Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification ... Insurance moves the world forward. It's the invisible safety net behind everything else that ...
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification ... Insurance moves the world forward. It's the invisible safety net behind everything else that ...
Senior Underwriter, Accident & Health
$100K - $118K/yr
As a global leader in specialty travel medical and trip protection insurance, we are passionate ... The Senior Accident & Health Underwriter is responsible for reviewing and analyzing underwriting ...
Senior Underwriter, Accident & Health
$100K - $118K/yr
As a global leader in specialty travel medical and trip protection insurance, we are passionate ... The Senior Accident & Health Underwriter is responsible for reviewing and analyzing underwriting ...
New Business Underwriter - Sports Insurance
Edina, MN · On-site
$90K - $130K/yr
The Underwriter role is an individual contributor on a small, high-ownership underwriting team at a scaling sports insurance MGA. This role is a functional expert in risk assessment, pricing, and ...
New Business Underwriter - Sports Insurance
Edina, MN · On-site
$90K - $130K/yr
The Underwriter role is an individual contributor on a small, high-ownership underwriting team at a scaling sports insurance MGA. This role is a functional expert in risk assessment, pricing, and ...
New Business Underwriter - Sports Insurance
Edina, MN · Remote
$90K - $130K/yr
The Underwriter role is an individual contributor on a small, high-ownership underwriting team at a scaling sports insurance MGA. This role is a functional expert in risk assessment, pricing, and ...
New Business Underwriter - Sports Insurance
Edina, MN · Remote
$90K - $130K/yr
The Underwriter role is an individual contributor on a small, high-ownership underwriting team at a scaling sports insurance MGA. This role is a functional expert in risk assessment, pricing, and ...
Five or more years underwriting experience in workers' compensation and/or casualty Insurance, workers' compensation or commercial multi-line product line, or applicable agency experience.
Five or more years underwriting experience in workers' compensation and/or casualty Insurance, workers' compensation or commercial multi-line product line, or applicable agency experience.
Senior Marketing Underwriter-Workers' Compensation Insurance
Bloomington, MN · On-site
$82K - $114K/yr
Five or more years underwriting experience in workers' compensation and/or casualty Insurance, workers' compensation or commercial multi-line product line, or applicable agency experience.
Senior Marketing Underwriter-Workers' Compensation Insurance
Bloomington, MN · On-site
$82K - $114K/yr
Five or more years underwriting experience in workers' compensation and/or casualty Insurance, workers' compensation or commercial multi-line product line, or applicable agency experience.
The nation's leading administrator of long term care insurance services is looking for YOU. This is ... This position supports the daily operations of the Underwriting Department by reviewing ...
The nation's leading administrator of long term care insurance services is looking for YOU. This is ... This position supports the daily operations of the Underwriting Department by reviewing ...
The nation's leading administrator of long term care insurance services is looking for YOU. This is ... This position supports the daily operations of the Underwriting Department by reviewing ...
The nation's leading administrator of long term care insurance services is looking for YOU. This is ... This position supports the daily operations of the Underwriting Department by reviewing ...
National Accounts Strategic Underwriter
$103K - $170K/yr
Minimum of 7 years in large group insurance underwriting, actuarial analysis, or strategic finance. Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: * ASA/FSA, CFA, or CEBS credentials preferred.
National Accounts Strategic Underwriter
$103K - $170K/yr
Minimum of 7 years in large group insurance underwriting, actuarial analysis, or strategic finance. Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: * ASA/FSA, CFA, or CEBS credentials preferred.
Underwriter II
$31.43 - $39.29/hr
This position completes underwriting reviews of residential first mortgages in accordance with HUD ... All full-time employees are eligible for Medical Insurance, Telehealth Services, Dental Insurance ...
Underwriter II
$31.43 - $39.29/hr
This position completes underwriting reviews of residential first mortgages in accordance with HUD ... All full-time employees are eligible for Medical Insurance, Telehealth Services, Dental Insurance ...
Temporary Underwriter
Eden Prairie, MN · On-site +1
$25/hr
The nation's leading administrator of long term care insurance services is looking for YOU. This is ... This position supports the daily operations of the Underwriting Department by reviewing ...
Temporary Underwriter
Eden Prairie, MN · On-site +1
$25/hr
The nation's leading administrator of long term care insurance services is looking for YOU. This is ... This position supports the daily operations of the Underwriting Department by reviewing ...
Underwriter II
Saint Paul, MN · On-site
$31.43 - $39.29/hr
This position completes underwriting reviews of residential first mortgages in accordance with HUD ... All full-time employees are eligible for Medical Insurance, Telehealth Services, Dental Insurance ...
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Underwriter II
Saint Paul, MN · On-site
$31.43 - $39.29/hr
This position completes underwriting reviews of residential first mortgages in accordance with HUD ... All full-time employees are eligible for Medical Insurance, Telehealth Services, Dental Insurance ...
