Senior Medical Stop Loss Underwriter

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.

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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.

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Job Opportunity:

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is seeking a Senior Medical Stop Loss Underwriter for our growing Accident and Health Division.

The selected candidate will work side by side with our Medical Stop Loss Sales team and be responsible for helping develop and grow relationships with our customers and distribution partners.

We are seeking candidates who have 7+ years of medical stop loss underwriting experience, thrive in a fast-paced collaborative team environment, enjoys working directly with various distribution models and exhibit a thorough understanding of medical stop loss underwriting.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Build and manage a Medical Stop-Loss portfolio with an emphasis on new business sales, renewal persistency, and hitting loss ratio targets
Work with sales team in a market facing capacity to develop strategic relationships with brokers, TPA’s, and other distribution partners
Identify and assess the impact of emerging risk and market conditions
Present rates and recommendations to broker and TPA partners with a consultative approach
Deliver dependable and timely service while managing daily interactions and pipeline activity
Act as a mentor and coach for junior underwriters by providing guidance and developmental feedback
Participate in Underwriting projects and division initiatives as needed
Recommend and participate in ongoing improvements to support department growth and workflow
Some travel involved

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent and 7+ years of medical stop loss underwriting experience
Extensive medical stop loss product and market knowledge
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Mentoring and coaching skills
Strong creative problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills
Demonstrate strong relationships with external partners
Expertise in a specialty area such as Reference-based Pricing, Small Group, Native American plans
Professional demeanor and able to work in a collaborative, fast paced, team-oriented environment
Expertise in working with ESL Office

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
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