Job Description

Company Details

Acadia Insurance is a regional property casualty insurer with offices throughout the Northeast. As a member of W.R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB), one of the largest property casualty insurance holding companies in the United States, our financial strength and integrity are two of the main reasons why Independent Agents place business with us. Acadia is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best, with an A+ claim paying ability rating by Standard & Poors.

For more information about Acadia, please visit our website at www.acadiainsurance.com.

Responsibilities

Responsible for assisting branch offices in meeting their growth and profit goals by providing expertise in commercial property or casualty.

* Provides technical expertise to the field underwriting staff on the larger more complex accounts.
* Accountable for achieving profitable growth goals in collaboration with branches.
* Develops a collaborative branch/home office working relationship through significant branch visits.
* Works with the branch, marketing, loss control and claims to add new products to Acadia's portfolio.
* Supports the branch with the training and development of their underwriting staff.
* Performs branch audits, including review of underwriting files for compliance with company guidelines.
* In conjunction with branch and department staff, sets underwriting, pricing and reinsurance guidelines.
* Conducts rate review process working in conjunction with actuarial, branch staff and management to set rates that will position the casualty lines for profitable growth.
* Monitors growth and profit of the property or casualty lines and communicates results and trends to branch and management.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelors degree and ten years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.