profitable loss ratios. Maintain underwriting quality score of 90% or greater. Document underwriting file to support acceptability and pricing in accordance with company guidelines. Achieve customer service standards, including established objectives for new business quotes, renewal quotes, endorsements, cancellations, audits and other transactions, and policy issuance. Provide detailed issuance instructions to ensure policy delivery is consistent with quoted terms and conditions and guidelines. Review mid-term endorsement requests for acceptability and provide processing instructions. Evaluate premium audit referrals to determine class acceptability and/or appropriateness of current exposure base. Adjust current term with acceptable changes to ensure timely premium payments. Order and review inspections to confirm accounts written are consistent with preliminary underwriting information and take action when inspection reveals unacceptable risk characteristics. Assist with training, mentoring and coaching of less experienced team members. Determine if facultative reinsurance is needed and, if so, factor reinsurance cost in gross pricing, complete cession procedures; document file, and follow workflow to ensure proper reporting/accounting. Utilize underwriting tools to determine acceptable risk characteristics, exposure classifications, set adequate property limits, rate and quote business to agents, and support other underwriters as assigned when travel or absence occurs. Qualifications
Demonstrated success in commercial lines property casualty insurance businesses. 5+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience, E&S experience highly preferred. Past experience working with independent agents is preferred. Surplus lines underwriting experience is highly preferred. Basic knowledge of computer programs in a Windows environment, including Word, Excel and E-mail. Prior experience working in a paperless environment with online underwriting tools (e.g. SAGE, Silver Plume, Reference Connect). Ability to travel within your territory up to 50%. Additional Details Remote Benefits The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full-time regular employees for this role includes health, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans. Salary will be determined by factors including scope, complexity, location, candidate skills and experience. Eligible to participate in the annual discretionary bonus program. Sponsorship Details Sponsorship not Offered for this Role
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