Senior Commercial Underwriter Middle Market Construction

Company Details

Berkley North Pacific is a regional insurance company that offers niche products and specialized coverages through local independent agency partners. We differentiate ourselves in the marketplace with our customer-obsessed approach that exceeds timeliness and responsiveness expectations. With local leadership, conversational underwriting, and responsive claims services, we truly are relationship driven. Our mission is to provide financial protection to our customers by offering premier insurance solutions, products, and services through our select independent agents. BNP is a proud member of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500® company. While we are regionally focused, we have the security and financial backing of one of the largest commercial lines’ writers in the United States.

In 2023, BNP was named in the annual Best Places to Work in Insurance program, which recognizes employers for their outstanding performance in establishing workplaces where employees can thrive, enjoy their work and help their companies grow.

https://www.berkleynpac.com/

Responsibilities

The Senior Commercial Underwriter Middle Market Construction directly impacts the company’s growth and profitability goals within an assigned territory and book of business. Underwrites commercial property and casualty accounts by determining risk acceptability and pricing in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within established authority level. Maintains autonomy in work and management of book of business in a fast-paced environment. Serves as the point of contact for assigned agencies and is responsible for the agency relationship.

We’ll Count On You To

• Manages a book of business with autonomy to make decisions within authority level consistently achieving company strategies and goals.
• Assesses Construction insurance risks and determines accurate classification of business, policy contract forms and pricing of risk. Accepts and prices risk in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within authority level.
• Reviews renewal accounts for acceptability by examining business operations, classification, contract forms and loss activity. Determines price in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within authority level. Reviews endorsement requests and takes appropriate action.
• Maintains accurate underwriting documentation and information to meet quality review standards.
• Develops, expands and enhances agency relationships to promote profitability and growth of new business and the retention of existing business. Travel within or to assigned territory to meet with agents to enhance business relationships.
• Leads or participates in agency training sessions.
• Leverages agent relationships to drive new business opportunities via existing relationships as well as where there is no existing relationship; continually prospects for new opportunities through pipeline development.
• Achieves or surpasses agency visibility goals to include both in person and virtual sales calls.
• Acts as a business partner to agents. Uses strong negotiation skills and deep product knowledge to meet the needs of the customer.
• Collaborates with claims, risk management and other underwriting team members as needed to ensure prompt and professional underwriting service is provided.
• Participates in, and may lead, underwriting and agency meetings.
• Identifies, innovates, and suggests new procedures, and opportunities to streamline department processes and workflows.
• Cultivates strong customer service skills including consistency, timeliness, and product knowledge.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college or university; or more than five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced insurance education desired, i.e., CPCU, CIC, CRIS
• Ability to represent Berkley North Pacific to external customers in a positive and effective manner
• Thrive in a highly competitive and results-driven environment
• Effectively organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities
• Communicate with a high level of professionalism with internal and external customers
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships; and travel on a regular basis, including overnight.
• Ability to work outside normal work schedule to fulfill responsibilities
• Reasonable, regular, predictable attendance is essential
• Familiarity with construction industry and corresponding insurance products
  
  

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Additional Company Details

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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 including:

• Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus
• Benefits include Health, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
  
  

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.

Sponsorship Details

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role