Within authority, the incumbent will manage assigned brokers to underwrite and process environmental and/or casualty lines for the Environmental Services Industry and/or Environmental lines for any industry segment.   Duties and Responsibilities: - Work with assigned brokers to underwrite Pollution, Professional Liability, General Liability, Automobile, Worker Compensation and Excess lines focused on the Environmental industry. - Visit existing and potential new brokers to discuss our products and procedures such as; underwriting appetite, premium collection policy, profitability issues, pricing and coverage issues. - Possess the capability to handle all lines of business and all types of rating programs - Capable of looking beyond individual account transactions; managing a book of business to achieve new business, renewal retention and ROE objectives in support of the Division. - Handle all aspects of processing the Broker accounts. - Perform financial analysis on the audited/reviewed financials or other financial information of insures using appropriate tools. - Create and solicit renewal applications from the broker after reviewing the expiring policy and loss information. - Underwrite endorsement requests from brokers and sign-off where required. - May assist other underwriters in processing renewals, new business and endorsements.

The Berkley Global Product Recall Senior Underwriter is responsible for marketing, producing, pricing and underwriting product recall business on a profitable basis from brokers based in the U.S. in accordance with the companies underwriting guidelines. The ideal location for this hire will be New York, NY but other locations are also possible.  Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Market Product Recall business to existing and new brokers - Produce same from existing and new broker base - Price and underwrite product recall business - Interface with claims as necessary - Travel to industry events and broker meetings as necessary - Conduct both self and peer audits

The Operations Analyst’s primary objective is to partner and support each function of the business (Underwriting, Claims, Accounting, IT, Actuarial, Senior Leadership, etc.) to drive operational change and increase overall efficiency.   - Determine operational objectives by studying business functions – meet routinely across functions to gather information on business processes and design processes and implement procedures. - Propose, test, and implement system improvements to improve process efficiencies and user experience. - Reporting of validated downstream underwriting, claim, and financial data. - Monitor project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions. - Coordinate requirements; establishing contacts; developing schedules and assignments; coordinating mailing lists for conferences and marketing communications. - Review broker management data (license requirements, contact information, etc.) to ensure current records; communicate with brokers to receive any outstanding, updated information. - Liaise with internal and external compliance resources to research statutes, regulations, and best practices to be implemented in underwriting decisions. - Other projects as assigned.

Responsible for performing the analysis required to support the development, maintenance and enhancement of applications used by the company and its business partners.  Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Document requirements, tests system functionality, defines scope and objectives, and formulates systems to support key business processes.  Act as a liaison between IT and other business departments.

Responsible for performing the analysis required to support the development, maintenance and enhancement of applications used by the company and its business partners.  Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Document requirements, tests system functionality, defines scope and objectives, and formulates systems to support key business processes.  Act as a liaison between IT and other business departments.

Engineer Duties - Develop structured, easy to maintain components that comply with program/system specifications and adhere to the Information Technology department standards. - Under supervision and coaching by a Senior Engineer, complete programming tasks that follow patterns of previous work and adhere to Development Guidelines. - Ensure that program logic and functionality are accurate, error free and meet user’s needs and requirements. - Assist in the analysis, design, development, and implementation of new software systems. - Work with Business Analysts to clarify requirements/specifications. - Participate in testing process through test review, analysis, and test support. - Further education with new technologies to increase core competencies. - Develop and edit business logic as needed via business rules management system. - Update documentation with specific functionality and enhancement

Designs, modifies, develops, and implements software components to support application programs and systems owned by the Berkley Select IT team.    Engineer Duties - Develop structured, easy to maintain components that comply with program/system specifications and adhere to the Information Technology department standards. - Under supervision and coaching by a Senior Engineer, complete programming tasks that follow patterns of previous work and adhere to Development Guidelines. - Ensure that program logic and functionality are accurate, error free and meet user’s needs and requirements. - Assist in the analysis, design, development, and implementation of new software systems. - Work with Business Analysts to clarify requirements/specifications. - Participate in testing process through test review, analysis, and test support. - Further education with new technologies to increase core competencies. - Develop and edit business logic as needed via business rules management system. - Update documentation with specific functionality and enhancement

Responsible for performing the analysis required to support the development, maintenance and enhancement of applications used by the company and its business partners.  Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business systems and user needs. Document requirements, tests system functionality, defines scope and objectives, and formulates systems to support key business processes.  Act as a liaison between IT and other business departments.

Verus underwriters are curious, creative problem solvers who work with our agents to create appropriately priced policies to insure their customers' risks. Successful underwriters are skilled in negotiating and collaborating with our agents to ensure proper risk-selection and pricing, along with leading teams to ensure company goals and objectives are met.   Under broad supervision, the professional lines underwriter is responsible for underwriting risks in a book of business including miscellaneous professional, lawyers, title agents and real estate agents E&S business. The underwriter is expected to work within limited authority on assignments utilizing underwriting policies and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations as well as company policies and procedures. They are also expected to maintain and develop broker relationships.   - Skill and knowledge of broker/agency management and relationship building - Track record of uncovering, researching and putting together new product line opportunities by applying appropriate underwriting strategies and standards to qualify risk acceptability - Ability to work effectively and within an assigned level of underwriting authority - Experience planning, orchestrating, and leading highly effective broker meetings - Negotiates standard coverage issues, closes sale, and gauges customer satisfaction - Ability to meet or exceed designated LOB production metrics - Strong technical knowledge regarding underwriting, coverage and pricing within a particular product line - Proven ability to build and maintain strong productive relationships with individual brokers - Provide timely, courteous and efficient service to all internal and external clients - Ability to identify and call appropriate attention to broker performance issues - Understanding of pricing and risk selection criteria - Perform other duties as assigned

The Underwriting Analyst position will be part of the newly formed Berkley Healthcare Financial Lines (BHFL) group. The candidate will provide underwriting support to the underwriting team for Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability and Fidelity/Crime for privately held and not-for-profit healthcare organizations. The Underwriting Analyst will assist the underwriters throughout the placement process for both new and renewal business from submission receipt to policy issuance. At BHFL we are hiring for the future; career opportunities are not limited by your initial position, especially for those who join us on the first part of our journey.   Do you want to be part of a dynamic and growing organization that encourages creativity, collaboration, innovation and individual expression? Are you an insurance professional who wants to think “outside the box” in creating products, underwriting and servicing customers? BHFL is a dynamic, start-up company that encourages a pioneering mindset with the financial backing of a Fortune 500 company.

The Underwriting Analyst position will be part of the newly formed Berkley Healthcare Financial Lines (BHFL) group. The candidate will provide underwriting support to the underwriting team for Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability and Fidelity/Crime for privately held and not-for-profit healthcare organizations. The Underwriting Analyst will assist the underwriters throughout the placement process for both new and renewal business from submission receipt to policy issuance. At BHFL we are hiring for the future; career opportunities are not limited by your initial position, especially for those who join us on the first part of our journey. - Take-in underwriting submissions, perform account clearance, OFAC clearance, and prepare underwriting worksheets for underwriting review - Set up underwriting files and maintain proper and complete underwriting documentation - Assist underwriters with underwriting analysis, rating and quoting, binding, and policy issuance - Maintaining accurate newline and renewal logs and documentation - Manage and process midterm endorsement requests - Prepare renewals for renewal processing Core Company Behaviors - Managing self (You know how to manage your emotions and apply critical thinking skills instead) - Courage (You aren’t afraid to speak up and have your opinion and voice heard; you do what is right) - Reflective Listening (You seek to understand before being understood) - Challenging status quo (You ask “why” or “why not”; you don’t accept, “just because”) - Evidenced-based decision making (You seek out the facts to make informed decisions) - Effective collaboration (You work well with others to accomplished team goals; you understand that individuals win when the team wins) - Resilience – you don’t let failures or mistakes set you back; you see mistakes as learning opportunities

- Learn how our business works at all levels of the organization and operating units we serve - Plan and design multi-faceted communication tactics and tools that cater to multiple audiences - Build strategy and content for better customer alignment and engagement, creating narratives that are easy to understand at all levels of expertise - Build strategy and content for employee engagement activities like on-boarding, annual meetings and others - Create and manage branding for all recruiting initiatives, including the management of our website and enriching our social media presence. - Find creative ways to build a talent pipeline, by way of organizing community outreach activities like Hackathons and other events - Build relationships across the organization to better understand differing perspectives and viewpoints - Strategically measure and evaluate the success of deployed tactics and tools - Assist with communications and branding as it relates internal initiatives and projects - Manage projects to ensure content is publication-ready by launch deadline - Provide copy review and guidance for both internal and external communications - Actively participate in and lead projects involving stakeholders across the organization

Carolina Casualty is looking for a financial professional who will perform premium billing and cash receipts activities and collections.  Complete various general ledger activities including journal entries, reconciliations and account analyses.    Principle Responsibilities - Support agency and direct billing of premiums and commission payments in two billing systems. - Monitor payment, perform collections, apply cash receipts, reconcile agent statements, etc. - Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts. - Prepare bank reconciliations. - Prepare journal entries and financial statement account analyses. - Collaborate and coordinate with underwriters, W.R. Berkley Company employees, auditors, agents and others as needed. - Support SOX controls testing and reporting. - Strong organizational and problem solving skills and able to multi-task in a fast pace environment.

The Senior Actuarial Analyst will be responsible for supporting the Actuarial and Data Science functions for Key Risk and the Alternative Market Segment (AMS) of the W. R. Berkley Corporation. These activities will be completed proactively, with independence, and demonstrate a working knowledge of the core principles and standard Actuarial and Data Science techniques.   Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Core requirements of the Senior Actuarial Analyst role will be: - To maintaining eligibility in the Actuarial Study Program in pursuit of the ACAS credentials; - Actively engage in Key Risk and W.R. Berkley Corporate initiatives including Innovation and Client Service Intimacy;   Other responsibilities will vary depending on the current rotation of the Analyst.   Supporting Ratemaking, Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics - Preparing annual rate indications for strategic planning; - Providing Actuarial support for AMS rate filings; - Working with operational team managers to develop BI dashboards, reports and analysis tools to support senior management decision making; - Maintaining data repositories supporting various Actuarial and Data Science initiatives; - Proactively researching and incorporating external data and information into company analyses and evaluations as warranted. Data Science and Predictive Analytics - Automating of actuarial models and processes to improve efficiency across the group; - Actively engaging with operational areas in development of new and recalibration of current products; - Working with the Data Science Manager to with evaluate, recalibrate and deploy predictive models; - Provide programming support to AMS Dev Ops teams as needed in the deployment of predictive models; - Actively participate in Predictive Analytics and Data Science initiatives across the W. R. Berkley organization. Reserving and Support of Financial Reporting - Working with the Chief Actuary to prepare the quarterly and annual loss and expense reserve analyses and related Financial Reporting; - Working with the Chief Actuary, senior leadership and Finance team in annual planning and budgeting process; - Supporting timely compilation and submission of data calls and requests to regulatory authorities, bureaus, reinsurers and WRB Corporate; - Automate processes for submission of various Financial Reporting information on a Statutory and GAAP basis.   Qualifications, Education & Experience: - Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university with concentration in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, computer science, data analytics, economics, finance, business or related field; - A minimum of 3 Actuarial exams with an ongoing pursuit of attaining ACAS credentials; - 3+ years of experience in the P&C insurance industry with a minimum of one year of experience in P&C ratemaking; - Ability to engage and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to examine information by identifying motives or causes, and develop actionable inferences and conclusions supported by the data; - Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, respond promptly and professionally to inquiries from customers, and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization; - A working knowledge or proficiency of programming packages commonly used in Actuarial and Data Science such as R, Python, SAS, Power BI/DAX and SQL

A team oriented player with effective communication and technical skills to support various actuarial functions of the organization and provide recommendations to stakeholders. Exercises and projects including but not limited to Reinsurance pricing, Reserving, Product Development and other projects such as maintenance and enhancement of various actuarial models. - Independently analyze and price reinsurance submissions and provide recommendations. Work closely with underwriters to help them understand the conclusions and the key assumptions built into the pricing analysis. Effectively communicate findings and results to internal and external stakeholders and all levels of management as required. - Develop, enhance and manage pricing models including updating underlying methodologies, assumptions and parameters to achieve adequate rate levels to meet strategic objectives. - Train, mentor and develop junior staff. - Support reserving, financial reporting and management reporting functions as needed. Assist Chief Actuary with other projects as needed.

The Underwriting Assistant provides set up and administration assistance to the underwriting team. This position will report to the Underwriting set up manager and will work closely with both sales and underwriting. Organizational skills and attention to detail play a key role, as this position sets up and tracks all underwriting folders with account information.   - Set up folders in our shared drive for all information received for new submissions. - Run census in Excel spreadsheet for each submission. - Log submission in David Young system including benefits, reinsurance terms, and census. - Communicate between Sales Reps and Underwriters to ensure all information is complete and accurate.

