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W.R. Berkley

Commercial insurance underwriting, reinsurance, and investments

Territory Manager

Insurance Sales & AgencyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A four-year college degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • At least five years of insurance marketing experience.
  • Must reside in Southern California.
  • Good organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively prioritize workload.
  • Demonstrated negotiation, sales, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong computer skills and the ability to work with multifaceted systems.
  • The ability to independently manage a complex workload while exercising sound judgment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • The ability to develop and maintain relationships with agents and other departments while demonstrating teamwork.
  • The ability to travel within the assigned territory; the role involves 60% agency engagement and travel.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the marketing focal point for Berkley Management Protection in the Southern California Territory and coordinate resources and expertise to meet and exceed results in the territory.
  • Implement agency management and distribution strategies and tactics.
  • Work with the Assistant Vice President and Regional Vice President to manage agency distribution and execute growth, profit, and relationship-building strategies.
  • Grow private company management liability lines of business in the assigned territory.
  • Work closely with the Assistant Vice President to establish and implement a sales culture.
  • Build strong agent relationships and drive mutually beneficial results through agency planning, production, and growth.
  • Manage distribution and negotiate agency appointment agreements.
  • Monitor competitors’ offerings and emerging industry issues.
  • Influence the region’s structure to capitalize on individual team members’ strengths.
  • Work with regional and senior leadership to develop and drive underwriting and business strategies regionally and nationally.
  • Conduct external-facing agency appointments in person and virtually, with an emphasis on face-to-face meetings.

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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