Berkley Aspire (a Berkley Company)
E&S Business Development Underwriter - Strategic Accounts
Berkley Aspire (a Berkley Company), Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
E&S Business Development Underwriter – Strategic Accounts
Join Berkley Aspire, a Berkley Company, as an E&S Business Development Underwriter – Strategic Accounts. We make excess and surplus lines business easy to transact by innovating technology and services for agents and clients.
Location Dallas, TX office or most western US locations; office‑based role.
Responsibilities
Manage assigned strategic account underwriting to achieve profitable growth, including underwriting new business, renewals, endorsements and other transactions.
Develop relationships and educate agents within agency plant to maximize opportunities.
Initiate outbound calls to agencies to identify sales opportunities and collect agent intelligence.
Achieve new business premium, renewal premium retention and rate change objectives.
Evaluate new and renewal account information to determine risk acceptability, terms and conditions to quote and pricing within company guidelines and granted underwriting authority.
Make sound risk and pricing decisions that achieve profitable loss ratios.
Maintain underwriting quality score of 90% or greater and document underwriting files to support acceptability and pricing.
Achieve customer service standards for new business quote turnaround, renewal quotes, endorsements, cancellations, audits and other transactions.
Provide detailed issuance instructions to ensure policies are delivered consistent with quoted terms and conditions.
Review mid‑term endorsement requests for acceptability and provide processing instructions.
Evaluate premium audit referrals to determine class acceptability and adjust current term with acceptable changes to ensure timely payment.
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, factor reinsurance cost into gross pricing, complete cession procedures and follow established workflow for proper reporting and accounting.
Utilize underwriting tools to determine acceptable risk characteristics, accurate exposure classifications, set adequate property limits, rate and quote business to agents and support other underwriters as assigned when traveling or out on vacation/sick time.
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 preferred; surplus lines underwriting experience highly preferred.
Basic knowledge of Windows programs including Word, Excel and e‑mail required.
Prior experience in a paperless environment with familiarity with online underwriting tools (e.g., SAGE, Silver Plume, Reference Connect) preferred.
Ability to travel within territory up to 50%.
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision coverage including onsite Scottsdale Wellness Center.
Health Savings Accounts with automatic company contributions and 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, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays, floating holiday and paid volunteer time.
Tuition assistance, tuition assistance and industry‑related education and exams; internal promotional growth opportunities.
Flexible work schedule with a remote work day and team‑building activities.
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Location Dallas, TX office or most western US locations; office‑based role.
Responsibilities
Manage assigned strategic account underwriting to achieve profitable growth, including underwriting new business, renewals, endorsements and other transactions.
Develop relationships and educate agents within agency plant to maximize opportunities.
Initiate outbound calls to agencies to identify sales opportunities and collect agent intelligence.
Achieve new business premium, renewal premium retention and rate change objectives.
Evaluate new and renewal account information to determine risk acceptability, terms and conditions to quote and pricing within company guidelines and granted underwriting authority.
Make sound risk and pricing decisions that achieve profitable loss ratios.
Maintain underwriting quality score of 90% or greater and document underwriting files to support acceptability and pricing.
Achieve customer service standards for new business quote turnaround, renewal quotes, endorsements, cancellations, audits and other transactions.
Provide detailed issuance instructions to ensure policies are delivered consistent with quoted terms and conditions.
Review mid‑term endorsement requests for acceptability and provide processing instructions.
Evaluate premium audit referrals to determine class acceptability and adjust current term with acceptable changes to ensure timely payment.
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, factor reinsurance cost into gross pricing, complete cession procedures and follow established workflow for proper reporting and accounting.
Utilize underwriting tools to determine acceptable risk characteristics, accurate exposure classifications, set adequate property limits, rate and quote business to agents and support other underwriters as assigned when traveling or out on vacation/sick time.
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 preferred; surplus lines underwriting experience highly preferred.
Basic knowledge of Windows programs including Word, Excel and e‑mail required.
Prior experience in a paperless environment with familiarity with online underwriting tools (e.g., SAGE, Silver Plume, Reference Connect) preferred.
Ability to travel within territory up to 50%.
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision coverage including onsite Scottsdale Wellness Center.
Health Savings Accounts with automatic company contributions and 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, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays, floating holiday and paid volunteer time.
Tuition assistance, tuition assistance and industry‑related education and exams; internal promotional growth opportunities.
Flexible work schedule with a remote work day and team‑building activities.
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