Senior Underwriting Assistant (Commercial Insurance)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; primarily in-office

Base salary: $59,000–$68,000 annually for positions based in Illinois, plus bonus eligibility.

Company

Global commercial and personal insurance provider focused on property and casualty risk solutions.

What you will do

• Support underwriters with risk screening, pre-binding and post-binding activities for the hirify.global Captives business line.
• Review new and renewal submissions, identify missing information and material changes, and follow up with brokers.
• Issue policies, endorsements, cancellations, premium billings, filings, and policy writing instructions.
• Prepare loss ratings, initial pricing, coverage structures, quotations, and binder packages.
• Perform quality control of policies, endorsements, premium audits, adjustments, and shared-services work.
• Act as a regional point of contact, mentor less experienced staff, support reporting and projects, and attend broker or client meetings.

Requirements

• 3+ years of commercial insurance experience.
• Knowledge of commercial insurance policy forms and regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage multiple proprietary, vendor, web-based, and standard computer systems.
• Strong problem-solving, client-servicing, attention-to-detail, learning agility, and peer-mentoring skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Primarily office-based collaboration with colleagues and clients.
• Competitive benefits supporting health, wellbeing, financial security, and professional development.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Inclusive workplace with cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups.