Toronto
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. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty, and specialty lines insurance company in the world?
Learn more about our unique culture and history.
Job Opportunity:
BHSI has an exciting opportunity in Executive Liability for a Senior Underwriter to join the Canadian Commercial Public team based in our Toronto office.
We are seeking a teammate with at least 5 years of experience underwriting public company management liability, a broker with minimum 7 years of experience within the executive or financial institutions segment or a candidate with equivalent experience while working in a related field.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Candidate must have the ability to:
- Manage and build upon a book of business that is consistent with the team’s strategic focus.
- Expand on broker and customer relationships.
- Underwrite efficiently without sacrificing discipline, diligence, or portfolio strength.
- Work in a fast-paced environment, with a high level of service orientation, agility, and decisiveness.
- Underwrite to complex and challenging risks while developing creative solutions for our partners.
- Be a positive reflection on the company by demonstrating integrity and leadership in the marketplace.
- Effectively communicate BHSI’s value proposition to brokers and customers.
- Work closely with our in-house claims team to help create a positive and transparent experience for our customers.
- Collaborate with teammates across all product lines.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- Demonstrated understanding of financial analysis and financial markets.
- Foundational to high level of understanding of policy forms and coverage types including: Public Company Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Crime and Fiduciary Liability.
- Proven ability to develop and nurture a network of broker and customer relationships.
- Collaborative and team-focused mentality.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Commercial or BA in Economics.
BHSI Offers:
- A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities within a growing global organization 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.
- A growing book of primary business that offers opportunities to be customer-facing as well as experience in placing multinational global programs.
NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
BHSI complies with Ontario’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and has a process in place that provides accommodations for job applicants and teammates with disabilities (upon request).
Please send resumes to [email protected]
Visit our website at www.bhspecialty.com