Insurance Underwriter - Risk Specialist Job at Mercor, New York, NY

  • Mercor
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

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.

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:
  • 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.

Job Tags

Contract work, Summer work, Immediate start, Remote work

Similar Jobs

DSV - Global Transport and Logistics

Freight Forwarder Job at DSV - Global Transport and Logistics

 ...customers. Read more at Location:USA - Van Buren Township, 40 West Main Street Division:Air & Sea Job Posting Title: Freight Forwarder Time Type: Full Time Summary A Freight Forwarder is responsible for managing and coordinating the exportation of... 

PB consulting

Senior ETL Test Lead Job at PB consulting

 ...Roles and Responsibilities Lead testing activities for ETL processes, data warehouses, and data services. Design and execute comprehensive ETL and Data Warehouse test strategies and test cases. Develop complex SQL queries to validate data, perform reconciliation... 

James Nutt Farmers Insurance

Farmers Insurance Agent Apprenticeship Job at James Nutt Farmers Insurance

 ... and ultimately position you to own your own Agency?. Farmers Insurance District 95 is seeking motivated, entrepreneurial individuals...  ...a structured, paid apprenticeship designed to develop future Agents. As a Protege Agent, you will work directly under an exemplary... 

BayOne Solutions

Apparel Designer Job at BayOne Solutions

 ...digital product tools: CLO 3D Browzwear Optitex Gerber AccuMark Lectra Ideal Candidate ~ Looking for a hands-on apparel/garment Technical Designer who has experience with fit, patternmaking, grading, Tech Packs, garment construction, and vendor/... 

Labcorp

Lab Assistant Job at Labcorp

 ...Labcorp seeks a Lab Assistant for second shift work at a clinical laboratory in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The role involves receiving, preparing, and processing clinical specimens while maintaining equipment and ensuring compliance with safety standards in a high-volume...