E&S Product Leader
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Business
Risk Manager/Analyst, Business Analyst
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Good things are happening at Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies. We provide Property & Casualty insurance products and services through a nationwide network of independent agents and brokers. Our companies are all rated A+ “Superior” by AM Best and ultimately owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group – one of the financially strongest organizations in the world. Headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA, we employ over 1,000 individuals and have offices across the country.
Our vision is to be a leading small business insurance provider nationwide.
Founded upon an exceptional culture and led by a collaborative and inclusive management team, our company’s success is grounded in our core values: accountability, service, integrity, empowerment, and diversity. We are always in search of talented individuals to join our team and embark on an exciting career path!
Benefits- Competitive compensation
- Healthcare benefits package that begins on first day of employment
- 401K retirement plan with company match
- Enjoy generous paid time off to support your work-life balance plus 9 ½ paid holidays
- Up to 6 weeks of parental and bonding leave
- Hybrid work schedule (3 days in the office, 2 days from home)
- Longevity awards (every 5 years of employment, receive a generous monetary award to be used toward a vacation)
- Tuition reimbursement after 6 months of employment
- Numerous opportunities for continued training and career advancement
- And much more!
Are you a strategic thinker with deep expertise in E&S insurance? Ready to lead product innovation and drive portfolio performance in a high-impact role? We’re looking for a collaborative, data-driven leader to join our Product Management team and shape the future of our E&S offerings. This role offers the chance to lead product development from concept to launch, influence underwriting strategy, and work cross-functionally across actuarial, distribution, legal, and IT.
Key Responsibilities- Leads the development of new insurance products, including underwriting guidelines, from concept to launch.
- Manages existing and new products to ensure production and profitability targets are met.
- Ownership of rate decision.
- Drives collaboration with actuarial, distribution and production underwriting to create and enhance rating algorithms.
- Functions as the ultimate referral underwriter by providing guidance and thought leadership to production underwriting at the single risk level and at the portfolio level.
- Manages the end-to-end product development lifecycle, ensuring milestones are met on time.
- Defines and prioritizes insurance product requirements, focusing on customer-centric solutions that align with a service forward USP.
- Coordinates cross‑functional teams, including underwriting, distribution, actuarial, legal and IT to ensure seamless product delivery.
- Owns competitor intelligence strategy and conducts market intelligence.
- Provides guidance and thought leadership to Product Managers or Product Specialists to drive portfolio management monitoring and KPI's.
- Ensure all products comply with regulatory and legal requirements, working closely with the regulatory team.
- Monitor changes in regulations and market conditions that may impact product offerings, making adjustments as needed.
- Actively monitor product performance and enhance iteratively.
- Communication of hypothesis and outcomes are driven by discussion, creation of content and presentation materials.
- Analyze customer feedback, competitive landscape, and market trends to iteratively improve existing products and identify new product opportunities.
- Collaborate with training and marketing to develop communication, training, and marketing materials in support of new or enhanced products and initiatives.
- May require delivery of training materials or content.
- Outline post implementation monitoring and measurement mechanisms for line of business specific strategies in support of outlined success criteria.
- Collaborate with Data and Analytics unit to…
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