Underwriter, D&O

Why Berkley?

Berkley Canada is a boutique Specialty and Accident, Health & Travel Insurer that delivers exceptional expertise and service to our broker partners and insureds. Our mission is to be the best for our employees, customers and shareholders. By being the best, we mean generating better experiences and better outcomes for these three stakeholders. In order to achieve this, our strategy is simple; we find the industry expert in a line of business and empower them to better serve that specific niche. We encourage our team to think outside the box, be innovative and create new opportunities. Join us today!

Position Summary:

This is an excellent opportunity to develop as a high-impact Financial Lines underwriter, with exposure to a broad range of public and private company D&O risks. The role allows you to apply analytical judgment, commercial creativity, and market insight to deliver tailored risk solutions for brokers and clients. Working across small, mid-sized, and large corporate accounts, the successful candidate will support the continued growth and profitability of the D&O portfolio while contributing to the unit’s broader strategic objectives.

What will your typical day look like?

• Underwrite new and renewal D&O business across public and private company risks, applying sound judgment to risk selection, pricing, structure, and coverage terms within delegated authority.
• Analyze submissions, including financial statements, public disclosures, ownership structures, litigation, transaction activity, governance considerations, and industry-specific risk factors.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, conditions, endorsements, and policy structures tailored to client risk profiles, broker needs, and market conditions.
• Build and maintain strong broker relationships by being responsive, commercially minded, and viewed as a trusted underwriting partner.
• Participate in broker and client meetings, providing thoughtful risk insights and clearly articulating underwriting rationale.
• Handle underwriting matters, including manuscript policy language, bespoke endorsements, coverage amendments, and emerging product needs, in collaboration with legal, claims, and leadership.
• Manage and grow a profitable portfolio, with accountability for renewal retention, new business development, pricing discipline, and capacity deployment.
• Stay current on legal, regulatory, securities litigation, governance, economic, and market developments impacting D&O exposures.
• Maintain high-quality underwriting files that clearly document risk assessment, pricing rationale, coverage considerations, approvals, and compliance with internal guidelines and reinsurance requirements.
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Characteristics:

• University degree or equivalent professional experience.
• CPA, CFA, completed or in progress, considered an asset.
• Comfort leveraging technology, data, and AI-enabled tools, including Microsoft Copilot.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (word, excel, outlook).
• Familiarity with S&P CapIQ, financial analysis tools is an asset.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Strong analytical ability, including comfort reviewing financial statements, public disclosure, ownership structures, litigation, and transaction activity.

Thank you for considering Berkley Canada!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.