Manager, Regional Underwriting

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Company Details

Berkley Professional was founded in October 2008 as an operating unit of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a leading commercial property casualty insurance provider. It brings underwriting acumen, claims handling expertise, and extensive relationships with insureds and brokers to the management liability marketplace. The company has grown consistently and now offers a dedicated Financial Institutions team and Transactional Liability underwriters.

Berkley Professional Liability is seeking an Underwriting Manager to help build our business in the Western U.S. states. In this role you will analyze and underwrite existing and prospective private company accounts seeking Directors and Officers, Employment Practices, and Fiduciary Liability insurance coverage. Develop relationships with key brokers to increase submission flow and quality of new business prospects.

• Prepare thorough underwriting workups that contain a detailed financial analysis, claims/legal history, and a review of significant recent corporate events for each new business and renewal account.
• Communicate with brokers during the renewal process to ascertain the client’s renewal expectations and on new business accounts to find the best opportunity for successfully winning the business.
• Participate in client meetings designed to address each account’s risk factors and mitigation approach.
• Work with senior managers to rate and price new/renewal accounts and draft all quote/binder letters and issue the policy.
• Maintain the underwriting files on all in-force and lost/declined accounts.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–10 years of private company management liability (D&O, EPL, FLI, and Crime) underwriting experience.
• Computer proficiency.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Strong technical and marketing expertise.
• Ability to maintain thorough and orderly underwriting files that present an accurate representation of bound or lost/declined opportunities per internal guidelines and state requirements.
• Financial literacy: analyze income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement to identify risk factors.

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms.

Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $200,000

Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus and profit‑sharing plans.

Benefits include health, dental, vision, dental, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit‑sharing plans.

Actual salary will be determined by scope, complexity, location, qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Finance and Sales

Industries:
Financial Services and Insurance

Sponsorship not offered for this role.

Location:

Maryland, United States.