Property Underwriter, Paris France

Paris | Europe

A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?

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Job Opportunity:

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) offers an exciting opportunity to join our property team as an Underwriter or Senior Underwriter, General Property, based in Paris. We are looking for a motivated and intellectually curious underwriting professional, open to candidates across different career stages. The level of responsibility and seniority will be aligned with the individual’s experience, expertise, and track record.

In this role, you will contribute to the development and underwriting of General Property business across the French market. This includes pre-qualifying and evaluating new and renewal opportunities, analyzing risk exposures, and making sound underwriting decisions within BHSI’s risk appetite.

Depending on experience, you will either:
1) Develop your underwriting and market-facing capabilities, working closely with senior underwriters and internal stakeholders to support portfolio growth and broker engagement, or
2) Take ownership of underwriting decisions and portfolio development, actively driving broker and client relationships, production activity, and market strategy.

Across all levels, you will play a key role in the disciplined and profitable growth of the portfolio, working closely with brokers, customers, other BHSI product lines, and the Risk Engineering team. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, technically strong environment with exposure to complex property risks and bespoke solutions, while continuing to grow professionally within the BHSI platform.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Source, evaluate, and underwrite new and renewal property business, including primary and excess layers, multi-year policies, and structured placements, in line with BHSI’s risk appetite.
• Support the growth and development of the General Property portfolio in France through disciplined underwriting and targeted business development.
• Build and maintain strong broker and client relationships, contributing to BHSI’s market presence in Paris.
• Collaborate closely with other BHSI product lines and the Risk Engineering team to deliver tailored solutions.
• Assess and interpret technical documentation such as catastrophe modeling outputs, risk engineering reports, and valuation data.
• Review and negotiate policy terms and conditions to ensure technical accuracy and contract certainty.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining underwriting discipline and service excellence.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• 5 to 10+ years of experience in commercial insurance, preferably within Property underwriting.
• Established broker and client relationships in the French market, or the ability to develop them quickly.
• Strong underwriting judgment and attention to detail.
• Understanding of CAT modeling and pricing is advantageous.
• Knowledge of policy forms, including broker manuscript wordings.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across teams and geographies.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• University degree or equivalent, and/or relevant insurance qualifications preferred.
• Fluency in French and English (written and spoken).

BHSI Offers:

•A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates
•A dynamic, action-oriented, and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates and our other stakeholders
•A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework

To apply, please submit your CV with a cover letter outlining why this would be the perfect role for you to [email protected]

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