Embark on an exciting journey as an Underwriter 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 include but are not 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.

The Small Business Senior Underwriter will manage all related underwriting tasks required in assigned territory to promote written premium growth and favorable loss ratio results. Key Functions will include but not limited to:    - Responsible for new and renewal accounts with a focus on acquisition including underwriting and pricing accounts in accordance with Acadia’s underwriting standards and personal underwriting authority. - Evaluate, select, and price policies for assigned agencies to achieve underwriting profit (within underwriting authority), premium growth, desired business mix, market/agency penetration, and agency management objectives with a focus on new business. Refer risks exceeding authority to management with recommendations for approval or disposition. - Develop and manage assigned agency relationships with producers and customers through visitations and regular customer contact. - Evaluate the performance of assigned agencies on an ongoing basis to ensure company and agency goals and objectives are met. Participate in review and evaluation of agencies and make recommendations on agency management issues. Communicate corporate goals, programs, underwriting policies, procedures, and guidelines to agents. - Monitor production, hit ratios, renewal retention ratios, spread of risk, and other production and quality measures. - Request information needed for underwriting and pricing of assigned business. - Conduct negotiations with assigned agents. - Coordinate loss control, claim, audit and billing services as needed. - Bind reinsurance, review certificates from reinsurers. - Maintain a workflow for your assigned territory which meets all the standards and expectations of the department. Strive to improve processes within the Company to increase the level and quality of service provided to internal and external customers. - Demonstrate a commitment to self-development. Manage larger agencies and complex accounts. - Act as a resource for other in the department and provide direction to underwriters and support staff as needed. - Negotiate facultative reinsurance on accounts where needed. - Train or assist in training others as necessary. Help co-workers improve their skills by sharing your knowledge. - Develop loss sensitive pricing approaches including retrospective rating plans and large deductibles. - Assist in the training (coverages, new products) of staff. - May serve as team leader with responsibility for an underwriting team. Including responsibility for workflow and service standard within the team.

Embark on an exciting journey as an Underwriter 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 not limited to:    - Participate in a 4–6-month formal training program to learn fundamentals of property & casualty insurance. - 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 underwriting for the Specialty Marine line of business. - Participate in job-shadow arrangements in various departments. - Participate in agency visitations with underwriters, claim representatives or loss control representatives to begin developing customer contacts. - Occasional travel, including overnights, may be required. - Participate in a 4–6-month formal training program to learn fundamentals of property & casualty insurance. - 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 underwriting for the Specialty Marine line of business. - Participate in job-shadow arrangements in various departments. - Participate in agency visitations with underwriters, claim representatives or loss control representatives to begin developing customer contacts. - Occasional travel, including overnights, may be required.

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.

The Chief Underwriting Officer is responsible for the underwriting results of Acadia Insurance. The CUO supports the organization in developing and implementing strategic and tactical actions that support profitable growth and the realization of our vision to be a favorite risk partner by both insurance distributors and business owners. Key functions will include but are not limited to:    - Works with Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial and Shared Services to identify opportunities to improve underwriting results for Acadia Insurance. - Leads and implements special projects involving internal processes and information systems that help Acadia achieve profitable growth. - Monitor and evaluate industry, court and state regulatory developments and works directly with the Legal Department to ensure that Acadia is in compliance with all state laws, rules, and guidelines. - Partners with the other CUOs from Berkley Regional Companies to develop and implement underwriting strategies. - The CUO will be responsible for the implementation of these strategies at Acadia. - Monitors product, class and state performance and conducts necessary analysis developing recommendations and coverage and rate modifications to achieve targeted results.  - Partners with Actuarial and Berkley’s Reinsurance department to develop reinsurance programs consistent with our risk retention and performance performance objectives. - Responsible for the Home Office Underwriting quality reviews and results. - Provide technical training for commercial lines staff, including delivering content to the Basic and Intermediate Training Programs. - In collaboration with the actuary department, participates in therate review process and ensures that the required filings are completed for each jurisdiction.  - Responsible for setting, monitoring, and evaluating levels of underwriting authority for each underwriting profit center. - Responsible for working with the leader of Acadia’s Loss Control Department. Collaborates with the leaders of Loss Control to continually increase effectiveness and efficiency by leveraging technology and third-party data and resources. - Ensures that communication channels across underwriting are productive by providing relevant and timely information and updates to all stakeholders.

The Senior Loss Control Representative will assist in the acquisition and retention of profitable business by identifying and evaluating hazards and controls for new and existing accounts reduce and control potential losses. Key functions will include but not limited to:   - Conducts surveys and services accounts by identifying and evaluating hazards and controls pertaining to all lines of coverage. - Services existing accounts according to mutually agreed upon plans developed for each account. - Submits recommendations to improve conditions which will mitigate or control the hazards identified and follows-up on recommendations. - Assists accounts on potential exposures and promotes the value of Loss Control and sound safety program in the acquisition and retention of profitable business. - Appraises properties to determine replacement costs for fire insurance coverage. - Monitors own workload to ensure timely service and meet deadlines. - Participates in agency visits and staff meetings as needed. - Provides technical assistance to the claim department on losses. - Provides loss control services for all departments and assists other departments in their efforts to write and retain profitable business. - Coordinates the collection and dissemination of material related to specialized technical areas assigned. - Participates in training and self-development and may mentor/train others within the department. - Meets or exceeds Department Standards for production, quality and timeliness of survey work. - Keeps abreast of industry news and developments. - Exhibits proficiency in all types of surveys for all lines and programs.

The Senior Underwriter builds dynamic relationships, maintains a strong distribution channel, drives written premium growth, and maximizes renewal retention while delivering a high degree of customer satisfaction within our footprint of Independent Agencies.  Key functions will include but are not limited to: - Strengthens relationships and educates agents within agency plan to maximize opportunities and achieve profitable growth. - Achieves new business premium, renewal premium retention and rate change objectives. - Within company guidelines and granted underwriting authority, evaluates new and renewal information to determines risk acceptability terms/conditions to be quoted, and priced. - Utilizes various underwriting tools to: determine acceptable risk characteristics; determine accurate exposure classifications; set adequate property limits to accomplish appropriate insurance to value and rate and quote business to agents. - Orders and reviews inspections to confirm accounts written are consistent with preliminary underwriting information and acts when the inspection reveals unacceptable risk characteristics. - Account size varies but typically falls in the $100k-$500k range. 

The Claims Representative Trainee is a member of our Insurance Training Program where s/he will learn all aspects of commercial property and casualty insurance.    Upon successful completion of the program s/he will build relationships with our agents and insureds by working with them on investigating, evaluating, reserving, negotiating and resolving casualty claims.  Key functions of the role include but are not limited to: - Participate in a four to six-month formal training program to learn fundamentals of property & casualty insurance. - 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 claims adjusting. - Participate in job-shadow arrangements in various departments. - Participate in agency visitations with Underwriters, Claim Representatives or Loss Control Representatives to begin developing customer contacts.

The Regional Marketing Director is accountable for providing direction and leadership for the regional agency/field operation and is responsible for the sales, distribution, agency engagement, and marketing strategy to ensure long-term growth and profitability.  S/he is responsible for the development and execution of industry leading go-to-market, sales, marketing and customer engagement strategies while developing and maintaining highly effective relationships with both external (e.g. independent agents) and internal customers (e.g. underwriting).  Key functions include but are not limited to: - Builds and cultivates mutually beneficial partnerships with agency ownership, management and frontline staff to increase Acadia’s relevancy within the agency. Establishes position as a trusted advisor while delivering product information, underwriting philosophy, customer experience benefits and new business development to increase depth and maximize agency revenue - Works with Underwriting Directors, and Home Office to manage regional book of business and identifies market opportunities by analyzing competitor intelligence, market and industry research, loss ratios, mix of business, policy count, premium growth, hit ratios and business retention. - Enterprise resource for customer-facing service touchpoints company-wide. - Identify, develop and manage association relationships - Collaborates with PCM’s to lead ABOA - May hire, develops, and lead a team of Sales Specialists and Customer Experience Advocates that will execute on the developed strategies and will consistently achieve/exceed their goals - Works with key business partners to identify operational processes and touchpoint inefficiencies that create redundant or unnecessary steps in the customer experience process. - Collaborates with various departmental leadership and field team members to adjust practices and protocols for operational efficiency - Possesses a strong knowledge of the territory and the region including agency, competitor, demographics and economic trends.  Shares this knowledge with the Acadia team to promote organizational learning and opportunities. - Conducts regular phone calls and visits with agency principals, producers and CSRs with pre-defined agenda topics related to production, individual accounts (including pipeline development), proposals, competition and products - Takes an innovative and entrepreneurial approach to identifying and developing new business opportunities, sales strategies, customer service and engagement strategies - n collaboration with key stakeholders, develops an annual Business Development Strategy for assigned territory that matches our market potential, underwriting appetite, customer base and competitive environment - Utilizes market analytics to assess geographic territory and identify prospect and current customers with highest growth potential. - Agency Reviews - Develops understanding of specific industry characteristics including customer behaviors and patterns within the assigned territory - Develops and maintains key relationships with other W.R. Berkley companies to capitalize on business opportunities and efficiencies - Active contributor to segment leaders including support of overarching strategy - Mentoring/Coaching

The Senior Underwriter is responsible for managing all related underwriting tasks required in assigned territory to promote written premium growth and favorable loss ratio results. S/he builds dynamic relationships, maintains a strong distribution channel, drives written premium growth, and maximizes renewal retention while delivering a high degree of customer satisfaction within our footprint of Independent Agencies. Account size varies but typically falls in the $8M-$14M range. Key functions will include but are not limited to: - Strengthens relationships and educates agents within agency plan to maximize opportunities and achieve profitable growth. - Achieves new business premium, renewal premium retention and rate change objectives. - Within company guidelines and granted underwriting authority, evaluates new and renewal information to determines risk acceptability terms/conditions to be quoted, and priced. - Utilizes various underwriting tools to: determine acceptable risk characteristics; determine accurate exposure classifications; set adequate property limits to accomplish appropriate insurance to value and rate and quote business to agents. - Orders and reviews inspections to confirm accounts written are consistent with preliminary underwriting information and acts when the inspection reveals unacceptable risk characteristics.

The Underwriter builds dynamic relationships, maintains a strong distribution channel, drives written premium growth, and maximizes renewal retention while delivering a high degree of customer satisfaction within our footprint of Independent Agencies. Account size varies but typically falls in the $5M-$8M range. Key functions will include but are not limited to: - Strengthens relationships and educates agents within agency plan to maximize opportunities and achieve profitable growth. - Achieves new business premium, renewal premium retention and rate change objectives. - Within company guidelines and granted underwriting authority, evaluates new and renewal information to determines risk acceptability terms/conditions to be quoted, and priced. - Utilizes various underwriting tools to: determine acceptable risk characteristics; determine accurate exposure classifications; set adequate property limits to accomplish appropriate insurance to value and rate and quote business to agents. - Orders and reviews inspections to confirm accounts written are consistent with preliminary underwriting information and acts when the inspection reveals unacceptable risk characteristics.

The Sr. Underwriter - Inland Marine will manage all related underwriting tasks required in assigned territory to promote written premium growth and favorable loss ratio results.   Key functions include: - Select and write new and renewal commercial accounts to achieve production and profit goals. - Manage assigned agency relationships and make agency visitations as needed. - Coordinate loss control and claims services as needed. - Negotiate facultative reinsurance on accounts where needed. - Refer items exceeding your authority level to Director in a timely manner to provide an analysis on a referral form with your recommendations. - Maintain a workflow for your assigned territory which meets all the standards and expectations of the department and consistency to strive to improve workflow. - Train or assist in training of others as necessary. Help co-workers improve their skills by sharing your knowledge. - Demonstrate enhanced product knowledge and act as a resource for team and other departments. - Demonstrate commitment to self-development, course learning and educational opportunities. - Demonstrate consistent commitment to department’s underwriting guidelines and best practices via formal and informal reviews and department roundtables. - Handle larger and more complex risks and agencies. - Provide direction to underwriters and support staff as needed - Maintain a workflow for assigned territory that meets all department service standards and expectations and consistently strive to improve workflow.