London Territory Manager

Berkley Life Sciences, LLC; City of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services and insurance firm is seeking a Mid-Senior level professional to develop and launch a new territory office. The role requires at least 8 years of underwriting experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to build relationships with brokers and agents. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, with travel required up to 50%.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Eligible for annual discretionary bonus

Benefits include health, dental, vision, and wellness programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of underwriting experience.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a territory start‑up plan.
• Build foundational relationships with local brokers and agents.
• Monitor and report on territory performance metrics.
• Devise strategies to grow profitably.

Skills

Entrepreneurial Leadership

Relationship & Personal Leadership

Technical & Job Effectiveness

Innovation and Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

W.R. Berkley Corporation is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is committed to delivering high‑quality insurance products and services to specialized markets worldwide. Our culture values innovation, creativity, and teamwork.

Company Details

Company URL: https://berkleyls.com/

Responsibilities

This role serves as a key contributor within the Berkley Life Sciences organization, responsible for developing and executing a strategic plan to build, launch and sustain a new territory office that supports long‑term profitable growth of all products within the assigned territory. It serves as a strategic connector between US field underwriting teams and the UK, ensuring alignment, consistency, and momentum across territories.

Specific Duties (Strategic Alliance with the President)

• Develop and execute a territory start‑up plan, including broker engagement, compliance and underwriting protocols, client acquisition strategies, and brand awareness initiatives.
• Build foundational relationships with local brokers, agents, and industry stakeholders to accelerate market entry and drive early business results.
• Monitor and report on territory performance metrics (growth, profit, retention, new business), adjusting strategies to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities.
• Devise strategies and protocols to grow profitably during all market cycles.
• Responsible for account solicitation, risk selection and analysis including documentation, pricing and marketing of Berkley Life Sciences products and services for new and existing customers.
• Identify opportunities for account rounding.
• Provide technical support to producers and insureds.
• Stay current with all compliance, procedural and workflow changes.
• Work collaboratively with underwriting associate, operations, legal, home office underwriting and claims.
• Build and expand the underwriting team, fostering professional development and continuous learning to ensure sustained expertise and growth.

Technical Skills and Competencies

• Entrepreneurial Leadership
• Relationship & Personal Leadership
• Technical & Job Effectiveness
• Innovation and Initiative

Qualifications – Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of underwriting experience, including products, property, workers compensation and automobile; claims‑made experience a plus, product liability experience a plus.

Qualifications – Core Skills

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Calm under pressure with excellent organizational skills, integrity and strong follow‑through.
• Strong sense of accountability, fun and adventure.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining strong business relationships with insureds, agents and brokers.
• Strong customer‑service bias, super‑responsiveness, ability to say no while preserving relationships.
• Natural curiosity and love of learning how things work, seeking innovative improvements.
• Analytical mind with attention to pricing and coverage detail.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including overnight travel.

Additional Company Details

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third‑party recruiting agencies or firms.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus.
• Benefits include health, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit‑sharing plans.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship not offered for this role.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Sales and Business Development

Industries

Financial Services and Insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The company is an equal employment opportunity employer.