Senior Commercial Surety Underwriter | Drive Growth

BHSI; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision benefits

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Reimbursement Account

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with Company Match

Paid holidays and Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is seeking a senior level Commercial Surety Underwriter. The role covers regional commercial surety business with offices in Houston, Atlanta, or Plymouth Meeting and potentially other locations.

The Senior Underwriter will assess accounts, pre-qualify new business, analyze credit quality, and determine terms, conditions, and pricing. The position emphasizes developing broker and customer relationships and market growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of underwriting experience in the commercial surety space.
• Credit assessment skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience managing and collaborating with retail brokers.
• BS/BA Degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting of commercial surety book.
• Credit analysis of new business and monitoring of existing book.
• Develop and build the commercial surety book.
• Establish and develop broker and customer relationships.
• RFP, Contract, & Bond Form Review for large, sophisticated projects that fill in the non-contract commercial surety space.
• Develop marketing plans.
• Ability to travel within territory.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Credit assessment

Negotiation

Team collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Retail broker experience

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent

Job description

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is seeking a senior level Commercial Surety Underwriter. The role covers regional commercial surety business with offices in Houston, Atlanta, or Plymouth Meeting and potentially other locations.

The Senior Underwriter will assess accounts, pre-qualify new business, analyze credit quality, and determine terms, conditions, and pricing. The position emphasizes developing broker and customer relationships and market growth.