Underwriting Technician - New York, United States - Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Verified Company

New York, United States

11 hours ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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:

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has an exciting opportunity for an Underwriting Technician (UT) in our New York office for our Marine team.

This role will work within, support the underwriting team, and perform tasks to directly support the underwriting process including pre-quote, pre-bind, bind and post bind transactions.

The UT will also perform additional underwriting support activities associated with information gathering and rating for new business, renewals, and midterm changes.

Additionally, the UT will assist with electronic file preparation on behalf of the Underwriter.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Support underwriters with all activities related to account development
Coordinate policy issuance and liaise with Operations team
Triage broker submissions and ensure all required underwriting data is accurate
Draft quotes and binders and review with underwriters
Correspond with brokers; follow up on outstanding information
Act as a liaison to the Operations Group

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

An Insurance or Maritime background is preferred
Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
Proven attention to detail
Must be proactive and able to work within a team environment
Selfstarter: ability to support and build workflow and process
Strong communication skills; both verbal and written

BHSI Offers:

A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for careeroriented 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 nonbureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework

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