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Insurance Underwriter

Darnestown, MD · On-site

$100K - $300K/yr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

... in Commercial Underwriting, or similar professional designation. Be a part of the exceptional ... Insurance Underwriter Specialty Program Excess Surplus Commercial Lines Program Underwriter ...

Bachelor's degree in a related field * 8+ years of life insurance underwriting experience , including complex case review * Proven leadership experience managing teams and/or senior technical ...

Insurance Underwriter

Darnestown, MD · On-site

$100K - $300K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Life

  • Retirement

In return for your expertise we can offer an outstanding opportunity to join a growing global ... Insurance Underwriter Specialty Program Excess Surplus Commercial Lines Program Underwriter ...

Role Summary The Actuary and Underwriting Lead plays a pivotal role in shaping the insurance portfolio through expert risk assessment, pricing strategy, and financial modeling. This position blends ...

Role Summary The Actuary and Underwriting Lead plays a pivotal role in shaping the insurance portfolio through expert risk assessment, pricing strategy, and financial modeling. This position blends ...

Deep expertise in industrial, manufacturing, logistics, energy, infrastructure, environmental, or asset-intensive industries * Strong understanding of commercial insurance products and underwriting ...

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What is the difference between In Insurance Underwriting vs Insurance Claims Adjuster?

AspectInsurance UnderwritingInsurance Claims Adjuster
CredentialsTypically requires a bachelor's degree; certifications like CPCU or ARM are commonRequires a high school diploma or bachelor's; certifications like AIC or CPCU are beneficial
Work EnvironmentOffice-based, analyzing applications and risk factorsField and office-based, investigating claims and assessing damages
Industry UsageUsed in insurance companies to evaluate risk and determine policy termsUsed to settle claims, verify damages, and determine payout amounts

While both roles are integral to the insurance industry, insurance underwriters focus on evaluating risk before issuing policies, whereas insurance claims adjusters handle claims after a loss occurs. Understanding these differences helps job seekers identify the right career path within the insurance sector.

How to get a job in insurance underwriting?

To get a job in insurance underwriting, candidates typically need a bachelor's degree in fields like finance, business, or risk management. Relevant skills include analytical thinking, attention to detail, and proficiency with underwriting software; obtaining industry certifications such as the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) can also improve prospects. Entry-level roles often require some internship or related experience in insurance or finance.

What is the work of an insurance underwriter in insurance?

An insurance underwriter evaluates insurance applications to determine the risk level and decide whether to approve coverage and at what premium. They analyze factors such as applicant information, policy details, and industry data, often using specialized software, to ensure the insurer's financial stability and profitability.

Is insurance underwriting a good career?

Insurance underwriting is a stable career that involves evaluating risks and determining policy terms, often requiring analytical skills and attention to detail. It offers opportunities for advancement, professional certification, and a typical office schedule, making it a viable option for those interested in finance and risk management.

Insurance Underwriting Business Analyst

Deloitte

Mclean, VA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 18 days ago


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8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 92 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

45th of 150 rated financial services


Job description

Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.

Recruiting for this role ends on 07/30/2026.

Work you'll do

As a Senior Consultant on the Insurance Solutions team, you will be responsible for advising clients on commercial and specialty insurance underwriting and policy transformation, operating model design, and business process modernization. You will:

  • Support business advisory and transformation efforts across commercial insurance and specialty insurance underwriting, rating, policy administration, and policy operations
  • Gather and document business requirements for underwriting, rating, policy administration, and distribution, with emphasis on commercial and specialty insurance use cases
  • Develop process maps, user stories, acceptance criteria, and fit-gap assessments to support strategy, operations, and technology-enabled transformation initiatives for underwriting and policy functions
  • Support solution design, test planning, and execution, including system integration testing and user acceptance testing, aligned to underwriting and policy objectives
  • Prepare client-ready materials, facilitate workshops and demos, and communicate insights and recommendations to client and Deloitte stakeholders

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our Industry Solutions offering provides verticalized solutions that transform how clients sell products, deliver services, generate growth, and execute mission-critical operations. We deliver integrated business expertise with scalable, repeatable technology solutions specifically engineered for each sector.