National Accounts Strategic Underwriter
$103K - $170K/yr
Minimum of 7 years in large group insurance underwriting, actuarial analysis, or strategic finance. Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: * ASA/FSA, CFA, or CEBS credentials preferred.
National Accounts Strategic Underwriter
$103K - $170K/yr
Minimum of 7 years in large group insurance underwriting, actuarial analysis, or strategic finance. Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: * ASA/FSA, CFA, or CEBS credentials preferred.
Associate Underwriter
Wayzata, MN · On-site
$45K - $50K/yr
College degree in related field or 3-5 years insurance experience * Underwriting experience desired * Microsoft applications * Demonstrates accuracy, attention to detail and thoroughness. * Works ...
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Associate Underwriter
Wayzata, MN · On-site
$45K - $50K/yr
College degree in related field or 3-5 years insurance experience * Underwriting experience desired * Microsoft applications * Demonstrates accuracy, attention to detail and thoroughness. * Works ...
MPCI Underwriter
Plymouth, MN · On-site
$36K - $62K/yr
Examines insurance documents such as applications, production reports, acreage reports, and applies underwriting rules. * Enters information into the computer, including policy information ...
MPCI Underwriter
Plymouth, MN · On-site
$36K - $62K/yr
Examines insurance documents such as applications, production reports, acreage reports, and applies underwriting rules. * Enters information into the computer, including policy information ...
AVP, Technology E&O Underwriter
Minneapolis, MN · On-site
$190K/yr
Company Details Berkley Technology Underwriters is a global insurance provider offering property, casualty, professional and cyber insurance coverage for technology companies. Company URL:
AVP, Technology E&O Underwriter
Minneapolis, MN · On-site
$190K/yr
Company Details Berkley Technology Underwriters is a global insurance provider offering property, casualty, professional and cyber insurance coverage for technology companies. Company URL:
Senior Associate Underwriter
$102K - $121K/yr
Kaufman Group, is North America's leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager ... Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers ...
Senior Associate Underwriter
$102K - $121K/yr
Kaufman Group, is North America's leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager ... Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers ...
Small CL Portfolio Underwriter
Bloomington, MN · On-site
$60K - $80K/yr
Portfolio Underwriters are responsible for the underwriting, retaining, and servicing of renewal ... Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance * 401K with a company match * Tuition ...
Small CL Portfolio Underwriter
Bloomington, MN · On-site
$60K - $80K/yr
Portfolio Underwriters are responsible for the underwriting, retaining, and servicing of renewal ... Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance * 401K with a company match * Tuition ...
Senior Associate Underwriter
Minneapolis, MN · On-site
$102K - $121K/yr
Kaufman Group, is North America's leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager ... Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers ...
Senior Associate Underwriter
Minneapolis, MN · On-site
$102K - $121K/yr
Kaufman Group, is North America's leading wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager ... Burns & Wilcox offers wide ranging and comprehensive solutions to serve retail insurance brokers ...
Senior Credit Underwriter - Insurance, Institutional Client Group
Minneapolis, MN · On-site
$170K - $200K/yr
Underwrite and manage credit exposures across an insurance portfolio, including new originations and existing relationships * Lead credit analysis and approval processes for complex transactions ...
Senior Credit Underwriter - Insurance, Institutional Client Group
Minneapolis, MN · On-site
$170K - $200K/yr
Underwrite and manage credit exposures across an insurance portfolio, including new originations and existing relationships * Lead credit analysis and approval processes for complex transactions ...
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What Are Insurance Underwriters?
Insurance underwriters evaluate insurance policy applications, assess the risk, and make recommendations for coverage and premium pricing to insurance issuers. As an insurance underwriter, you use computer software and specific criteria to assess risk and establish pricing and research other factors such as market trends and equity values to provide data to support your recommendations. You determine if the policy will likely be a good financial investment for the insurance provider.
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What is the difference between Insurance Underwriter vs Claims Adjuster?
| Aspect | Insurance Underwriter | Claims Adjuster |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Role | Assess risk and determine policy terms | Evaluate insurance claims and determine payouts |
| Required Credentials | Typically requires a bachelor's degree; certifications like CPCU are common | Often requires a bachelor's degree; certifications like AIC or CPCU are beneficial |
| Work Environment | Office-based, analyzing data and risk factors | Field and office-based, investigating claims and interviewing claimants |
| Industry Usage | Used across insurance companies for policy issuance | Used for claims processing and settlement |
Both roles are integral to the insurance industry, with underwriters focusing on risk assessment before policy issuance, and claims adjusters handling claims after a loss occurs. While their work environments and responsibilities differ, they often require similar credentials and certifications, making them closely related career paths within insurance companies.
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Deloitte rating
8.1
Based on 91 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
58th 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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