Chicago, IL
Are you looking for a place that truly values and accepts differences of perspectives and understands that winning together builds a stronger organization?
Are you looking for an organization that is a powerful platform driven by exceptional people, and one where you can be recognized and rewarded for individual excellence in a team framework?
Are you looking for the opportunity to start building meaningful, professional relationships with people who, like you, have a high level of capabilities and strong character, who care about each other, their customers, and communities?
Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty, and specialty lines insurance company in the world?
If so, then our 2025 Intern program is for you!
Job Opportunity:
During your 12-week, paid internship, you will participate and contribute to the Executive & Professional Liability Commercial team in Chicago. As the first step in your Underwriting career, you will receive direct training from experienced BHSI Teammates covering the entirety of our product portfolio, including Private/Not-for-Profit Company Directors & Officers Insurance, Employment Practices, Fiduciary Liability and Commercial Crime.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist underwriters with the underwriting, placement, and documentation of insurance policies.
- Analyze the merits of potential insureds through the analysis of submission materials including, but not limited to, stock performance, financial statements, earnings reports, news articles, and product-specific applications.
- Stay current with respect to major world, economic, business and industry news and developments.
- Attend and participate in BHSI training and development sessions, both within and outside of Executive & Professional Liability.
- Assist with special projects as needed.
Education, Skills and Experience:
- Interest or majoring in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Business.
- Strong technical skills in financial analysis, including the reading and understanding of financial statements.
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently when needed.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong customer service skills preferably from past job or volunteer experience.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with MS Office Applications, with a focus on Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
- All candidates must have permanent work authorization in the United States.
Who are we?
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.
Learn more about our unique culture and history.
BHSI Offers Interns:
- The opportunity to build a broad knowledge of the Insurance industry through instructor-led training classes.
- The opportunity to collaborate with BHSI interns from across the country on a project.
- One-on-one mentorship, career development and learning opportunities as you engage with senior management.
- A liberating, fast-paced culture, centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates and our business.
- A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity, encourages innovation, and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework.
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