Senior Claims Consultant, Casualty Sydney, Australia

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?

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Casualty claims professional. The role reports to the Manager, Casualty Claims and is preferably based in our Sydney office, and will be a great opportunity for an experienced Claims professional to expand their scope of experience in a customer facing role and in a highly collaborative team environment dedicated to providing best in class claims service.

Duties &
Responsibilities:

• Managing third party injury and property damage claims across the Casualty business including Public and Products Liability, Excess and Umbrella and specialised products.
• Providing high level customer service and technical claims management with a proactive approach to achieving strong results for our customers.
• Investigating and managing claims which includes close cooperation with the insured and broker, determination of coverage, liability exposure, reserve adequacy and identification of risk management opportunities whilst working towards timely claims resolution.
• Ability to supplement in-house claims handling expertise with appropriate engagement of loss adjusters and legal providers as required.
• Providing professional input into the delivery of BHSI's plans, goals and objectives.
• Build strong relationships and contribute to the business by work closely with Casualty underwriters and actuaries at an individual claim and portfolio level including pre and post loss engagement in support of the Casualty business.
• Occasional travel to customer and/or broker meetings, mediations, conferences, and other industry events.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years claims experience handling casualty claims. Experience in legal practice will also be considered.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications.
• A high level of professionalism and personal responsibility.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both autonomously and in a team environment.

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.