Associate Underwriter

Company Details

Berkley Aspire is passionate about making excess and surplus lines business easy to transact. We differentiate ourselves by continually innovating to bring market-leading technology and services to our agents and their clients.

From direct bill with installments, to not requiring renewal applications for 80% of our small business policies, we focus on making it easy, expeditious, and efficient for agents and consumers.

Berkley Aspire writes from small, minimum premium policies to accounts over six figures. We offer General Liability, Property, Inland Marine and Excess policies through Berkley appointed agencies in 49 states.

• Aspire offers Medical, Dental and Vision coverage. Our onsite Scottsdale, AZ Wellness Center and company wide Employee Assistance Program are free to employees and are here to support your overall well-being. Our flexible work schedule with a work-from-home day means you can balance work and life like a pro.
• Our Health Savings Accounts have automatic company contributions if you sign up, and we offer Flexible Spending Accounts, STD, LTD, life insurance policies, and more. Plus, you get 401(k) program, profit-sharing program, and stock purchase plan – investing in your future has never been so rewarding.
• We've got you covered with competitive paid time off, paid sick time, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Plus, you get paid holidays, a floating holiday, and paid volunteer time – because giving back to the community is important to us at Aspire!
• Come grow with us! Level up with company sponsored conferences, tuition assistance, and industry-related education and exams. We have many internal promotional growth opportunities – because we believe in growing together.
• We believe in working hard and playing hard. We embrace team building and are enthusiastic about sponsoring fun activities inside and outside of the office. Our Plum Benefits program gives you cost-free access to thousands of exclusive travel and entertainment discounts – it's like a VIP pass to fun.

The Associate Underwriter works within a production underwriting team to produce commercial insurance products for selected retail agency partners. The products provided are Commercial General Liability, Commercial Property, Commercial Inland Marine, and Commercial Follow Form Excess.

The Associate Underwriter has a primary responsibility for policy issuance and ensuring that service standards and compliance guidelines are met.

The Associate Underwriter will analyze information and have the opportunity to connect with their assigned agency partners.

This role can be located in either of our Scottsdale, AZ, Westchester, OH or Glen Allen, VA offices.

• Under general direction, analyze renewal data, set up pricing using provided renewal pricing tools and issue renewal quotes and/or renewal policies as the guidelines dictate.
• Assist other underwriters on assigned team with handling the issuance of binders, endorsements, cancellations, and, reinstatements for assigned agents within the service standard guidelines
• Ensure underwriting files, service standards and compliance guidelines are adhered to and underwriting authority letter is followed at all times.
• Rapidly evaluate, prioritize, and select most important tasks to handle for the assigned underwriting team. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Handling of assigned team’s general email inbox
  • Rating multi-location, multi-state accounts as needed for other underwriters on assigned team(s)
  • Ordering Loss Control reports from third party vendors when requested
  • Enter reinsurance cessions into reinsurance accounting system for payment reconciliation

May perform other functions as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree and three plus years related insurance experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of three years of experience and/or training in insurance along with basic knowledge of insurance policy and premium transactions preferred.
• Must have strong customer service background in a professional environment.
• Excess and Surplus Lines background beneficial.
• Must have working knowledge of the…