At a Glance
- Tasks: Design risk scenarios and assess insurance policies while providing expert feedback.
- Company: Join a leading AI research lab connecting top talent in a remote setting.
- Benefits: Earn $80/hour with flexible hours and the chance to work on innovative projects.
- Other info: Immediate start with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make an impact in the insurance industry while working remotely with elite professionals.
- Qualifications: 2+ years in insurance underwriting and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 80 - 80 $ per hour.
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: Insurance Underwriting Specialists
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
- Role Responsibilities
- Design realistic scenarios involving risk selection, exposure analysis, policy terms, exclusions, endorsements, pricing, and coverage determinations.
- Create work products such as underwriting decisions, risk assessments, rating rationales, coverage analyses, and referral write-ups.
- Write "golden" reference responses at experienced underwriting-professional quality.
- Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics for risk-selection accuracy, provision interpretation, pricing correctness, and sound judgment.
- Identify misread policy language, flawed risk classifications, incorrect pricing math, and gaps in documented rationale.
- Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior.
Qualifications
- Must-Have
- 2+ years of professional experience in insurance underwriting (any line).
- Understand how policy provisions, exclusions, endorsements, and rating factors determine coverage and price.
- Can weigh risk, exposure, and financial evidence and articulate a defensible decision with a documented rationale.
- Demonstrate excellent written analysis, balanced judgment, and high attention to detail.
- Can distinguish underwriting decisions from sales/agent recommendations and from formal legal advice.
- Preferred
- CPCU, CLU, AINS, ARM, AU, FALU, or comparable industry credential.
- Experience across multiple lines of business or specialty risks.
- Reinsurance, treaty, or facultative underwriting experience.
- Actuarial, pricing, or catastrophe-modeling exposure.
- Experience with regulatory filings, compliance, or audit review.
- Start Date
- Immediately; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- 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
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