E&S Regional Underwriter

Job Title

The Central Region E&S Regional Underwriter supports new business production within an assigned regional underwriting territory.

Ideally this role will be located in Dallas, TX though could also be performed from AR, LA, MO, NM, KS, NE, OK or other surrounding states.

The Regional Underwriter plays a key role in driving profitable growth by underwriting new business, identifying new opportunities, and managing agency relationships.

The Regional Underwriter plays a key role in driving profitable growth by underwriting new business submissions alongside the Business Development Underwriter and Small Business Underwriter.

Responsibilities:

• Agency Engagement: Maintain strong agency relationships through regular outreach, education, and strategic collaboration.
• Underwriting Excellence: Evaluate and underwrite new business within authority, maintaining a 30%+ quote-to-bind ratio and 50% or better loss ratio.
• Performance Goals: Meet or exceed targets for new business production.
• Service Standards: Deliver timely, accurate quotes ensuring expeditious response times and consistent service excellence.
• Risk Management: Use underwriting tools to assess risk, pricing, and coverage; review inspections and endorsements to ensure premium adequacy.

Tools & Skills:

• Experience: 10+ years in E&S underwriting; strong background in commercial P&C insurance and customer service.
• Agency Relations: Skilled in working with independent agents and managing agency partnerships.
• Technical Proficiency: Comfortable with Windows-based tools (Word, Excel, Outlook) and online underwriting platforms.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer-first mindset.
• Mindset: Entrepreneurial, adaptable, and collaborative with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Travel: Occasional travel may be required.

May perform other functions as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 10 plus years related insurance experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum ten years of experience in E&S underwriting.
• Must have a strong customer service background in a professional environment.
• Entrepreneurial qualities, such as trying innovative solutions, resiliency to change and recognizing what is most important to get done.
• Fosters teamwork. Provides welcoming, open, honest, respectful, and constructive feedback.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.

Berkley Core Competencies:

• Accountability
• Communication
• Customer Focus and Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Innovation and Initiative

Additional Requirements:

• Travel may be required on occasion.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is typically required to sit and talk or listen. The employee is infrequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job typically include close vision, occasional use of depth perception, infrequent need for distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Most functions of this position are completed while sitting at one's desk and working on a computer.

Sponsorship Details:

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role