Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability

berkley· Underwriting
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🌍 Remote📍 Irving, TX, USOTHER

About this role

Company Details

 

Vela Insurance Services provides specialized Excess and Surplus Lines Casualty and Professional Liability insurance solutions in the following market segments: Construction, Specialty Casualty, & Professional Liability.  We offer national service and local knowledge to our exclusive wholesale broker network and the businesses they serve.

 

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Responsibilities

Reporting to the Segment Leader, the Underwriting Manager is responsible for leading a team of Broker Specialists and Renewal Underwriters within our Professional Liability, Specialty Casualty and Construction segment and driving the results for the group.

 

In this role you'll ensure underwriting excellence, support profitable growth, strengthen broker relationships, and reinforce Vela’s underwriting strategies while championing our sales culture.  You'll also have overall management responsibility for your aligned team.

 

This role can be based in our Scottsdale, AZ office from remote in other western US locations.

  • Leading the team of underwriters in driving premium, rate, and profitability goals
  • Achieving premium, rate and profitability goals
  • Assisting in refining and updating the Underwriting Guidelines
  • Training, coaching and developing team members
  • Participating in the sourcing, interviewing and hiring of new team members
  • Drive broker engagement strategies to enhance new business growth and renewal retention
  • Applying analytics to distribution management
  • Maintaining own book of business

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5+ years’ commercial lines underwriting experience
  • Experience in and understanding of the E&S competitive marketplace
  • Demonstrated technical expertise and product knowledge in Manufacturing and Products
  • A drive to be creative and innovative in advancing the success of the assigned team/ region
  • Willingness to challenge the status quo and embrace change
  • A strong desire to compete – and to win
  • A team player approach
  • Strong communication skills
  • Advanced analytical and creative problem-solving skills
  • Four (4) year College Degree, or commensurate experience and training
  • Professional Insurance designations preferred: CPCU, CRIS, ASLI, AU

Sponsorship Details

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Segment Leader, the Underwriting Manager is responsible for leading a team of Broker Specialists and Renewal Underwriters within our Professional Liability, Specialty Casualty and Construction segment and driving the results for the group.
 
In this role you'll ensure underwriting excellence, support profitable growth, strengthen broker relationships, and reinforce Vela’s underwriting strategies while championing our sales culture.  You'll also have overall management responsibility for your aligned team.
 
This role can be based in our Scottsdale, AZ office from remote in other western US locations.
- Leading the team of underwriters in driving premium, rate, and profitability goals
- Achieving premium, rate and profitability goals
- Assisting in refining and updating the Underwriting Guidelines
- Training, coaching and developing team members
- Participating in the sourcing, interviewing and hiring of new team members
- Drive broker engagement strategies to enhance new business growth and renewal retention
- Applying analytics to distribution management
- Maintaining own book of business

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is the Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability job at berkley remote?
Yes, this Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability position at berkley is remote, with team members based in Irving, TX, US. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Is the Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability role at berkley full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a OTHER position. It is posted as a Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability role in the Underwriting department at berkley.
Which team or department does the Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability at berkley belong to?
This Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability position is part of the Underwriting department at berkley. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability job at berkley posted?
This Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability position at berkley was posted on May 29, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Underwriting Manager - Professional Liability
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