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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has an exciting opportunity for an Underwriting Technician to join the Canadian Casualty team based in our Toronto office. The Underwriting Technician (UT) will play a critical role in supporting the Canada Casualty team in Toronto and Calgary. The individual will perform tasks to directly support the underwriting process, including but not limited to information collection, analysis, pre-quote process, policy binding and post-binding transactions. The Underwriting Technician will also support our Casualty team with operational support, as well as our external partners.
Job Responsibility:
Support underwriters with all activities related to account development and management of submissions
Maintain underwriting files and ensure file integrity
Correspond with brokers, follow-up on outstanding information
Coordinate policy issuance and liaise with Operations team
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task and make quick decisions while maintaining underwriting integrity
Requirements:
Minimum 3-5 years professional experience
Strong administrative, analytical and communication skills – both verbal and written
Self-starter
ability to support and build workflow and process
Strong attention to detail, customer service and problem-solving skills
High organizational and time management skills
Strong competency in MS Office applications
Must be proactive and able to work within a team environment
Nice to have:
Willingness to learn
Candidates without insurance experience considered
What we offer:
Comprehensive Health, Dental and Vision benefits
Disability Insurance (both short-term and long-term)
Life Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Defined Contribution Pension Plan with Company Match