Experienced Casualty Underwriter

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of Casualty underwriting experience
  • Expertise in general liability, product liability, energy, excess auto, and excess construction
  • Strong underwriting acumen
  • Established relationships with wholesale and retail brokers
  • Team player with effective collaboration skills
  • Advanced communication, negotiation, and presentation abilities
  • BS/BA Degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Develop and grow the Casualty book of business within the Central territory
  • Build and strengthen broker and customer relationships
  • Travel up to 20% to meet business needs
  • Underwrite and expand surplus and admitted lines business
  • Make quick decisions and multitask in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

  • Opportunity to expand and develop a significant book of business
  • Engagement with a collaborative team environment
  • Chance to cultivate broker relationships in a defined territory
  • Potential for travel to enhance business connections
  • Focus on maintaining underwriting integrity while making swift decisions
Full Job Description
Position Overview

Day-to-day responsibilities include expand and develop new business opportunities through production & marketing calls with brokers and clients, market to distribution channels, prequalify new business, and utilize underwriting acumen to select sound casualty risks and form opinion of risk.

Essential Job Functions
• Develop and build the Casualty book of business which includes primary, umbrella, excess liability in the Central territory
• Establish, develop, and expand broker and customer relationships in the Central Region
• Travel up to 20% of the time
• Underwrite and grow book of surplus and admitted lines business
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment, multi-task, and make quick decisions while maintaining underwriting integrity

Requirements
• 8 plus years' Casualty underwriting experience
• Experience with general liability, product liability, energy, excess auto, and excess construction
• Strong underwriting acumen
• Existing wholesale and retail broker relationships
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Strong communication skills including advanced negotiation, communications and presentation experience
• BS/BA Degree or equivalent experience

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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