Junior Underwriter at Berkley… · Chicago

Summary: Berkley Construction Solutions (BCS) offers lead and excess liability capacity to the commercial construction industry. The Junior Underwriter role is an early-career position responsible for evaluating, selecting, and pricing excess casualty construction risks while leveraging advanced underwriting systems and technology. Responsibilities: - Evaluate new and renewal excess casualty construction submissions using BCS’s underwriting systems, workflow tools, and integrated data sources - Leverage AI‑enabled submission intake, data enrichment, and risk scoring tools to support underwriting analysis and decision‑making - Review system‑generated insights, alerts, and data outputs to validate risk information and identify items requiring underwriting judgment - Prepare underwriting recommendations, pricing inputs, and coverage terms within established guidelines and authority - Support efficient quote‑to‑bind execution by utilizing intuitive, technology‑driven underwriting workflows - Maintain accurate underwriting files and documentation within core underwriting and analytics platforms - Collaborate with Operations, Technology, Claims, and Finance teams to ensure data accuracy and workflow adherence - Adhere to underwriting governance, authority structures, and system controls designed to ensure consistency and compliance - Support continuous improvement initiatives by providing feedback on underwriting tools and processes - Perform other duties as assigned Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree required - 0–3 years of related underwriting, insurance, or financial services experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) - Foundational understanding of commercial underwriting principles and risk evaluation - Strong comfort working in technology‑enabled underwriting environments - Ability to interpret and apply system‑generated data, analytics, and AI‑driven insights - Demonstrated aptitude for learning underwriting concepts, systems, workflows, and automation tools - Strong analytical, organizational, and time‑management skills - Effective written and verbal communication skills - Interest in developing expertise in excess casualty and construction underwriting - Ability to travel 20% Preferred Qualifications: - Progress toward insurance designations (AU, CPCU) preferred but not required Required Skills: Commercial underwriting principles, Risk evaluation, Technology-enabled underwriting Important Skills: Data analytics, Automation tools Nice-to-Have Skills: Interest in excess casualty, Learning aptitude, Insurance designations AU, Insurance designations CPCU, Time-management skills Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k), Profit-Sharing plans