Senior Underwriter, Ocean Marine Cargo & STP

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.

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 for a Senior Underwriter to join the Ocean Marine underwriting team in our New York City, Chicago, Boston or Houston office. Join the Marine team as you’ll get to work with a highly collaborative and close-knit underwriting team. This is a great environment for you to develop your underwriting career in the Property & Casualty insurance industry and work with a knowledgeable team with deep expertise in Marine.

As a Senior Underwriter, you will be working very closely with our Product Line Leader to source, underwrite and service Ocean Marine Cargo and Stock Throughput opportunities. You will be able to leverage experience and expertise to make sound underwriting decisions. You will also work on expanding your broker and customer relationships and network whilst working with the team distribution strategy.

You will develop an understanding of the team’s appetite and Marine Insurance policy wordings and ultimately support the team in reviewing and issuing documents.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Underwrite and service existing portfolio of Ocean Marine Cargo & STP risks, whilst collaborating closely with Product Line Leader to grow the portfolio
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities consistent with BHSI underwriting appetite and growth objectives
• Work directly with brokers, and senior underwriters to assess risk profiles
• A great team environment but autonomy to make your own decisions with a suite of resources to support your decision-making process
• Learn BHSI underwriting principles and flexible deal structuring on the job
• Represent BHSI at industry functions, broker meetings, and customer events

• 3-10 years of relevant work experience.
• Ocean Marine Cargo & STP Underwriting experience
• Demonstrated ability to independently underwrite, structure, negotiate, and manage complex Marine risks
• Established broker relationships and network
• Strong verbal communication – comfortable picking up the phone and thinking on your feet
• High energy, hard-working, and loves to multi-task
• Ability to organize and prioritize work…