Senior Underwriter, Midwest
$100,000–$120,000 year
HybridChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Quote and release new and renewal Lessor's Risk Only (LRO) and habitational business, either referred from underwriting algorithms or seeking changes exceeding user authority thresholds. Analyze and approve requested policy changes across the LRO and Habitational portfolio while maintaining familiarity with state insurance regulations and ISO rules for the assigned territory. Monitor portfolio composition via reports, audits, and inspections, and support marketing functions to build and promote Honeycomb. Complete special projects and assignments with some travel as deemed necessary. This role focuses on next-generation risk assessment using mega data, AI, and curiosity to modernize underwriting for a rapidly growing startup reshaping the commercial real estate insurance industry.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of underwriting/insurance experience
- strong LRO background
- Commercial Habitational and Specialty Property experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience
- Retail agency relationship
- AI Proficiency
- desire to seek automation and efficiency opportunities
- Curiosity
- hardworking
- self-accountable
- positive attitude
- humble and fun
- Have an opinion
- share your opinion
- be open to other opinions
- Passion to obtain, retain and employ knowledge
- share knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- attention to detail
- This position is remote in the Midwest or Hybrid out of our Chicago Office
- 3X weekly
Desired Qualifications
- Commercial Habitational and Specialty Property experience is a valued addition to that background, not a standalone requirement
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