Berkley

High Value Home Risk Consultant

Berkley • $110K — $135K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years in risk management, underwriting, or related fields
  • Strong ability to identify property loss exposures
  • Knowledge of residential construction and property valuation
  • Experience with affluent clients and personal insurance products
  • Proficiency in valuation platforms like e2Value
  • Exceptional communication and relationship-management skills
  • Highly organized with strong problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments for high-value homes
  • Evaluate risks associated with common hazards for affluent homeowners
  • Deliver tailored loss prevention recommendations
  • Educate clients on risks and mitigation options
  • Influence adoption of loss prevention measures
  • Stay informed on emerging loss trends and best practices
  • Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to implement risk solutions
  • Validate property characteristics and maintain accurate cost estimates
  • Prepare clear risk assessment reports

Benefits

  • Culture of innovation and teamwork
  • Internal mobility opportunities
  • Visibility to senior leaders
  • Opportunity to impact change
  • Comprehensive wellness benefits
  • Employer-funded health savings account
  • Profit-sharing and 401(k)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Tuition assistance and professional development programs
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

As a High Value Home Risk Consultant, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to affluent homeowners, helping them protect their homes, families, and valuable assets from preventable loss. Through on-site and virtual risk assessments, the consultant identifies vulnerabilities and exposures, educates clients on emerging and common risks, and develops practical, customized loss prevention strategies.

 

By combining technical expertise with a consultative approach, the Risk Consultant helps clients understand their risks, evaluate mitigation options, and make informed decisions that enhance safety, resilience, and long-term asset protection. The role is focused not only on identifying exposures, but also on influencing action and supporting clients throughout their loss prevention journey.

 

You'll be an essential partner to Underwriting by validating property characteristics, assessing overall risk quality, establishing accurate replacement cost estimates, and escalating material underwriting concerns that may impact eligibility, pricing, or coverage decisions.

 

This is a fully remote/work-from-home position supporting accounts throughout Brooklyn/Kings county where the highest concentration of clients is located.

 

What you can expect:

  • Culture of innovation, teamwork, supportive colleagues and leaders willing to invest in talent
  • Internal mobility opportunities
  • Visibility to senior leaders and partnership with cross functional teams
  • Opportunity to impact change
  • Benefits – competitive compensation, paid time off, comprehensive wellness benefits and programs, employer funded health savings account, profit sharing, 401k, paid parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tuition assistance and professional continuing education

We'll count on you to:

  • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments for high-value homes to identify exposures that could lead to property damage, personal liability, or threats to client safety and security.

  • Evaluate risks associated with water damage, fire, electrical systems, severe weather, natural catastrophes, homes under construction, personal security, and other exposures common to affluent homeowners.

  • Deliver tailored loss prevention recommendations designed to reduce the likelihood and severity of loss while improving the resilience of the home and lifestyle.

  • Act as a trusted advisor by educating clients on risks, explaining mitigation options, and supporting informed decision-making.

  • Encourage and influence adoption of loss prevention measures through effective consultation, clear communication, and ongoing engagement with clients and brokers.

  • Maintain knowledge of emerging loss trends, technologies, and best practices to provide relevant and actionable risk management guidance.

  • Collaborate with brokers, clients, contractors, and service providers to facilitate the implementation of recommended risk mitigation solutions.

  • Validate and document property characteristics, construction features, protective systems, and occupancy information to support sound underwriting decisions.

  • Develop, validate, and maintain accurate replacement cost estimates to help ensure adequate insurance-to-value.

  • Identify, evaluate, and escalate material underwriting concerns, changes in risk profile, or coverage adequacy issues discovered during the assessment process.

  • Prepare clear and concise risk assessment reports that communicate exposures, recommendations, and underwriting considerations.

  • Other duties as assigned

     

Qualifications

What you'll need to have:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 3+ years of experience in risk management, loss control, underwriting, claims, construction, appraising, or a related property risk discipline.

  • Strong ability to identify property loss exposures and provide effective loss prevention and risk mitigation recommendations.

  • Knowledge of residential construction, building systems, property valuation, and replacement cost methodologies.

  • Experience working with affluent clients and a solid understanding of personal insurance products and risk management principles.

  • Proficiency with e2Value or similar valuation platforms.

  • Exceptional communication, consulting, and relationship-management skills.

  • Customer-focused with the ability to influence action, build trust, and advocate for client needs.

  • Highly organized, accountable, and collaborative, with strong judgment and problem-solving skills.

What makes you stand out:

  • Curious, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement and innovation.

  • Ability to travel throughout the assigned territory, including occasional overnight travel and flexible scheduling

     

Additional Company DetailsWe do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees which for this role include: • Base Salary Range: $110,000 - $135,000 • Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus. • Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Sponsorship DetailsSponsorship not Offered for this Role

About Berkley

Berkley is a packaging company that develops innovative solutions to help our customers sell more product and be on the edge. Berkley offers the cost advantages and creative control of an in house/on site agency without the risk and hassle of oversight. Berkley develops turnkey retail environments – including design, manufacturing and installation services.

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