Senior Medical Stop Loss Underwriter

Company: Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: June 13, 2021

Job 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 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

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