Underwriting Assistant

Company Details

At Berkley Entertainment, we have over 25 years of underwriting risks in Entertainment & Sports. Our one focus is entertainment insurance. We bring our decades of entertainment experience together to go beyond the basics, providing crafted coverage solutions to protect our clients.

Our team’s industry experience and collaborative approach leads to great client solutions — and this is by design. We are here to assist with customizing products and services that are tailored to respond to each client’s unique exposures.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

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Responsibilities

The Underwriting Assistant is responsible for assisting and supporting underwriters with quoting, rating and issuance of new business, quotes, renewals, and endorsements. This position also responds to problem situations from brokers and performs customer service tasks as needed. Key functions include but are not limited to:

Policy rating (all states, multi-line) in our policy issuance system and/or Rackley.

Review of incoming submissions and subsequent documents for completeness along with class of business, branch code and other required information

Work with Underwriters and brokers to obtain necessary information.

Process quotes and issuing policies in policy issuance system.

Ensure policies are issued based upon the terms and conditions outlined in the binder.

Participate as needed in systems and workflow development as required.

Review workload daily to determine if established timelines are obtainable and working with management as issues arise.

Qualifications

BA/BS degree preferred.

3- 5 years of commercial multi-line rating experience.

Extensive knowledge of insurance and policy issuance systems.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Must be detailed-oriented.

Proficient in Excel and Word.

Able to multi-task effectively.

Customer service & teamwork oriented.

Excellent Decision-making skills required.

Knowledge of AMS Rackley is helpful.

Experience working in paperless environment helpful.

Able to handle all objectives with minimal management involvement.

Take responsibility for actions, and ability to adjust to new situations and changing priorities with minimal impact to daily responsibilities.

Additional Company Details

We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees. 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.

Berkley Entertainment