The Vice President of Human Resources (VP HR) reports to the operating unit President(s) and has overall responsibility for developing and executing the human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the operating unit(s), including but not limited to succession planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, and training and development.The VP HR acts as a trusted partner to the leadership team(s) of assigned operating unit(s) and is the key liaison and partner with Group HR to contribute to operating unit strategies and initiatives as they relate to talent.   The VP HR fulfills the primary responsibilities of the role by executing the following duties and tasks: - Develop and implement strategies including but not limited to talent acquisition and development, succession planning, workforce planning which align to current and future business and talent needs of the operating unit(s) - Champion company culture and employee engagement, ensuring leaders and employees are demonstrating and accountable to WRBC core values and culture is integrated into all facets of employee life cycle (onboarding, performance management, recognition) - Work closely with the company Presidents to ensure people strategies are consistent with and supporting the mission and vision of their organization - Contribute to annual business planning and budget processes of operating unit(s) - Act as primary resource to communicate HR strategies and initiatives. Also provide guidance on communication strategy for specific operating units - Partner with the VP of Talent & Training to capture feedback on talent needs and business goals, ensuring fast and effective hiring to support new growth and backfill hiring and employee retention and development - Partner collaboratively with business leaders and VP of Talent & Training to ensure alignment of key talent strategies across the enterprise including but not limited to development planning, professional skills development, creation of Employee development Toolkits - Work with leadership team to establish compensation strategy for their units; provide guidance regarding execution of strategy, including the merit and bonus processes - Proactively identify and address areas of need within the organization as it relates to human capital, providing recommendations regarding solutions and assisting leaders in executing - Oversee and provide recommendations about the performance management process as it relates to employee development, employee separation and termination and employee discipline - Manage employee relations issues, conduct investigations and make decisions and provide guidance as appropriate - Communicate with WRBC Corporate HR and Legal as needed to get assistance in complex employee relations matters; - Partner and collaborate with Group HR to deliver timely and world class service that meet current and future local business needs - Collaborate with Group HR and the business units to set KPI’s. Develop and implement strategy. Measure effectiveness. - Collaborate with other VP HR and others in the HR function to share ideas, resources, best practices, challenges - Oversee administration and communication of ADA process as needed - Proactively identify areas across operating units for process improvements, innovation, opportunities for efficiency and synergies - Maintain knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation and ensure organization’s compliance - Manage organizational change to ensure that the change objectives are realized and the changes embedded in the culture as planned to increase employee satisfaction and productivity - Leverage data and statistics to support or recommend business strategies - Manage HR-related budgets in collaboration with CFO and HR Generalist including compensation and benefits costs - Mentor and lead HR Generalist to effectively support business strategy, execute on various HR functions and develop HR skills and competencies - Additional duties as assigned

Berkley Environmental is looking for an enthusiastic experienced IT Business Analyst to partner between IT and our business units to provide software application support related to business analysis, data analysis, quality assurance testing and help desk support related to a variety of software applications. The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing, analyzing and evaluating user requests, coordinate and monitor requests through to successful resolution. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for documenting business requirements for project initiatives.   Duties and Responsibilities:   - Serves as a conduit between the business community and the software development team through which requirements flow - Understand business process management and business requirements of our business community and translate them to specific software requirements - Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, workshops, surveys, site visits, business process analysis, use cases, scenarios, and workflow analysis - Critically evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs - Understand project plans and be able to articulate roles, project goals and timelines - Assist in the collection and consolidation of information to document the business requirements on project initiatives - Prepare written business requirements that represent the business need and that are grammatically correct - Effective communication with internal teams and external vendors to deliver functional requirements like user screen and interface designs - Provides backup for other Business Analyst team members - Perform all other duties as assigned

The Senior Underwriter will manage existing broker and client relationships and will develop new broker and client relationships, by working closely with the Actuarial, Claims, and Underwriting teams to understand and achieve profitability targets. The ideal candidate will also analyze risk, exposure, loss and coverage information for group and individual risk accounts to structure and price programs that are financially efficient for the insured and profitable for the company, and will Identify and utilize data-driven analyses to drive marketing efforts relative to customer acquisition and retention.   - Review new and renewal submissions for completeness and address any discrepancies with the broker. - Organize and aggregate loss and exposure information and input into pricing models. - Analyze and interpret risk data and complete an underwriting workbook for each eligible risk. - Work with actuarial to understand the key components of the pricing models. - Establish and maintain broker relationships though superior levels of service and direct broker engagement. - Attend industry client centric events. - Assist with the development of new products, services, process improvements, and marketing initiatives. - Independently make sales calls to brokers and clients, and when necessary, coordinate with Executive, Underwriting, and Claims. - Manage ad hoc projects as required.

Our Claims Examiners conduct the handling of claims in the utmost of good faith in compliance with the rules, regulations and statutes of the WCAB and State of California. We function with a high degree of competency and sound judgment, coupled with consistent results!   Responsibilities for this opportunity include:  - Analyzing and processing workers’ compensation claims by investigating and gathering information to determine the exposure on the claim. - Negotiating the settlement of claims up to designated authority level and making claims payments. - Calculating and assigning timely and appropriate reserves to claims and continuing to manage reserve adequacy throughout the life of the claim. - Calculating and paying benefits due; approving all claim payments; and settling claims within designated authority level. - Developing and managing claims through well-developed action plans; continuing to work the action plan to bring the claim to an appropriate and timely resolution. - Preparing necessary state filings within statutory limits. - Actively managing the litigation process; ensuring timely and cost effective claims resolution. - Coordinating vendor referrals for additional investigation and/or litigation management. - Using appropriate cost containment techniques including strategic vendor partnerships to reduce overall cost of claims. - Managing claim recoveries of all types, including but not limited to subrogation, Second Injury Fund recoveries, and Social Security offsets. - Reporting claims to the excess carrier, responds to requests of directions in a professional and timely manner. - Frequently communicating with all appropriate parties involved with the claim. - Referring cases as appropriate to management. - Maintaining professional client relationships. - Actively executing appropriate claims activities to ensure consistent delivery of quality claims service.