Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies - Workers Compensation Division

Underwriting Business Analyst

Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies - Workers Compensation Division

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bay AreaCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $74,591 - $96,830 per year

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About the role

  • Support our Underwriting unit and analyze business practices
  • Identify, define, and model requirements for processes, procedures, and projects
  • Leverage data and quality assurance practices to develop insights
  • Make recommendations to improve business results
  • Document current routine business processes and measure performance
  • Analyze issues and propose potential solutions to increase process automation
  • Maintain project plan repository and ensure timely outcomes
  • Liaison with other teams and develop collaborative relationships across the organization

Requirements

  • **Education: **Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or Project Management required.
  • **Experience: **Minimum of two (2) years of work experience in Underwriting or related field, required; industry experience, preferably workers compensation carrier experience, preferred. Prior project management or business analyst experience, preferred. Combination of education and relatable experience acceptable in lieu of degree.
  • **Preferred Certifications: **Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)
  • **Required Technical Skills:** Business acumen and understanding of workers compensation, project management, and business analytics.
  • Ability to perform data collection and reporting.
  • Sound understanding of Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn proprietary software.
  • **Critical Thinking: **Ability to think critically and adapt quickly in a flexible and dynamic environment. Proactive and inquisitive in approach to work. Ability to derive appropriate conclusions and apply on the job.
  • **Language Ability: **Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and professional journals, and technical procedures. Ability to write and interpret business correspondence and reports. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions on a high level and with other interdepartmental partners both in individual conversations and presentations to groups.
  • **Math and Reasoning Ability: **Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Able to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret graphs. Familiar with the time value of money. Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations with limited data.
Benefits
  • Work From Home Flexibility (up to 2 days per week upon eligibility)
  • Modern Office Setting
  • On-Site Garage Parking
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Retirements Savings Match
  • Group Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
  • Flexible Savings Accounts
  • Paid Community Volunteer Day
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
business analyticsdata collectionreportingprocess automationproject managementbusiness acumenquality assurance
Soft skills
critical thinkingadaptabilityproactive approachinquisitivecommunicationcollaboration
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)Project Management Institute (PMI)PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)