Sr. Underwriter
Sr. Underwriter
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Job Description
Company Details
As a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation Berkley Healthcare has assembled a unique team of multi-disciplinary insurance professionals to take a fresh look at healthcare organization insurance. We pride ourselves on our deep expertise in underwriting claims and distribution in the healthcare industry insurance market. We understand that the healthcare industry is in a state of rapid evolution; shaped by emerging concepts in technology law public welfare and social economics all with attendant enterprise risk unique to healthcare organizations. We apply cutting-edge insurance concepts to traditional healthcare insurance products. Concepts that embrace the current complexity of the healthcare industry. Concepts that give ultimate flexibility in managing enterprise risk.
The company is an equal opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
The Senior Underwriter is responsible for submission generation underwriting and policy issuance of Directors and Officers Liability Employment Practices Liability Fiduciary Liability Fidelity/Crime for large and complex private commercial and not-for-profit healthcare organizations. The underwriting position will be part of the Berkley Healthcare Financial Lines division of Berkley Healthcare. While our main offices are in West Hartford CT Chicago IL and Chesterfield MO we will consider candidates nationwide. The senior underwriter will be responsible for handling new and renewal primary and excess business throughout the placement process from underwriting submission receipt to policy issuance.
- Determine risk acceptability in accordance with underwriting risk appetite and guidelines
- Prepare thorough underwriting analyses with detailed exposure analysis and independent underwriter assessment
- Make pricing coverage terms and conditions determinations and recommendations within defined limits/authority and underwriting guidelines and authority parameters
- Develop grow and maintain a profitable diversified book of business aligned with company goals
- Ensure production and loss ratio goals are achieved for assigned book by reviewing analyzing and evaluating information and taking appropriate action as necessary
- Develop positive agency relationships within assigned territory while maintaining a good rapport through responsive levels of service
- Coordinate marketing activities including travel in coordination with Distribution and Marketing Manager
- Foster growth of less experienced staff in a positive and growth-oriented environment
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college
- 5 years of current financial lines underwriting experience healthcare-specific experience preferred
- Healthcare financial lines underwriting experience highly preferred
- Technical underwriting support skills including: submission in-take new and renewal submission management pricing preparation risk analysis preparation underwriting documentation expertise required
- Demonstrated capability of managing all aspects of the underwriting analyst responsibilities
- Knowledge of financial lines products coverages and policy forms
- Strong organizational skills required to successfully manage underwriting files and workflow process
- Customer focused (You excel at relationship building and customer responsiveness)
- Strong written and oral communication skills (i.e. Your communication style is flexible and adapts to the situation)
- Ability to prioritize tasks and work on a daily basis in response to a dynamic work environment
- Strong sense of accountability (You can work independently and manage to multiple deadlines)
- The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Additional Company Details
The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees which for this role include:
Base Salary Range: $70000 $123000
Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus.
Benefits: Health Dental Vision Life Disability Wellness Paid Time Off 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans.
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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
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