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W.R. Berkley

Commercial insurance underwriting, reinsurance, and investments

Senior Underwriter

UnderwritingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChicago, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Extensive experience with commercial lines product coverage form verbiage and filings.
  • Commercial underwriting leadership experience.
  • Multi-line experience across commercial lines of business and in-depth knowledge of commercial lines insurance programs and products, including Property, General Liability, Automobile, Umbrella, and Workers Compensation.
  • A strong background using data analysis to guide underwriting philosophy and decisions.
  • The ability to build sustainable relationships of trust through open and interactive communication.
  • Completion of or progress toward CPCU, AU, or similar designations.
  • A bachelor's degree with a minimum of five years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and assess excess casualty construction risks using underwriting principles and risk analysis, making sound decisions in complex situations.
  • Work with brokers, agents, and internal stakeholders to manage and optimize the company's portfolio of risks.
  • Mentor and support junior underwriters to ensure best practices and consistency across the team.
  • Be accountable for business results for assigned brokers.
  • Anticipate market changes and respond strategically to enhance the company's competitive advantages.
  • Collaborate with underwriting management and oversee and advance underwriting product projects to achieve company business objectives.
  • Review and manage the product set for the appropriateness of marketing strategy, market competitiveness, customer experience, regulatory compliance, risk management, and performance efficiency.
  • Research potential new products that enhance the company's strategic positioning.
  • Collaborate and communicate with Claims, Finance, Technology, and Actuary departments to enhance the company's strategic positioning.
  • Provide training and support as a technical underwriting resource.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Project Management experience.
  • Experience with alternative risk or large account products.

About the Company

W.R. Berkley

Commercial insurance underwriting, reinsurance, and investments

W. R. Berkley Corporation underwrites commercial property and casualty insurance and provides reinsurance globally. It operates two segments: Insurance, with 53 units worldwide and lines such as excess and surplus, commercial auto, and workers’ compensation; and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess, offering reinsurance and excess coverage to other insurers and self-insured entities. It earns money from premiums and from its investment portfolio. The company differentiates itself with a broad multinational underwriting platform and a dual focus on underwriting profitability and investment management, serving clients from small businesses to large corporations across many industries. Its goal is to deliver risk transfer and financial protection to customers while generating steady underwriting results and investment returns for shareholders.

Company size
Not listed
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Greenwich, CT
Founded
1967

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