Insurance Underwriter

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Underwriting Expert
Type:Contract
Compensation:$70–$95/hour
Location:Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build long-horizon underwriting tasks with deterministic rubrics for agent performance evaluation.
• Develop scenarios in submission and triage including submission intake, risk classification, and referral memos.
• Create risk assessment and pricing scenarios with exposure analysis, quote preparation, and surplus lines processing.
• Construct issuance and brokerage scenarios including bind and issue preparation and broker correspondence.
• Ensure tasks have checkable answers without subjective judgment calls.
• Work independently and focus on challenging scenarios to improve AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years in commercial, specialty, or personal lines underwriting at a carrier, MGA, or wholesale broker.
• Expertise in a specific line of business, rating and pricing manuals, surplus lines processing, or broker relationship management.
• Experience with an underwriting platform like Duck Creek, Guidewire, or carrier systems.
• Ability to read and produce underwriting artifacts such as submission packages, risk reports, and quote letters.
• Clear written communication skills to articulate reasoning and encode it into deterministic rubrics.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.