Berkley Aspire is an excess & surplus lines insurer of commercial risks unable to find a home in the standard markets. We are an operating unit of WR Berkley, a publicly traded (NYSE “WRB”) global insurer founded in 1967.
We make excess & surplus lines easy – easy for our distribution partners, easy for the businesses they represent, and easy to navigate. The lines of coverage we underwrite include general liability, property, and excess liability. Our model is different than our competitors – we do the premium billing and do not add interest/ finance percentage, we offer enhanced commissions, and we handle the stamping, affidavit filings, and other behind-the-scenes paperwork.
Our company culture is entrepreneurial, employee centric, and focused on sustainable growth. Aspire teammates work either remotely or on a hybrid schedule from offices in Scottsdale, Cincinnati, and Richmond. If you are looking for a company that offers room for advancement, great benefits, and positive vibes, then Aspire may be the place for you!
www.berkleyaspire.com
Responsibilities
Berkley Aspire is seeking an Underwriting Manager to lead its renewals team. This is an exciting and highly visible opportunity to lead a team within a dynamic, growing organization!
This role can be located on a hybrid schedule in one of Aspire's three offices - Scottsdale AZ, Glen Allen, VA, or West Chester OH. We will consider a remote arrangement for the right candidate.
The Underwriting Manager, Renewal will oversee the underwriting support functions within the underwriting department and directly supervise the Renewal Underwriter team. They are responsible for oversight of all workflows and processes in support of the renewal underwriting teams.
The Underwriting Manager, Renewal will work closely with the Underwriting leadership team to implement and execute Aspire’s Commercial Underwriting strategy to drive profitable growth and achieve business unit objectives.
Specific Duties
Evaluate, accept, reject or modify risks within established underwriting guidelines and authority. Comply with company policies, procedures and rating plans when evaluating and managing risk. Responds to internal and external client inquiries.Monitor the workloads of Renewal Underwriters and make appropriate adjustments as needed to ensure all transactions are processed within company established service standards.Review and underwrite fast track and non-fast track renewals as needed, based upon authority granted, achieving renewal premium retention and rate change objectives.Provide subject matter expertise on systems, processes and procedures. Serve as the first point of contact for assigned team members as well as a referral authority as needed for the Renewal Underwriting team. Coach, train and mentor the Renewal Underwriting team including training of new hires and ongoing/continuing education of existing staff. Provide situational coaching and mentoring.Evaluate, monitor and recommend improvements to current processes and workflows to gain efficiencies for underwriting functions. Works with underwriting management to update processes, guidelines, procedures, workflows and training materials as needed. Performs research on issues and analyzes data to provide proposed solutions. Escalates proposed solutions to issues impacting performance of the Renewal Underwriting team. Participate in quality control reviews of staff on a regular and ongoing basis. Provide appropriate training and guidance to team as a result of the outcome of the quality control reviews. Work with the Core Underwriting Leadership to ensure underwriting objectives are being met.Works with team to boost morale, be a role model, and provide positive reinforcement.Continues to increase underwriting knowledge and skills. This may be done through formal education (AINS, ASLI, CPCU, CIC).May perform other functions as assigned.
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Qualifications Bachelor’s degree preferred and 5 plus years related insurance experience - excess and surplus experience is highly preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Leadership experience - preferably formal, but we are open to candidates with informal mentoring and leadership experience as well.Must have strong customer service background in a professional environment.Entrepreneurial qualities, such as trying innovative solutions, resiliency to change and recognizing what is most important to get done. Fosters teamwork. Provides welcoming open, honest, respectful and constructive feedbackAbility to work independently and in a team environment.Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral form. Additional Company Details The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms.
The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees.
The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration.