Life Sciences Underwriter - Products and Excess

Company Details

 

W.R. Berkley Corporation is a Fortune 500 Company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is made up of dedicated and passionate people committed to delivering the highest quality insurance products and services to specialized markets worldwide.

 

Our culture is one of innovation, creativity and teamwork. Our team is highly motivated, passionate about our business, and deeply experienced in developing and delivering product and service solutions in the life science marketplace. You will join a highly respected team of experienced, successful professionals with deep expertise in this market as they build the company of the future.

 

At Berkley Life Sciences, we insure the future of life science innovators today.  We do so by serving as a preferred market for the life science industry around the globe, offering a broad range of sophisticated property & casualty products and services designed to meet our customers’ individualized needs. 

 

The company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

 

Berkley Life Sciences professionals cohesively respond to the unique challenges faced by our life science customers.  We are looking for talented and dedicated professionals to join our team.

 

Company URL:   https://berkleyls.com/

Responsibilities

This role, a key contributor within the Berkley Life Sciences organization, is responsible for the new business marketing and production, renewal underwriting and service of business for an assigned group of producers.   Additionally, this position can grow to include direct management of other underwriters as well as responsibility for their results. 

 

This opportunity is ideal for an underwriting professional who wants to build specialized expertise in life sciences product liability and excess lines and play a meaningful role in driving profitable growth in a fast‑evolving, innovative industry.

 

In strategic alliance with the VP, Underwriting Manager:

• Build strong relationships with brokers to ensure you meet or exceed financial goals including growth, profit, retention, and new business.
• Responsible for account solicitation, risk selection and analysis including the corresponding documentation, pricing and marketing of Berkley Life Sciences products and services for new and existing customers.
• Business development results for assigned territories

• Identify opportunities for account rounding.
• Provide technical support to producers and insureds
• Stay current with all compliance, procedural and workflow changes.

• Work collaboratively and effectively with, underwriting associate, operations, legal, home office underwriting and claims
• Engage in innovation initiatives, product launches, marketing campaigns and short-term projects as appropriate to contribute positively towards success of the overall team and company.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Experience

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills. Your communication style is flexible to the situation. You communicate clearly and with a purpose
• Calm under pressure. You have excellent organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through on tasks. You are comfortable challenging norms while working collaboratively with colleagues at all levels of the organization
• You have a strong sense of accountability, fun and adventure
• You have a proven track record of building and maintaining strong business relationships with insureds, agents & brokers.
• A strong customer service bias. You want to get to yes. You are known for your super responsiveness. You can say no and preserve your relationships.
• Natural curiosity. You love learning how things work and you are always looking for innovative improvements
• An analytical mind. You love to dive into the details of an account in order to craft pricing and coverage that meet underwriting guidelines, profitability models and customer needs
• A minimum of 8 years of underwriting experience, with progressively increasing responsibilities.
• Claims made experience a plus.
• Life Science Products Liability experience
• Occasional travel requirements
• Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft suite of products

 

 

Additional Company Details

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees including: • Base Salary Range: 120k-$180k • Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus • Benefits include: Health, dental, vision, dental, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Responsibilities

This role, a key contributor within the Berkley Life Sciences organization, is responsible for the new business marketing and production, renewal underwriting and service of business for an assigned group of producers.   Additionally, this position can grow to include direct management of other underwriters as well as responsibility for their results. 
 
This opportunity is ideal for an underwriting professional who wants to build specialized expertise in life sciences product liability and excess lines and play a meaningful role in driving profitable growth in a fast‑evolving, innovative industry.
 
In strategic alliance with the VP, Underwriting Manager:
- Build strong relationships with brokers to ensure you meet or exceed financial goals including growth, profit, retention, and new business.
- Responsible for account solicitation, risk selection and analysis including the corresponding documentation, pricing and marketing of Berkley Life Sciences products and services for new and existing customers.
- Business development results for assigned territories
- Identify opportunities for account rounding.
- Provide technical support to producers and insureds
- Stay current with all compliance, procedural and workflow changes.
- Work collaboratively and effectively with, underwriting associate, operations, legal, home office underwriting and claims
- Engage in innovation initiatives, product launches, marketing campaigns and short-term projects as appropriate to contribute positively towards success of the overall team and company.