As a Commercial Lines Underwriter, you'll evaluate (selection and pricing) and maintain (control) risk acceptability and profitability within the company’s underwriting guidelines and procedures for commercial risks. You'll partner with agents to manage a challenging and/or complex book of commercial business or agency relationships. We'll trust you to demonstrate complex decision-making with little or no supervision, recommending quality exceptions where appropriate to maximize profitability and meet business plans. You'll support marketing activities to agents and actively participates in the agency management process. You'll serve as a mentor providing technical support, training, and problem solving for other underwriters.    What you can expect: - Culture of innovation, teamwork, supportive colleagues and leaders willing to invest in talent - Internal mobility opportunities  - Visibility to senior leaders and partnership with cross functional teams - Opportunity to impact change - Benefits – competitive compensation, paid time off, comprehensive wellness benefits and programs, employer funded health savings account, profit sharing, 401k, paid parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tuition assistance and professional continuing education We'll count on you to: - Analyze commercial lines accounts to make decisions based on individual risk characteristics, exposure analysis, hazard recognition and control.  Utilize underwriting guidelines to ensure compliance with state regulations.  Within delegated authority levels, accepts, rejects or modifies new and/or renewal business to ensure a profitable book of business.   - Prices business according to Company underwriting and pricing guidelines.  Assist less experienced underwriters in the handling of high hazard or more complex accounts.  Ability to use creativity and underwriting knowledge to write risks and retain business. - Partner with Territory Managers to support marketing activities by developing ongoing relationships with agents to discuss market appetite, quality and profitability of submissions, service standards, and underwriting and/or product changes.  Communicate with agents on underwriting issues including decisions on cancellations, declinations, exposure concerns, and survey results. - Partner with Territory Managers to identify issues or patterns and works to resolve or improve them; participates in agency planning and review processes; and may identify sales and marketing opportunities.  Take a lead role relative to Key Account review and recommendations. - Travel, with or without Territory Manager, to assigned agent locations to develop agency partnerships.  - Train and educate agency staff on Company products, services, processes, and underwriting philosophy.   - Assist in training and serve as a technical resource to other underwriters as needed.  - Attend industry workshops/meetings each year.

We have an opportunity for a Corporate Accountant (Entry Level) to join our Berkley Accident and Health (BAH) team! You will be responsible for accounting and reporting related to the business unit’s reinsurance programs and Group Captive business segment.  You will also provide support to the Finance Department for a variety of monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting activities.   This position will be based in our Hamilton, NJ office   We have a welcoming culture valuing our employees – we trademarked the phrase Everything Counts, Everyone Matters® to describe the Berkley commitment to our people and how we do business. We believe that every person in the organization is important and every accomplishment makes a difference in our results. Come join us!      Key functions include but are not limited to: - Participation in monthly, quarterly and annual financial statement closing processes - Responsible for the production of monthly cession statements for recording reinsurance activities into the general ledger and reporting financial results to our captive reinsurers; Quarterly and Annual Schedule F Reporting - Monthly reconciliation of trust accounts and collateral; preparation of reinsurance settlements and payment requests to settle open balances with our captive reinsurers, including profit share and collateral drawdown calculations - Support Controller with the production and analysis of a variety of key financial statements and reports

Berkley Aspire has an exciting opportunity for an Implementation Lead within the Strategy, Operations & Innovation group.  The preferred location for this role is on site in our Scottsdale headquarters.  We will consider highly qualified candidates in either our Richmond, VA or West Chester, OH locations.    The Implementation Lead is the primary point of contact and resource within Berkley Aspire for external stakeholders.  This leader represents the business interests of the Berkley Aspire, during implementation of new platforms, ongoing upgrades and enhancements and ongoing maintenance of existing platforms.   The Implementation Lead is also the primary resource and point of contact internally, responsible for engagement of key stakeholders within Berkley Aspire to understand and represent their perspective, as well as answer their questions.      We are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, analytical aptitude, and collaboration. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you!   As Berkley Aspire undergoes a transformation from legacy to state-of-the-art scalable platforms, the Implementation Lead will play a critical role in aligning organizational resources to ensure these new platforms match our business needs, strategy and vision.   We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, organized, and has a positive outlook, along with a natural drive to grow, problem solve, think outside the box and is analytical.   A successful candidate will have strong collaboration skills to work with all levels of the company and the ability to handle multiple assignments within a professional working environment. Must possess a sense of ownership and be accountable for their work. - Develop a deep understanding of the business needs around each existing, proposed, and in-process platform upgrade including, but not limited to Guidewire. - Purposeful and active engagement with the technology support teams at WR Berkley - Participate in segment-level and corporate-level planning sessions, with the ability to represent the perspective and requirements of Aspire stakeholders and leadership - Be available and able to answer questions, both technical and operational, to leadership, management, and key stakeholders regarding existing, proposed and in-process platform upgrades. - Consult with leadership and assigned project team to identify scope/specifications and business needs, write proposals, prepares risk assessments for projects. - Identify gaps, overlaps, conflicts, and barriers to modernization and communicate in a timely manner to resolve. - Act as a liaison to key stakeholders within Aspire, Berkley and other entities and integrate the workflow in these areas in support of company and business unit strategy. - Handle the interfaces between projects, acting as a liaison between project managers and directors, to ensure collaboration and coordination between business unit leadership, program/project development staff, senior management, technology support, customers and, if necessary, vendors and outside consultants. - Provides feedback and makes recommendations to assist in the prioritization process. - May perform other responsibilities, as assigned. #LI-RS1

The Sr.Business Analyst consults with client companies to gather business requirements to bridge the needs of the business with the use of IT.  This includes determining client and organizational needs, system and operational requirements, downstream system impacts, and legal compliance obligations.   - Works with end user to complete business requirements for multiple and/or high company profile projects. - Provides Subject Matter Expertise and deep functional product expertise, including upstream/downstream impact of changes. - Provides business expertise and understanding for Business Configuration Analyst, Business Analyst, and Business Test Analysts on projects. - Able to make multiple recommendations on how to improve the business processes/workflow. - Acts on a consultative role to provide resolutions to complex problems. - Provides strong customer relationships and has good understanding of how corporation/company operates. - May assist with completing functional testing on assigned projects. - Assist with resource planning, project planning and time tracking. - Lead meetings with teams within company and/or customers regarding projects, enhancements and support. - Able to mentor new Business Analysts. - Travel for this position is up to 15%.

We have an opportunity for an entry level position as an Underwriting Analyst to join our Berkley Re America team! You will be joining an industry leading commercial-lines property and casualty insurance group, with a best-in-class track record for delivering risk adjusted returns to shareholders for over 55 years.   You will participate in a variety of learning experiences working closely with our Senior VP Account Executives to provide technical support for our Treaty and Facultative Reinsurance underwriting and marketing functions. Under their supervision, you will gain a broad understanding of the insurance industry, develop fundamental insurance product knowledge, build core underwriting skills, build relationships with brokers and exercise your critical thinking and analytical skills. You will receive on-the-job training in the fundamentals of insurance and reinsurance and get an opportunity to learn from colleagues in other Berkley operating units and you will be expected to work toward your CPCU professional designation.       This position will be based in our Stamford, CT office.   We have a welcoming culture valuing our employees – we trademarked the phrase Everything Counts, Everyone Matters® to describe the Berkley commitment to our people and how we do business. We believe that every person in the organization is important and every accomplishment makes a difference in our results. Come join us!      Key functions include but are not limited to: - Assist in the analysis of reinsurance opportunities and processing of qualitative and quantitative data in support underwriting and marketing functions - Assist in the preparation of reports and analytics for underwriting and management review - Build and manage relationships with key brokers and clients - Execute special projects in pursuit of enhanced operational excellence - Network with key producers and clients and get hands-on experience in reinsurance deal-making and negotiation. - Participate in analyst training program with W.R. Berkley colleagues across the U.S.

The Business Analyst is 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.  Key functions include but are not limited to: - Review and analyze project requests to determine impact to existing systems.  Translate business requirements into detailed specifications for use by the IT development staff/external providers. - Analyze and document current workflows, identify opportunities to meet project objectives, business processes, and make recommendations for future approaches. - Utilize user definitions, use cases and workflow diagrams to illustrate business problems. - Identify issues and escalate them as appropriate. - Lead meetings, e.g., business requirements review, testing strategy review, etc. - Actively participate in formal presentations to a variety of management levels. - Perform system/user testing as required; analyze and validate testing results. - Provide support and guidance to other IT personnel in business requirements documentation as well as system/user testing. - Act as a reference and provide support to application users with respect to questions arising from application/functionality adoption and use. - Perform rules authoring as required to support business requirements

The Chief Underwriting Officer provides strategic direction and leadership for the Underwriting functions at BTU. This executive leader will oversee underwriting profitability and leading/developing the underwriting department for success. This includes executive level business planning, developing team members, forecasting, industry risk selection, and guidance in insurance industry affairs in all states. - Provide high-level leadership, expertise and guidance in underwriting and insurance matters. - Participate in the overall leadership and management of the Company as a member of the Senior Executive Team, including strategic, operational, and budget planning. - Responsible for overall leadership and management of the underwriting staff in accordance with the Company’s policies and all applicable laws and regulations. - Daily management of the underwriting department to ensure the effective solicitation, selection, pricing, and retention of profitable business. - Implement underwriting strategies to meet market needs, including new underwriting programs, procedures, and products. - Assign underwriting authority to staff and establish and maintain controls to monitor their ability to accept risks, determine pricing and coverages, and place reinsurance. - Establish and maintain underwriting audit processes and controls to verify compliance with underwriting authorities, established guidelines, standards, and procedures. - Oversee underwriting of difficult, complex accounts and resolve issues beyond the authority of underwriting staff. - Collaborate with other departments regarding regulatory issues, accounting, processing, marketing, or other company issues. - Lead the assessment and implementation of ongoing process improvements in the underwriting department as technologies and business models evolve. - Develop and manage relationships with sister companies, W. R. Berkley, reinsurers, and vendors. - Identify employees for promotional opportunities and create development plans to prepare them for their next step within the organization. - Resolve performance issues consistent with company policy. Ensure compliance with company policies by all staff members. May perform other functions as assigned

Embark on an exciting journey as a Loss Control Representative Trainee with Acadia Insurance! This is your chance to be part of a structured training program that combines coursework, classroom learning, and hands-on experience that will provide the foundation for a career in insurance. Immerse yourself in the world of property and casualty products, risk management, underwriting philosophy, and cutting-edge strategies that define our industry leadership. Key functions will include but are limited to:   - Complete work and reading projects and pass required exams. - Establish good working relationships with colleagues and management staff. - Attain a basic working knowledge of state regulatory requirements for each line of business. - Under direct supervision, perform the basic functions of loss control. - Participate in job-shadow arrangements in various departments. - Participate in agency visitations with underwriters, claim representatives and/or loss control representatives to begin developing customer contacts. - Frequent travel, including overnights, is required.

Intrepid Direct is looking for a motivated Quality Engineer Intern to join our team for a 12-week period. This role will directly contribute to our manual and automation testing initiatives. As part of this internship, you will be paired up with a quality engineer to learn how to review requirements, write test cases, validate code changes, and conduct regression testing.   Key functions include but are not limited to: - Learn the ins and outs of a quality engineer. - Learn how to use Postman for API testing. - Convert manual test cases to automated tests using Playwright. - Execute test scripts from our automated smoke and regression test suites. - Participate in refinement and planning meetings to understand upcoming changes and impacts they may have on existing test cases. - Execute manual scripts and document the results accurately. - Develop manual test cases from acceptance criteria. - Learn to investigate, isolate, and track technical issues using automated and manual testing methodologies. - Follow existing documented processes and look for more efficient ways to accomplish desired outcomes. - Ability to concisely document and explain effects found. - Work with other team members to report and escalate blockers. - Participate in test case peer reviews. - Assumes other tasks and duties as assigned by management.

As a Director, Human Resources, you'll provide strategic human resources advice, guidance and leadership across assigned W.R. Berkley businesses. The position is responsible for the successful execution and legal compliance of human resources practices and policies.   We'll count on you for: - Leadership in the development and implementation of operating unit HR strategy and OU strategic business plans. - Works in partnership with VP, Human Resources, Presidents, and Segment EVPs to develop a solid people strategy that enhances the OU’s business strategy. - Skilled at managing employee relations matters and sensitive personnel cases while demonstrating high level professional skills to achieve successful outcomes. - Assist in the development and integration of new HR policies, procedures, systems, and practices. - Provide leadership and guidance on issues relating to equality and diversity and champion the companies’ commitment to equality and diversity. Lead the diversity initiatives at the OUs. - Undertake appropriate risk assessment in the human resources area at departmental and functional levels. - Provide dynamic and effective leadership and day-to-day management of the various human resources activities specifically focusing on employee relations and employee development. - Play an active role in supporting innovation and change across operating units.

Berkley Human Services is seeking a highly accomplished, customer service-oriented claims counsel to deliver superior claim results through the thoughtful execution of best practices in managing high exposure and complexity. These include professional liability, sexual abuse and high-exposure personal injury claims. This individual is expected to exercise significant judgment but will work within a highly collaborative team that most enjoys the problem-solving aspects of our work. - Investigate assigned claims through application of defined best practices. Actively develop information on reported claims, including specific facts of case, nature and extent of injury, standard of care and causation defenses, venue specific factors and other characteristics that impact claim severity. - Evaluate information obtained through claim investigations and estimate damage ranges for purposes of prompt identification of claims with potential excess exposure; apply ongoing triage rules to determine proper severity and assignment levels. - Directly manage and actively intervene on the most technically complex and highest severity claims within company inventory. - Timely recognize and evaluate claim exposures to establish accurate case reserves. - Execute effective claim adjudication strategies/tactics to help achieve optimal outcomes on exposures within and in excess of account retentions. - Cultivate strong business relationships with key personnel within current accounts, brokerage community, and law firms across the country. - Maintain effective working relationships with Underwriting, Risk Management, and Actuarial partners. - Aid in the development and modification of claim management practices, policies and procedures in furtherance of continuous process improvement culture. - Assist Underwriting and Actuarial in risk selection and pricing accuracy through claim due diligence for new and renewal business. - Utilize customer service skills with client contacts to advance business opportunities: - Identify service needs for claim, risk management and data mining strategy; - Understand renewal strategy; - Extend discussion with client beyond claim transaction and toward potential needs not immediately recognized by the decision maker; - Communicate effectively with team members. - Develop, or assist with development, of claims marketing content and utilization of content for marketing purposes. - Serve as mentor for claims associates and claims specialists; provide technical advice - Work with other departments on special projects or assignments - Maintain all State licensing requirements   May perform other functions as assigned.

The Strategic Initiatives Analyst will work closely with the Strategic Initiatives Director, to support the design, creation and implementation of strategies, tools and projects that will enable Admiral to strengthen its operating model by enabling scale and leveraging capacity. This individual will support and enable project execution across the organization largely around process optimization efforts.   - Support Admiral’s strategic initiatives program and projects. - Data analysis and interpretation of results including staffing models, performance quartiles and work alignment analyses. - Generate presentations and communication materials relevant to project execution. - Collaborate with ALL departments and business lines to identify, prioritize, and execute key strategic initiatives and process improvements. - Support the design and development of KPIs and control tools. - May perform other functions as assigned relevant for problem solving or project enablement.

As a Technology Underwriter, you’ll be responsible for the management and growth of an assigned book of business as well as the acquisition of new business with a focus on Technology Middle Market insurance customers. We will rely on you to analyze customers’ business information and claims history, monitor clients’ activities to change the policies as risks evolve. You’ll evaluate acceptability of individual risks and determine overall acceptability of risk, coverage terms and pricing to achieve company profit objectives. You’ll work with agents/brokers to develop productive and profitable relationships while also ensuring compliance with company underwriting guidelines and insurance regulators. - Responsible for profitable results via risk selection, maintaining high premium retention ratios and applying appropriate rating and coverage terms - Account manager for assigned book of business - Handle new and renewal submissions and endorsement requests from agents/ producers - Document underwriting files to support analysis, coverage terms and pricing - Operate according to underwriting authority as delegated by manager - Provides clear instruction and guidance to underwriting support staff and operations staff - Desire to develop sales and marketing skills and strategies in order to meet financial goals - Follow established pricing, underwriting and documentation protocol as set forth by underwriting management - Mentor & coach underwriting support staff   May perform other functions as assigned  

As an Executive Technology Underwriter, you’ll be responsible for the management and growth of an assigned book of business as well as the acquisition of new business with a focus on Technology Middle Market insurance customers.  We will rely on you to analyze customers’ business information and claims history, monitor clients’ activities to change the policies as risks evolve.  You’ll evaluate acceptability of individual risks and determine overall acceptability of risk, coverage terms and pricing to achieve company profit objectives.  You’ll work with agents/brokers to develop productive and profitable relationships while also ensuring compliance with company underwriting guidelines and insurance regulators.  You’ll utilize your sales, marketing and negotiating skills to grow the book and enhance your producer relationships.    - Experience underwriting professional with strong property and casualty underwriting skills. - Manage growth, profit and loss for assigned region. - Manage agency/producer relationships for assigned region. - Handle new and renewal submissions and endorsement requests from agents/ producers. - Document underwriting files to support analysis, coverage terms and pricing. - Operate in accordance with underwriting authority as delegated by manager. - In conjunction with management, lead business initiatives for territory including execution of pricing, premium retention, coverage analysis, loss control needs, claim service needs and account stewardship. - Provides clear instruction and guidance to underwriting support staff and operations staff. - Apply your sales and marketing skills and strategies to meet financial goals. - Follow established pricing, underwriting and documentation protocol as set forth by underwriting management. - Mentor & coach underwriters and underwriting support staff   May perform other functions as assigned  

The Senior Claims Adjuster reviews, evaluates and processes commercial property, commercial auto, general liability, or inland marine claims of moderate to severe complexity or severity in multiple jurisdictions.  Key functions include but are not limited to: - Responsible for the day-to-day management of moderate to severe complexity or severity Sports and Entertainment related property, auto, general liability or Inland Marine and claims in multiple state jurisdictions.  - Investigates new claims to determine coverage, liability and damages and may be responsible for managing vendors that assist in these investigations and evaluations. - Responsible for determining and satisfying jurisdictional reporting requirements and claim handling compliance. - Ensures claims are escalated and reported according to internal policies and procedures. - Ensure the claim is timely and adequately reserved and will evaluate each claim for subrogation potential. - May be responsible for evaluating financial records to analyze Inland Marine film production extra expense losses to determine what is owed under various policy terms and conditions.

Are you looking to expand your insurance knowledge and gain some hands on experience in the business world? Are you dedicated, hardworking and tend to think outside of the box? Then this quite possibly may be the opportunity for you!   This role will give you an optimal intern experience in our Environmental Marketing department. You will be able to work directly with our Marketing team and gain valuable experience.    - Work with internal teams to create new social campaigns - Data deep dive – create proof points to use in marketing campaigns - Assist in managing website updates  - Analyze social media effectiveness (paid vs. organic) - Social strategy examples, types of posts (recurring campaigns, giveaways, customer features, company/employee features and highlights, etc.) - Customer Journey Mapping 

This Senior Claims Examiner is responsible for reviewing, processing, investigating, evaluating, negotiating and the settling of assigned property damage or bodily injury claims with the authority level generally up to $100,000.00. This position requires an understanding and knowledge of litigation management in multiple jurisdictions.   - Complete coverage analysis - Conduct the necessary investigation, either by phone, or through independent adjusters, to determine coverage, liability and damages. - Evaluate, negotiate, and settle assigned property damage or severe GL and/or complex bodily injury claims within authority granted, or seek authority for those claims in excess of authority. - Resolve coverage disputes with insureds and agents - Prepare coverage opinion letters

This role is critical to Berkley Industrial Comp’s (BIN) underwriting department.  The Associate Underwriter will assist underwriters with reviewing, documenting and preparing renewal files and quotes.  The Associate Underwriter will work with the underwriting team to successfully renew business and help meet our retention goals.  The role requires individuals to be a team player and work in conjunction with our underwriting department to review, quote, issue and retain business.  The Associate Underwriter will learn all facets of the underwriting job and be trained to be an Underwriter.   The Associate Underwriter will work, as needed, to support the Business Engagement Department, as business needs arise.  Time spent between Underwriting and Business Engagement will fluctuate month to moth and as such, the Associate Underwriter must possess a positive attitude to help whenever and wherever is needed.  The Associate Underwriter will report to the Director of Underwriting; however, both the Business Operations Manager and the Director of Underwriting may assign tasks as needed.  The Director of Underwriting and Business Operations Manager will collaborate on the Associate Underwriter’s performance each year.   Key functions include but are not limited to: - Within a defined set of parameters: - Identify monthly renewals and proactively work with underwriters to prepare renewal quotes - Where appropriate, prepare BRAT models for renewal quotes - Other tasks, projects and initiatives set forth by the Director of Underwriting - Prepare pertinent renewal information to include Experian data, SAFER data, OSHA data, claims data, RAMP data, and pricing data - Prepare HAMOGRAK documentation form for renewal files - Prepare BRAT loss modeling - Collaborate with BIN’s UW team to propose renewal pricing quotes - Other underwriting tasks and projects as needed - Assist as needed with Business Engagement tasks as workloads require - Communicate with the Business Operations Manager and Business Engagement team members to ensure excellent customer service is maintained

The Technical Claims Specialist position will be responsible for handling, negotiating and resolving first and third party commercial general liability, property, Inland Marine and automobile bodily injury and property damage claims to conclusion. This position may also handle worker’s compensation claims. This would include coverage verification, policy interpretation, contract interpretation, liability investigation and evaluation and negotiation of claims consistent with company policies and state regulations. - Conduct and manage the investigative process, while demonstrating ongoing communication with the customer and relevant internal and external parties. - Documenting files to include all key activities, contacts made, statements taken, including a full outline covering all aspect of the claim requirements for resolution. - Demonstrate understanding of medical terms, medical treatment and injury descriptions. - Recognition and evaluation of potential damages related to injuries. - Manage the claim authorization process. - Conduct complete investigation of losses through appropriate techniques including interviews, recorded statements, documentation/data gathering and securing/preserving evidence. - Evaluate compensability and exposure; identify subrogation opportunities or suspicious claims. Prepare timely, concise reports and state filings as required by the jurisdiction. - Promptly establish and maintain accurate reserves. Adhere to state regulatory compliance requirements. - Verify, analyze, and correctly apply coverage. - Develop strategy and negotiate claims to a timely conclusion, properly applying state compliance and company policies and procedures. - Develop a resolution plan (e.g. pay, deny, dispute) based upon analysis of the facts, defenses, compensability, and statutory/case law. - Keep policyholders, underwriting and agents advised of file status and other matters as required. - Participation in presentations, meetings, or visits to agents, policyholders, prospective accounts and other groups related to claims resolution, service or technical issues. - Successfully complete relevant continuing education as required.

We have an opportunity for an Underwriting Analyst to join our Berkley Accident and Health team!  You will be responsible for setting up new and renewal prospects for our Captive Underwriters, as well as performing all other necessary functions required to underwrite the prospect and/or renewal.  We are open to train entry level candidates who are motivated to start a career in the insurance industry.   This role can be based in any of our following office locations: Hamilton, NJ; West Hartford, CT; Kulpsville, PA; or Marlborough, MA   We have a welcoming culture valuing our employees – we trademarked the phrase Everything Counts, Everyone Matters® to describe the Berkley commitment to our people and how we do business. We believe that every person in the organization is important and every accomplishment makes a difference in our results. Come join us!      Key functions include but are not limited to: - Review RFP’s and underwriting files to ensure the data is complete an accurate - Input employer stop loss characteristics such as benefits, census, large claim information and aggregate claim assessment into David Young system - Maintain quote qualifications and competitive rates - Prepare and distribute renewal letter notifications - Participate in Captive renewal calls and biweekly Underwriting meetings - Maintain renewal spreadsheet for assigned Underwriter(s) - Accurately document files