Insurance moves the world forward. It's the invisible safety net behind everything else that happens in society. To stay ahead, insurers need modern solutions. Our Insurance Transformation practitioners serve as trusted advisors to our clients, combining strategic thinking with deep industry knowledge to solve complex business problems in a team-based environment. We architect operating models and processes that enable growth, optimize capital, and maximize operational efficiency. We implement innovative technology solutions spanning core, digital, data, analytics, cloud and AI.

Deloitte's Financial Services Industry consulting practice is the largest in the world, serving over 90% of Fortune 500 banking, insurance, securities, investment management, and real estate companies.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2+ years of experience in commercial insurance or specialty insurance underwriting, policy administration, distribution, or insurance operations; experience limited to personal lines does not meet this requirement
  • 2+ years of experience supporting business analysis, requirements gathering, process mapping, fit-gap analysis, or transformation initiatives for underwriting or policy functions
  • 2+ years of experience creating structured presentations and storyboards in Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

  • Advanced degree (Master of Business Administration or PhD)
  • 1+ years of experience managing one large business integration effort and project team through scoping, planning, analysis, requirements, design, development, and testing
  • Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification
  • 1+ years of experience with Property & Casualty platforms, including Guidewire, Duck Creek, Majesco, Origami, or similar
  • 1+ years of experience delivering using Agile or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
  • Scrum Master or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $128,000 to $252,500.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Qualifications:

Join our AI & Engineering team in transforming technology platforms, driving innovation, and helping make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and re-engineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

AI & Engineering leverages cutting-edge engineering capabilities to build, deploy, and operate integrated/verticalized sector solutions in software, data, AI, network, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. These solutions are powered by engineering for business advantage, transforming mission-critical operations. We enable clients to stay ahead with the latest advancements by transforming engineering teams and modernizing technology & data platforms. Our delivery models are tailored to meet each client's unique requirements.

Recruiting for this role ends on 07/30/2026.

Work you'll do

As a Senior Consultant on the Insurance Solutions team, you will be responsible for advising clients on commercial and specialty insurance underwriting and policy transformation, operating model design, and business process modernization. You will:

  • Support business advisory and transformation efforts across commercial insurance and specialty insurance underwriting, rating, policy administration, and policy operations
  • Gather and document business requirements for underwriting, rating, policy administration, and distribution, with emphasis on commercial and specialty insurance use cases
  • Develop process maps, user stories, acceptance criteria, and fit-gap assessments to support strategy, operations, and technology-enabled transformation initiatives for underwriting and policy functions
  • Support solution design, test planning, and execution, including system integration testing and user acceptance testing, aligned to underwriting and policy objectives
  • Prepare client-ready materials, facilitate workshops and demos, and communicate insights and recommendations to client and Deloitte stakeholders

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our Industry Solutions offering provides verticalized solutions that transform how clients sell products, deliver services, generate growth, and execute mission-critical operations. We deliver integrated business expertise with scalable, repeatable technology solutions specifically engineered for each sector.

Insurance moves the world forward. It's the invisible safety net behind everything else that happens in society. To stay ahead, insurers need modern solutions. Our Insurance Transformation practitioners serve as trusted advisors to our clients, combining strategic thinking with deep industry knowledge to solve complex business problems in a team-based environment. We architect operating models and processes that enable growth, optimize capital, and maximize operational efficiency. We implement innovative technology solutions spanning core, digital, data, analytics, cloud and AI.

Deloitte's Financial Services Industry consulting practice is the largest in the world, serving over 90% of Fortune 500 banking, insurance, securities, investment management, and real estate companies.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2+ years of experience in commercial insurance or specialty insurance underwriting, policy administration, distribution, or insurance operations; experience limited to personal lines does not meet this requirement
  • 2+ years of experience supporting business analysis, requirements gathering, process mapping, fit-gap analysis, or transformation initiatives for underwriting or policy functions
  • 2+ years of experience creating structured presentations and storyboards in Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

  • Advanced degree (Master of Business Administration or PhD)
  • 1+ years of experience managing one large business integration effort and project team through scoping, planning, analysis, requirements, design, development, and testing
  • Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification
  • 1+ years of experience with Property & Casualty platforms, including Guidewire, Duck Creek, Majesco, Origami, or similar
  • 1+ years of experience delivering using Agile or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
  • Scrum Master or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $128,000 to $252,500.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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