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Acadia Insurance (a Berkley Company) · 2 days ago

Senior Commercial Middle Market Underwriter

US-ID-Meridian

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Acadia Insurance, a Berkley Company, is a regional insurance provider focused on niche products and specialized coverages. The Senior Commercial Middle Market Underwriter will manage a book of business, underwrite commercial property and casualty accounts, and develop agency relationships to drive profitability and growth.

Commercial InsuranceInsurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage a book of business with autonomy to make decisions within authority level consistently achieving company strategies and goals

Assess new middle market commercial insurance risks and determine accurate classification of business, policy contract forms and pricing of risk. Accept and price risk in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within authority level

Review renewal accounts for acceptability by examining business operations, classification, contract forms and loss activity. Determine price in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within authority level. Review endorsement requests and take appropriate actions

Maintain accurate underwriting documentation and information to meet quality review standards

Develop, expand and enhance agency relationships to promote profitability and growth of new business and the retention of existing business. Travel within or to assigned territory to meet with agents to enhance business relationships

Leverage agent relationships to drive new business opportunities via existing relationships as well as where there is no existing relationship; continually prospect for new opportunities through pipeline development

Achieve or surpass agency visibility goals to include both in-person and virtual sales calls

Act as a business partner to agents. Use strong negotiation skills and deep product knowledge to meet the needs of the customer

Collaborate with claims, risk management and other underwriting team members as needed to ensure prompt and professional underwriting service is provided

Participate in, and may lead, underwriting and agency meetings/trainings

Identifiy, innovate, and suggest new procedures, and opportunities to streamline department processes and workflows

Cultivate strong customer service skills including consistency, timeliness, and product knowledge

Qualification

Commercial underwritingRisk assessmentAgency relationship managementMiddle market operationsAdvanced insurance educationCustomer service skillsNegotiation skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills