Broker - P&C NY Office

Jencap
New York, NY
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward experienced P&C brokers comfortable with underwriting and relationship-building in a collaborative team environment in New York, NY.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3-5 years of P&C brokerage or retail agency experience and a track record in underwriting and client relationship development
    — “Minimum 3-5 years' experience within a P&C Brokerage Practice and/or combined Retail Agency experience.”
  • Professionals who thrive in a culture that emphasizes teamwork and personal growth through collaboration
    — “Our teams are empowered and work together to find solutions. We have a passion culture – with teamwork, collaboration and a focus on growing individuals.”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of responsiveness and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
    — “Ability to effectively prioritize & multi-task with a sense of urgency”
  • Candidates must be capable of handling all Commercial Lines risks, including marketing, quoting, and binding
    — “Capable of marketing, quoting, & binding of all Commercial Lines risks”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your experience in underwriting and your ability to make timely, well-informed decisions
    — “Underwrites new business & existing renewals to determine carrier acceptability & competitive pricing”
  • Showcase your ability to build and maintain strong agent and client relationships through both formal and informal channels
    — “Develops new & existing agent/client relationships with both formally and informally to gather feedback”
  • Highlight your organizational and time management skills with specific examples from your prior roles
    — “Strong Organizational & Time Management Skill”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Increased market share
  • Improved customer satisfaction
  • Developed new business
Typical background
P&C BrokerageRetail Agency

Skills & requirements

Required

Insurance UnderwritingMarket AnalysisNegotiationInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational Skills

Preferred

Commercial Lines RisksP&C Brokerage

Stack & domain

UnderwritingNegotiationMarketingQuotingBindingCommercial LinesRisk ManagementCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkLeadershipInsuranceFinance

About the role

Original posting from Jencap via Greenhouse

Why Jencap? We are one of the largest wholesale insurance intermediaries in the United States with expertise in wholesale brokerage, binding authority, and program management. The common thread woven throughout our success story is our collaborative and driven team of people. Our teams are empowered and work together to find solutions. We have a passion culture – with teamwork, collaboration and a focus on growing individuals and giving them the tools & development opportunities to have a successful career. 

The Jencap Broker will be responsible for servicing a growing book of business within the transactional wholesale division, supports the effort to build relationships with stakeholders, and maintain a high level of responsiveness. 

This position will work in our New York, NY offices. 

Responsibilities:

Compares coverages & policy language for placement of new & renewal business

Underwrites new business & existing renewals to determine carrier acceptability & competitive pricing

Review submissions & provide decisions on which markets to access for various types of coverage, rates & prepares quotes

Prepares complex insurance submissions for brokerage markets

Develops new & existing agent/client relationships with both formally and informally to gather feedback

Attends company events which host our carriers to strengthen our rapport

Requirements:

Minimum 3-5 years' experience within a P&C Brokerage Practice and/or combined Retail Agency experience.

Professional negotiation, interpersonal, written, & verbal communication skills

Ability to effectively prioritize & multi-task with a sense of urgency

Demonstrate proper judgement & decision-making skills

Capable of marketing, quoting, & binding of all Commercial Lines risks

Strong Organizational & Time Management Skill

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. Discretionary incentive compensation may be awarded. Jencap also offers a range of benefits and programs, based on eligibility, which currently include but are not limited to; comprehensive health care coverage, a 401k plan, and tuition reimbursement.  Jencap is an emerging and rapidly growing leader in the industry and as such, we approach talent acquisition as an opportunity to identify the best talent. Therefore, the level of the role and compensation may vary depending upon the best available candidate. 

Want the opportunity to build something new? Expand your knowledge and stretch your experience through new and emerging risks? Have your voice heard, your skills properly applied, and to add tangible value to an organization? You’re in the right place. 

Jencap is dynamic, bold, tenacious, and trusted in the industry. Here, you are not just one of the many, you are one of us.  We truly are better together. 

Jencap is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital or familial status, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to fostering a work community where every colleague feels welcomed, valued, respected and heard, as we believe that that creating an environment where every employee feels included and empowered, helps us to deliver the best outcome to our clients. 

Source: Jencap careers (Greenhouse)

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