Works with end users and internal staff to develop and translate business requirements for projects deliverables. Answers developer and end user questions through the development life cycle.   - Establish a strong relationship with our internal business units, as well as with other Berkley companies. - Collaborate with staff from all business units to understand and document business requirements for complex applications. - Define and document project scope, goals, objectives, and success criteria. - Recognize and address cross functional dependencies that arise during projects. - Identify gaps and process improvement opportunities in our production environment, on both business and technical sides. - Represent Verus and act as liaison on large cross company projects. - Facilitate requirements gathering sessions through face-to-face and WebEx meetings. - Translate business needs to detailed requirements for software development. - Provide requirements documentation to BTS for system enhancements. - Provide requirements documentation to Verus developers for Verus system enhancements. - Create documentation for new applications and systems. - Update existing documentation as needed. - Manage the testing process from start to finish. - Handle multiple projects simultaneously. - Complete mid to large projects with little supervision. - Train end users.

The AVP, Garage Product Line Leader (Garage PLL) is responsible for the underwriting function and P&L of the Garage business unit. The Product Line Leader maintains overall responsibility for underwriting, including revenue growth, profitability and competitiveness. The Garage PLL sets guidelines and controls, program parameters, and eligibility requirements for the business unit. They oversee business development programs to ensure they are consistent with the strategic direction of the business unit and defines and establishes program parameters, including limits, states of operation, lines of business and reinsurance levels. The Product Line Leader, in conjunction with the Chief Underwriting Officer, develops strategic plans and annual budgets. Ensures service delivery and client relationship management for the broker offices. Monitors results.   Business Strategy/Financial Responsibilities   - Defines and implements underwriting strategy and sets direction for product line. Accepts ultimate accountability for growth, profit and expense of the product lines. - Defines strategic opportunities within the marketplace and customizes the approach based on market/economic conditions. - Identifies and drives the development of new products and initiatives. - Accountable for controllable expenses. - Accountable for the management of underwriting measures including production, rate change, rate application, loss ratios, expenses and quality. - Provides supervision to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures and defined internal controls. - Identifies issues/impediments to achieving business results and implements corrective measures. - Provides singular point of contact for identifying/analyzing issues and results. - Monitors results. - Focuses and clarifies message from Senior Leadership. - Lead or significantly contribute to project teams.   Marketplace Responsibilities   - Provides creative solutions in process/structure to assure agile and appropriate response to customer needs. - Partners with Marketing in development marketing strategies. - Initiate and sustain close relationships with key accounts, producers, industry associations and specialized service providers, that directly enhance segment or line of business. - Experience in planning, orchestrating, and leading highly effective broker meetings. - Strong technical knowledge regarding underwriting, coverage and pricing within product line. - Serves as a company representative to external organizations, as appropriate.   People Management Responsibilities   - Responsible for the strategic allocation of resources, within staffing model, that will drive desired business results. - Manages the daily activities of underwriting staff and oversees all performance, coaching and staff development needs. - Oversees all department Human Resources activities. Hires, audits, trains, and supervises underwriting staff. - Accountable for staff selection, retention, development and diversity results. - Models behavior that encourages collaboration, teamwork and open communication.

We are seeking Casualty Underwriters (UW) that will support our Excess & Surplus lines book of general liability and excess liability. As a Casualty Underwriter, under minimal direction, you are responsible for underwriting risks in a book of business to achieve company premium and profit goals. The UW is responsible for the overall management, business development, analysis and monitoring of a book of business. The UW should independently work within specific limits of authority on assignments utilizing underwriting policies and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations as well as company policies and procedures. Maintains and develops broker relationships, including addressing opportunities and areas of concern. Participates in product line management including product enhancements as well as corrective actions.   Focus is maintained on their assigned brokers to foster growth, understand of our business, market our appetite and manage initiatives as well as serve as the key point person for resolution of service issues.   Key roles/responsibilities include the ability to: - Demonstrate broad knowledge of the business, the marketplace and company goals, objectives and performance measures through the effective delivery of all products and services - Identify and coordinate customized coverage, service and product needs to specific clients Act as a referral source on coverage and pricing - Achieve profitable growth through effective use of underwriting and business skills in assigned territory or book of business. This requires utilization of current data to initiate customized information to interpret pricing and exposure trends in the book. - Initiates appropriate actions to sustain profit which may include non-renewal, rate increases or applying pricing proposals utilizing advanced techniques - Assess rate adequacy relative to exposure and identify and evaluate exposures for each risk - Assess and prioritizes underwriting and service needs and the feasibility of their delivery - Share specialized knowledge of exposures for industry or market segments - Persuade customers in a preferred direction - Build and lead effective client teams - Negotiate advanced coverage issues - Solicit customer feedback and bring resolution to issues - Coach and develop staff on client management

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 E&O 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

Verus Underwriting Managers Allied Healthcare division provides professional liability and general liability solutions to the healthcare industry. Our risk portfolio includes medical spas, home health care providers, surgery centers, laboratories, pharmacies, clinics and a wide variety of individual healthcare professionals. We are looking to expand our Allied Healthcare platform in a prudent and cautious way. We need an AVP of Allied Healthcare that is willing to roll up their sleeves and evaluate our existing product portfolio with the goal of identifying opportunities for profitable growth.   We are currently seeking a talented candidate with experience and proven record of accomplishment in underwriting and developing the Allied Healthcare product line. We are looking for a detail oriented, critical thinker who is able to take initiative, work collaboratively with others and has long standing broker relationships with wholesale brokers. This person will work efficiently and effectively with the Vice President of Professional Liability to develop, enhance and grow our current Allied Healthcare product. We are looking for the best in the business, both technical underwriting skill set, broker relationships and product development.   - Ability to develop, enhance and grow our existing Allied Healthcare products - Maintain overall responsibility for underwriting, including revenue growth, profitability and competitiveness - Review claims to identify trends and collaborate with Claims department - Update underwriting guidelines, policy forms, and develop necessary applications - Establish underwriting guidelines, policy forms and necessary applications for new products in the Allied Healthcare space that Verus does not currently underwrite - Work with Actuarial team to establish appropriate rate structure and manage rate adequacy on book of business - Agency relationship management and development of new sources of business - Underwrite and manage book of business for an assigned broker base and obtain or exceed new business production and profit goals - Involvement in planning and implementation of administrative, technical and operational direction, to achieve defined goals and objectives - Assists in the development of strategic initiatives, premium plans and annual establishment of Division budget - Act as a referral source and actively mentor and develop less experienced staff - Manage retention on book of business - Ability to develop and maintain strong broker relationships - Maintain a strategic and aggressive travel plan (average 25% travel)

Verus underwriters are curious, creative problem solvers who work with our agents to create appropriately priced policies to insure their customers' risks. We are seeking Senior Professional Lines underwriters that will support our Excess & Surplus lines book of lawyers, errors & omissions, miscellaneous professional, title and real estate agents, and public entity business. Successful underwriters who 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 minimal supervision, the professional lines underwriter is responsible for underwriting risks in a book of business to achieve company premium and profit goals. As a Senior Professional Lines Underwriter, you would be responsible for the overall management, business development, analysis and monitoring of a book of business. You would be expected to work independently within specific limits of authority on assignments utilizing underwriting policies and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations, as well as company policies and procedures. You would be expected to maintain and develop broker relationships, including addressing opportunities and areas of concern. Participation in product line management, including product enhancements as well as corrective actions.   - Skill and knowledge of broker/agency management and relationship building including new sources of business - Record of accomplishment 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 - Assisting with the training of underwriting staff - Handles more complex risks - Serves as a company representative to external organizations, as appropriate - Provide timely, courteous and efficient service to all internal and external clients - Ability to identify and call appropriate attention to broker performance issues - Serves on task force and committees, and actively participates in projects - Understanding of pricing and risk selection criteria - Perform other duties as assigned - Works collaboratively with other team members and mentors less experienced underwriters - Monitors key performance metrics in order to achieve individual and unit goals - Keeps current on issues affecting the professional liability line of business as well as the competitors and the overall marketplace. Attends industry conferences as required