Company Details

We are a global insurance provider offering property, casualty and professional insurance coverage for clients with technology exposure and technology firms worldwide.

Company URL: https://www.berkley-tech.com/

Responsibilities

 In conjunction with management, acts as the Regional Underwriting Manager for assigned territory delivering profitable growth and providing excellent community, employee, and customer relations.

Key functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Lead underwriting contact within assigned region.
• Responsible for strategically building a territory.
• Manage profit, loss, growth, rate and retention results for assigned territory.
• Create new agency relationships and maintain existing relationships.
• Lead agency distribution within assigned territory.
• Develop marketing strategies.
• Underwrite and manage assigned book of business.
• Manage and monitor overall pricing practices and targets.
• Sales and marketing efforts as needed to build assigned region to include product presentations, agency product training, etc.
• Delegate underwriting authority and monitor compliance within assigned region.
• Manage treaty reinsurance coverage placement and adequacy
• Provide leadership and direction on business opportunities, pricing, retention analysis, loss control needs, and account stewardship
• Conduct audits for quality control and conduct training where needed.
• Prepare, assign and conduct performance appraisals for direct reports.
• Establish development plans for individual team members and direct reports.
• Participate in Claim Review Meetings when applicable.
• Visit and develop rapport with key existing and prospective agents, as appropriate

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of multi-line underwriting and marketing experience.
• Significant knowledge of ISO rating practices and coverage forms
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• May to supervise underwriting staff and experience and successful track record of doing the same.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Understanding of trending, development, and pricing and experience partnering with actuarial.
• Excellent PC skills and a working knowledge of Windows environment.
• Experience with “paperless” underwriting file workflow systems preferred but not required.
• Prior experience underwriting schools and non-profit business is not a requirement but is a plus.
• 50% travel required.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and carry vehicle insurance coverage.

Berkley Core Competencies

Communication

Customer Focus and Teamwork

Flexibility

Delivers Results

Technical & Job Excellence

Accountability