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 requiring renewal 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 and Excess policies through Berkley appointed agencies in 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.
• We've 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 – it's like a VIP pass to fun.

 

www.berkleyaspire.com

Regional Distribution Executives serve as ambassadors to our trading partners. They work closely with production underwriters, the marketing team, and others to drive awareness of Berkley Aspire’s value proposition, business model, underwriting appetite, and product portfolio. Through their knowledge and their efforts – agent/broker visits, representing Aspire at trade shows and industry events, digital outreach and other forms of lead generation and follow-up – Distribution Executives are responsible for promoting Aspire, and increasing the flow of quality submissions.

 

A Distribution Executive has responsibility for a defined geographic region. The “South” region includes Alabama, Florida Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

 

Success in this role is driven by the ability to form and strengthen strategic relationships; proven sales and analytic skills; a willingness to travel; a command of commercial insurance industry trends and dynamics; the ability to clearly and succinctly describe the competitive advantages of Aspire; collaborative skills and someone committed to being a dependable, selfless teammate; a attention to detail; receptivity to new ideas, improvisational skills, and values and behaviors like work ethic, integrity, discipline and professionalism. 

 

One of our mantras that serve us is:

Show up!

Be fired up!

Follow up!

 

This role will include:

• Communicating – in writing, in person, remotely - with appointed agents about new products, product extensions, and product launches.
• Collaborating with production and renewal underwriters, the marketing team, the executive leadership team, and other Berkley.
• Encouraging agents to submit opportunities consistent with our underwriting appetite to Aspire.
• Representing Aspire at meetings with production partners and industry conferences and trade shows.
• Recommending new tactics and strategies for promoting Aspire and our product portfolio.
• Providing actionable feedback, business intelligence (i.e., competitors, threats to the business, coverage gaps, rate trends, emerging markets, etc.), and “voice of the customer” insights

• Insurance industry knowledge gained through formal study, earned designations, and/or work experience
• Looking for intellectually curious individuals who think creatively and connect dots
• Insurance and financial acumen
• Knowledge of the purpose and market drivers in excess & surplus lines
• Sales or agent/carrier relations experience
• Willingness to play by the rules, think outside the box, and be data driven most of the time
• Ability to work with underwriters
• Professional skills: collaborating, thinking strategically and creatively, listening, analyzing, reflecting, experimenting, planning, tracking progress/documenting results, pivoting when necessary, being mindful of budgets and deadlines, following up, taking responsibility/being accountable
• Communication (verbal, written) skills: ability to express ideas clearly and concisely; presentation/public speaking skills; ability to persuade and convince our trading partners to change operating routines
• Relationship skills: bringing energy and positivity to every interaction; developing long-term relationships within Aspire, other Berkley operating units, trading partners, and with industry stakeholders
• Willingness to travel 50 -75% of the time

 The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is typically required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is infrequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job typically includes close vision, occasional use of depth perception, and infrequent need for distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Most functions of this position are completed while sitting at one’s desk and working on a computer.

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role