Underwriting Manager
Full-time
Berkley
Role Description
Reporting to the Segment Leader, the Underwriting Manager is responsible for leading a team of Broker Specialists and Renewal Underwriters within our Professional Liability, Specialty Casualty and Construction segment and driving the results for the group. In this role you'll ensure:
- Underwriting excellence
- Support profitable growth
- Strengthen broker relationships
- Reinforce Vela’s underwriting strategies
- Champion our sales culture
- Overall management responsibility for your aligned team
This role can be based in our Scottsdale, AZ office or remotely in other western US locations.
- Leading the team of underwriters in driving premium, rate, and profitability goals
- Achieving premium, rate and profitability goals
- Assisting in refining and updating the Underwriting Guidelines
- Training, coaching and developing team members
- Participating in the sourcing, interviewing and hiring of new team members
- Drive broker engagement strategies to enhance new business growth and renewal retention
- Applying analytics to distribution management
- Maintaining own book of business
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5+ years’ commercial lines underwriting experience
- Experience in and understanding of the E&S competitive marketplace
- Demonstrated technical expertise and product knowledge in Manufacturing and Products
- A drive to be creative and innovative in advancing the success of the assigned team/region
- Willingness to challenge the status quo and embrace change
- A strong desire to compete – and to win
- A team player approach
- Strong communication skills
- Advanced analytical and creative problem-solving skills
- Four (4) year College Degree, or commensurate experience and training
- Professional Insurance designations preferred: CPCU, CRIS, ASLI, AU
Requirements
- Sponsorship not Offered for this Role
Vacancy posted 10 hours ago
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