Director, Renewal Underwriting

Berkley Aspire is passionate about making excess and surplus lines business easy to transact. We differentiate ourselves by continually innovating to bring market-leading technology and services to our agents and their clients.

From direct bill with installments to not requiringrenewal applications for 80% of our small business policies we focus on making it easy expeditious and efficient for agents and consumers.

Berkley Aspire writes from small minimum premium policies to accounts over six figures. We offer General Liability Property Inland Marine andExcess policies through Berkley appointed agenciesin 49 states.

Benefit Highlights:

Aspire offers Medical Dental and Vision coverage. Our onsite Scottsdale AZ Wellness Center and companywide Employee Assistance Program are free to employees and are here to support your overall well-being. Our flexible work schedule with a work-from-home day means you can balance work and life like a pro.
Our Health Savings Accounts have automatic company contributions if you sign up and we offer Flexible Spending Accounts STD LTD life insurance policies and more. Plus we offer a 401(k) program profit-sharing program and stock purchase plan investing in your future has never been so rewarding.
Weve got you covered with competitive paid time off paid sick time and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Plus you get paid holidays a floating holiday and paid volunteer time because giving back to the community is important to us at Aspire!
Come grow with us! Level up with company sponsored conferences tuition assistance and industry-related education and exams. We have many internal promotional growth opportunities because we believe in growing together.
We believe in working hard and playing hard. We embrace team building and are enthusiastic about sponsoring fun activities inside and outside of the office. Our Plum Benefits program gives you cost-free access to thousands of exclusive travel and entertainment discounts its like a VIP pass to fun.

TheDirector Renewal Underwriting will be a direct report of the AVP Underwriting Data and Analytics and is a key member of the Aspire leadership team.

The Director will be responsible for managing all aspects of the renewal process at Berkley Aspire.

They will solve key business problems across the renewal space to drive enhanced and efficient underwriting processes and decisions to produce superior results.

What Youll Do

• Lead mentor and develop the Renewal Underwriting building a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement
• Own and execute the full monthly renewal lifecycle ensuring accuracy timeliness and alignment with strategic and regulatory goals
• Drive renewal strategy and enterprise initiatives that improve underwriting quality retention and profitability
• Leverage advanced actuarial financial and utilization analytics to inform renewal decisions and portfolio optimization and deliver clear actionable insights through executivelevel reporting pricing analysis and largelimit reviews
• Ensure compliance with all state regulations internal audit standards and governance requirements
• Partner with Claims participating in roundtables and translating trend insights into underwriting action
• Design and optimize workflows systems and modernization initiatives that scale renewal operations
• Build strong agency relationships to resolve renewal challenges and support longterm retention
• Identify emerging market trends performance drivers and segmentation opportunities to guide portfolio strategy
• Communicate complex analyses and strategic insights effectively to senior leadership and crossfunctional partners
• Lead talent strategy including hiring onboarding development retention and succession planning
• Represent the renewal organization on internal committees projects and industry forums as needed

Why This Role

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of renewal underwriting at Berkley Aspire.

As a trusted leader at the intersection of underwriting analytics and strategy youll have the platform to influence enterprise decisions elevate how data drives performance and build a bestinclass renewal organization.

Youll work alongside senior leaders lead highimpact initiatives and leave a lasting imprint on portfolio profitability team development and longterm growth.

For a visionary underwriting leader ready to scale impact beyond daytoday execution this role delivers challenge visibility and the chance to define what excellence looks like in renewal underwriting.

What You Bring

• Bachelors degree preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.
• 10 years of Property & Casualty insurance industry experience and 5 years of people leadership experience with a proven ability to develop highperforming teams.
• Surplus lines experience strongly preferred with deep knowledge of insurance principles coverages rates rules regulations and underwriting operations.
• Strong business financial and operational acumen with the ability to think strategically and execute decisively.
• Advanced analytical capabilities including building and interpreting ad hoc and standard reporting pricing analysis and model outputs.
• Strong understanding of data applications tools and emerging trends with the ability to create clear compelling data visualizations.
• Exceptional communication skillsable to influence align and engage stakeholders at all levels and proven ability to build trusted internal and external relationships.
• Agile decisive and comfortable leading through ambiguity in a fastmoving environment.