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Acadia Insurance (a Berkley Company) · 3 months ago

Life Science Specialist

CA, Los Angeles

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$110K/yr - $140K/yr

5+ years exp

Acadia Insurance, part of W.R. Berkley Corporation, is a Fortune 500 company focused on providing high-quality insurance products and services to specialized markets. The Life Science Specialist role is responsible for new business marketing, renewal analysis, and servicing an assigned group of producers, while building strong relationships and ensuring financial goals are met.

Commercial InsuranceInsurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Build strong relationships with and manage brokers to ensure you meet or exceed financial goals including growth, profit, retention, and new business

Responsible for account solicitation, risk selection and analysis including the corresponding documentation, pricing and marketing of Berkley Life Sciences products and services for new and existing customers

Business development results for assigned book of business including finding and developing new producers to expand the team’s opportunities within a specific region

Identify opportunities for account rounding

Provide technical support to producers and insureds

Stay current with all compliance, procedural and workflow changes

Work collaboratively and effectively with, life science associate, operations, legal, home office underwriting, risk management and claims

Engage in innovation initiatives, product launches, marketing campaigns and short-term projects as appropriate to contribute positively towards success of the overall team and company

Qualification

Underwriting experienceLife Science Products LiabilityTechnical ExcellenceCustomer FocusAnalytical mindAdvanced Microsoft proficiencyExceptional communication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Minimum of 5 years of underwriting experience

Claims made experience a plus

Life Science Products Liability experience

Exceptional oral and written communication skills. Your communication style is flexible to the situation. You communicate clearly and with a purpose

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

You have a proven track record of building and maintaining strong business relationships with insureds, agents & brokers

A strong customer service bias. You want to get to yes. You are known for your super responsiveness. You can say no and preserve your relationships

Natural curiosity. You love learning how things work and you are always looking for innovative improvements

An analytical mind. You love to dive into the details of an account in order to craft pricing and coverage that meet risk selection guidelines, profitability models and customer needs

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, including overnight travel

Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft suite of products