Job description
Job Summary
Directly impacts the company’s growth and profitability goals within an assigned territory and book of business. Underwrites commercial property and casualty accounts by determining risk acceptability and pricing in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within established authority level. Maintains autonomy in work and management of book of business in a fast-paced environment. Serves as the point of contact for assigned agencies and is responsible for the agency relationship.
BNP offers a hybrid work location model that is designed to support flexibility.
Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Manages a book of business with autonomy to make decisions within authority level consistently achieving company strategies and goals.
- Assesses new Agribusiness insurance risks and determines accurate classification of business, policy contract forms and pricing of risk. Accepts and prices risk in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within authority level.
- Reviews renewal accounts for acceptability by examining business operations, classification, contract forms and loss activity. Determines price in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within authority level. Reviews endorsement requests and takes appropriate action.
- Maintains accurate underwriting documentation and information to meet quality review standards.
- Develops, expands and enhances 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.
- Leads or participates in agency training sessions.
- Leverages agent relationships to drive new business opportunities via existing relationships as well as where there is no existing relationship; continually prospects for new opportunities through pipeline development.
- Achieves or surpasses agency visibility goals to include both in person and virtual sales calls.
- Acts as a business partner to agents. Uses strong negotiation skills and deep product knowledge to meet the needs of the customer.
- Collaborates with claims, risk management and other underwriting team members as needed to ensure prompt and professional underwriting service is provided.
- Participates in, and may lead, underwriting and agency meetings.
- Identifies, innovates, and suggests new procedures, and opportunities to streamline department processes and workflows.
- Cultivates strong customer service skills including consistency, timeliness, and product knowledge.
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to represent Berkley North Pacific to external customers in a positive and effective manner
- Thrive in a highly competitive and results-driven environment
- Effectively organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities
- Communicate with a high level of professionalism with internal and external customers
- Develop and maintain strong business relationships; and travel on a regular basis, including overnight.
- Ability to work outside normal work schedule to fulfill responsibilities
- Reasonable, regular, predictable attendance is essential
- Familiarity with agricultural operations and corresponding insurance products
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college or university; or more than five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Advanced insurance education desired, i.e., CPCU, AAI, CIC
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