Senior Underwriter, Professional Indemnity Specialist

3 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Full time

Job Opportunity:

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is seeking a Senior Underwriter to join our Executive & Professional lines team, specializing in Professional Indemnity.

We are looking for an individual who is intelligent, passionate, and always striving towards excellence. Our ideal candidate will have strong underwriting fundamentals, with a focus on Professional Indemnity. They will be able to learn new products quickly and have the necessary relationship-building and negotiating skills to help lead and further build a profitable book of business.

The successful candidate will be focused on delivering a positive customer experience, while maintaining sound underwriting discipline. This role is a great fit for an underwriter looking to step up and have a direct influence in growing a business alongside an experienced and well-regarded team.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Manage and build upon a profitable book of business that is consistent with the team's strategic focus.
  • Establish, develop, and expand broker and customer relationships.
  • Underwrite assigned accounts while ensuring appropriate analysis and documentation.
  • Work in a fast-paced, bottom line-oriented environment, multi-task, and make quick decisions while maintaining underwriting integrity.
  • Underwrite to complex and challenging risks while developing creative solutions for our partners.
  • Work closely with our in-house claims team to help create a positive and transparent experience for our customers.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • At least 5 years of Professional Indemnity underwriting experience.
  • Solid underwriting fundamentals with specialties in Professional Indemnity.
  • Existing broker and customer relationships, or the experience and ability to develop strong broker and customer relationships quickly.
  • Experience trading with specialized brokers is preferred.
  • Strong collaboration and team building skills.
  • Strong communication skills including negotiation, written communication and presentation experience.
  • Degree or equivalent education, and/or insurance qualifications.

BHSI Offers:

  • A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities 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.

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