AVP, Business Development Underwriting Manager

Berkley • Atlanta, GA

100d

About The Position

As an AVP, Business Development Underwriting Manager, you'll be a key contributor to the Berkley One brand. You will be responsible for driving successful, productive relationships and growth with our agency partners and other networking partners in a moderate to large territory or region. They will serve as both direct and informal leaders for their region and within Berkley One. The ideal candidate will have experience contributing to successful marketing strategy and delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of successful agency management experience (high net worth insurance experience preferred, but not required).
• Incredible empathy and understanding of the needs of customers, both insureds and their agents alike.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, a communication style that is flexible to the situation.
• A love of process and optimization and excited about the opportunity to experiment with building the Berkley One brand.

Nice To Haves

• Experience contributing on a high performing marketing/distribution/sales team in a high growth, fast paced environment.
• Calm under pressure with excellent organizational skills, integrity, and great follow-through on tasks.
• A strong sense of accountability, fun and adventure.
• Natural curiosity, a love learning how things work and always looking for innovative improvements.

Responsibilities

• Execute agency management strategies, including distribution management activities, in order to meet or exceed growth and profit targets by state and by agent/broker.
• In assigned geography, identify and appoint new agent/broker partners who will positively contribute to the growth of Berkley One. Manage out non-performing agents.
• Lead agency business planning, including new business, retention, hit ratio, profit, efficiency and other targets.
• Execute activities and projects relative to business development, lead generation, networking and events, campaign management and brand building.
• Collect and share market information with the larger organization, as the owner of assigned geography.
• Travel throughout the assigned territory is required and averages 60% of each week.
• Provide quote coaching and other new business assistance to agency partners in collaboration with inside sales and PODs.
• Track agency partner financial performance and pro-actively adjust strategies and tactics to leverage opportunities, revenue generation and the establishment of the Berkley One brand.
• Build successful connections between agency partners and relevant Berkley One functions in order to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Contribute to build of distribution capabilities in support of Berkley One’s business strategies and goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plan.
• Robust benefits package for full time regular employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees