Junior Underwriter (Life Insurance)

Location: Remote within one of 23 US states where hirify.global hires: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, or Wisconsin; excluding the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, and Seattle.

Base pay: $55,500–$69,200 annually, depending on work location; equity and benefits are also included.

Company

hirify.global develops digital life insurance products using AI-powered real-time underwriting to provide rapid coverage decisions and reduce application paperwork and in-person meetings.

What you will do

• Manage underwriting support and follow-up items to keep business workflows efficient.
• Work with Customer Operations to answer underwriting-related questions.
• Perform line underwriting on individual term life cases with face amounts up to $1 million.
• Analyze medical, personal, financial, and innovative data sources to make final decisions.
• Review varying application volumes while meeting quality standards and turnaround times.
• Develop underwriting proficiency with a peer mentor and report to the Underwriting Manager.

Requirements

• 5+ years of life insurance industry experience at a leading carrier or reinsurer.
• Experience supporting life underwriters or training toward becoming a life underwriter.
• Experience with new business workflows and following up on underwriting requirements.
• Understanding of the application life cycle and basic processing standards.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate effectively.
• Interest in continuous learning, iteration, user-centered work, and improving insurance accessibility.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, supportive, and fun working environment with company-wide virtual events.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
• Flexible paid time off, including a week-long winter holiday closure.
• Stock options, up to 4% 401(k) matching, and a monthly wellness stipend.
• Ten weeks of paid parental leave for birthing, adoption, and fostering.
• Work-from-home support, including a one-time remote office stipend and monthly reimbursement for eligible costs such as internet.

Hiring process

• Apply by emailing jobs@hirify.globallife.com.
• Include why the position is of interest and what unique contributions can be made to the hirify.global team.