1. Cara Costanzo
20 Jason Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 212-4470
carapercy@gmail.com
Education: The College of St,Rose, BA inEnglish, Albany,NY– 1991-1995
MA State BrokersLicense (currentlyworkingonmyCICdesignation). 2006.
Employment:
Berkshire Insurance Group,Inc., Berkshire Bank Pittsfield,MA – February 2011-present
BusinessMarketingSpecialist:
-Responsibleforquotingall remarketsaswell asnew businessforlarge commercial accounts.
-Creatingthe bestpossiblerelationshipwithagencyproducersand carrierunderwriters.
-Handle all linesof Property&CasualtylinesincludingPackage,BusinessAuto,WorkersCompensation
and Umbrella.
-Quote all rewritesandNewBusinessforall linesof ProfessionalLiabilityincluding,Directors&Officers,
Fiduciary, EmploymentPracticesLiability, Errors&Omissions andCyberLiability.
-Workwithup to 15 carriersto negotiate optimumcoverage forthe mostcompetitivepremium.
-Extensiveexperience withonline quotingforall carrier websites.
-Trainednewaccountmanagersandproducerson all stepsof applicationthroughpolicyissuance
process.
Starkweather & Shepley,Inc. Westwood,MA – February 2010-February 2011
Account Manager for Financial Institutionsand Advisors:
-Responsibleforquotingthe D&O,E&O,Fiduciary,FidelityBondnew business.
-Maintainedall SECadministrative licensingrequirementsforall states.
Wheeler& Taylor,Inc. Great Barrington,MA – September2006-February 2010
Commercial Lines Account Manager:
-Responsiblefor700+ commercial accounts.
-Workedwithinsuredstorewrite existingpoliciesif neededdue topremiumincreases,carrier -
preferences,inordertosecure all linesof coverage.
Stevenson& Company, Inc. Pittsfield,MA – August1995-Septmeber2006
Commercial LinesAccount Manager:

2. -Responsibleforquotingall remarketsandnew businessfor 500+ accounts.
-Builtrelationshipswithmarketingrepsaswell asunderwriters.
-Handledall claimactivityfromdate of lossthroughsubrogation.
Technology:
ProficientinMicrosoftWord,Excel andcurrentlyuse AMS360 operatingsystem. Ialsohave a deep
knowledge of Sagitta.
MembershipsandCommunity Service:
 2014-presentActive Secretaryof The MA Associationof Insurance Women,Berkshire Chapter.
 Active volunteeratThe Berkshire Humane Society
 Volunteerforall elementaryschoolsincludingreadingtoclasses,painting,building
improvements.