AVP, Territory Manager
About the role
Berkley Asset Protection was established in 2008 to deliver the industry's most complete and high quality portfolio of specialized insurance products and services to protect fine art, jewelry and other high-value personal and commercial assets. We support the market through close partnerships with an established distribution network of retail and wholesale insurance professionals. Our brokers and agents cater to a global base of clients in a variety of environments, including private and corporate art collections, museums, galleries, and exhibition, jewelry wholesalers, retailers, and manufacturers, along with those who work with collectibles, currencies, securities, and other high-value assets. Our claims and loss control operation is the undisputed gold standard for the entire fine art and jewelry insurance industry.
What You Can Expect
- Culture of innovation, teamwork, supportive colleagues and leaders willing to invest in talent
- Internal mobility opportunities
- Visibility to senior leaders and partnership with cross functional teams
- Opportunity to impact change
Responsibilities
This role will be responsible for transactional underwriting and functions associated with underwriting risks on behalf of Berkley Asset Protection.
- Review and approve new business, endorsements and renewals that fall within underwriting authority and company guidelines. Refer risks that fall outside authority or guidelines
- Review risk management reports to identify and recommend risk management solutions and requirements
- Provide pro-active quote coaching for agents on new business submissions; align and convert referred accounts to new business
- Recommend service and risk management solutions at new line and other points of the underwriting transaction with agent/broker
- Manage book of business as it grows ensuring high quality and profitability of business
- Anticipate insured and agent needs and find service solutions
- Collaborate with Distribution, Marketing and Customer Service colleagues to ensure alignment and a consistent customer experience
- Frequent in person agent visits for large clients throughout the United States
- Work closely with management to implement new innovative solutions to workflow and processing
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- 10+ years of work experience in high net worth underwriting
- People management experience preferable but not required
- Incredible empathy and understanding of the needs of our customers, both insureds and their agents alike. You will be an excellent, pro-active advocate for Berkley Asset Protection customers and are passionate about their brand experience
- Exceptional communication skills. Your communication style is flexible to the situation. From communicating updates to your team, to discussing metrics with key stakeholders, or presenting to leadership, you communicate clearly and with a purpose
- A love of process and optimization. You are excited about the opportunity to create and experiment with underwriting quality and support processes and are willing and able to lead others using them
- 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
- Natural curiosity. You love learning how things work and you are always looking for innovative improvements
Benefits
- Competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees
- Base Salary Range: $150,000-$200,000
- Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans