Associate Underwriter I - Jersey City, United States - Berkley

Berkley

Verified Company

Jersey City, United States

14 hours ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Company Details:
W.R. Berkley Corporation, founded in 1967, is one of the nation's premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers. Founded in 2004, Berkley Environmental has underwriting and account executive units in seven regions.

Berkley Environmental offers an array of coverages for virtually all classes traditionally known to have environmental liability exposures on both an admitted and non-admitted basis.

We provide a comprehensive portfolio of commercial property casualty insurance, automobile liability and workers' compensation, along with claim services, providing expertise to meet the unique business needs of our customers.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities:

The associate program is a 12month program.
The expectation upon successful completion of the program is to be assigned as an entry level underwriter or entry level claims adjuster.
Open to all office locations for underwriting (Boston, Jersey City, Philadelphia, Dallas, Chicago, Walnut Creek & Los Angles) and NJ or Texas for claims
Each Associate will complete a rotation in our Underwriting and Claims Department with exposure to our other teams including Finance, Premium Audit, Sales and Marketing, among others.
Associates works under direct supervision. As an associate, you will participate in a training program that will combine coursework and onthe

- job training.

Associates will actively learn about property, casualty and environmental products, underwriting and claims philosophies, strategies, processes and procedures
Associates will establish relationships within the Company and industry and develop entry level sales and marketing skills.

All trainees will:

Obtain a thorough understanding of the insurance industry
Learn the property, casualty and environmental products underwritten by Berkley Environmental
Learn the workflows, guidelines and processing steps within the business units
Learn to interact and collaborate with colleagues within the business units

Our Underwriting Associates will:

Learn to underwrite Berkley Environmental products (risk assessment, regulatory compliance, financial analysis and develop decision making skills)
Assist in underwriting and pricing accounts in accordance with business strategies. Formulate and communicate recommendations based on learned underwriting skills
Learn how to perform a financial analysis on the audited/reviewed financials or other financial information of insures using appropriate tools
Underwrite endorsement requests from brokers and forward to the underwriting assistant to issue
Develop marketing skills with our agents, brokers and clients
Complete INS21, INS 22, & INS 23 courses

Qualifications:

Work for Berkley Environmental in their current position for a minimum of 6 months
College degree or equivalent
Demonstrated an interest in either claims and/or underwriting in their prior position
If selected during the interview process, the current manager will be consulted prior to program acceptance
Exhibit strong oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated an ability to learn on multiple technology platforms
Be Detail oriented
Demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
Capable of working in a "paperless" work environment
Exhibit an ability to work independently & collaboratively, while handling multiple tasks in a dynamic fast paced environment
Be selfreliant & motivated

Education Requirement