Senior Underwriter - Fine Art

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 exhibitions, 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.

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

As a Senior Underwriter - Fine Art, you will be responsible for helping shape the fine art underwriting strategy, and its execution across portfolio management and transactional underwriting functions on behalf of Berkley Asset Protection.

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
• Benefits – competitive compensation, paid time off, comprehensive wellness benefits and programs, employer funded health savings account, profit sharing, 401k, paid parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tuition assistance and professional continuing education

We'll count on you to:

• Mentor and collaborate closely with Junior Underwriters, providing oversight of underwriting activities, coaching on complex new art risks, and ongoing mentorship to strengthen technical capabilities and support the growth of the practice.
• Underwrite an assigned book of business in accordance with company guidelines and delegated underwriting authority.
• Maintain a profitable book of business that achieves established premium, retention, Gross Loss Ratio, and Gross Expense Ratio objectives.
• Review, evaluate, and price new and renewal business to ensure appropriate risk selection and profitability.
• Support staff on challenging risk evaluations, service situations, and during periods of high case volume. Use these opportunities to promote underwriter training, with an eye towards operational efficiency and consistency in underwriting approach.
• Work closely with underwriters to ensure achievement of individual and team renewal retention goals and new business production targets.
• Provide technical underwriting guidance and support for complex accounts, referrals, and coverage decisions.
• Conduct quality reviews to ensure underwriting decisions, documentation, and account handling are consistent with company underwriting guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with agents, brokers, and internal business partners to support profitable growth and customer retention.
• Collaborate closely with Fine Art Practice Leader and other senior management on innovation, business planning, production strategies, market opportunities, strategic planning and portfolio management initiatives.
• Prepare and analyze reports related to production, profitability, retention, and underwriting performance.
• Promote continuous improvement of underwriting processes, operational efficiency, and service delivery standards.
• Accurately document underwriting decisions and maintain complete account records in company systems.

What you need to have:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in specialty fine art underwriting
• 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
• People management experience preferable but not required

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We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. Only solicited resumes/candidate profiles that are submitted by a Berkley Preferred Agency Partner that have been requested by Berkley Internal Recruiting to engage in a particular search will be subject to the payment of Agency fees as defined in the formal agency agreement. Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles are not subject to payment of the agency fees.

The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees which for this role include:
• Base Salary Range: $70,000 - $130,000
• Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus.
• Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans.

The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role