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Studies toward attaining a Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU), Certified Insurance ...

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How much do liability underwriter jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 1, 2026, the average yearly pay for liability underwriter in the United States is $78,878.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $61,000.00 and $87,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a liability underwriter?

Liability underwriters are professionals who evaluate and assess the risks associated with providing liability insurance to individuals or businesses. Their responsibilities include analyzing applications, determining coverage limits, setting premiums, and ensuring policies comply with regulations. They use their expertise to balance the insurer's risk while meeting clients' needs, often working closely with brokers and clients to gather relevant information. Liability underwriters play a vital role in protecting insurers from excessive losses and ensuring fair pricing for policyholders.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a liability underwriter?

To thrive as a Liability Underwriter, you need strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a solid understanding of risk assessment and insurance principles, often supported by a degree in finance, business, or a related field. Familiarity with underwriting software, rating tools, and industry certifications such as CPCU or AU is highly valued. Excellent negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills help build client relationships and ensure sound underwriting judgments. These abilities are crucial for accurately evaluating risks, maintaining profitability, and fostering trust with clients and brokers.

How does a liability underwriter typically collaborate with other departments within an insurance company?

Liability Underwriters regularly work closely with colleagues in claims, actuarial, legal, and sales departments. They often consult with claims teams to better understand risk trends and loss histories, and coordinate with actuaries to ensure pricing accurately reflects risk levels. Collaboration with legal teams is common when reviewing policy language or complex cases, while interactions with sales agents help clarify coverage options for clients. This cross-functional teamwork is essential to ensure that underwriting decisions are well-informed, competitive, and compliant with company standards.

What is the difference between Liability Underwriter vs Claims Adjuster?

AspectLiability UnderwriterClaims Adjuster
CredentialsTypically requires a bachelor's degree in insurance, finance, or related field; certifications like CPCU are commonRequires a bachelor's degree; certifications like AIC or CPCU are beneficial
Work EnvironmentWorks in insurance companies, analyzing risk and setting policy termsWorks in claims departments, investigating and settling insurance claims
Industry UsageCommonly employed in insurance underwriting departmentsFound in claims departments across insurance providers

While both roles are integral to the insurance industry, Liability Underwriters focus on assessing and pricing risk before policies are issued, whereas Claims Adjusters handle claims after a loss occurs. Understanding these differences helps clarify career paths and job expectations within the insurance sector.

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Infographic showing various Liability Underwriter job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 69% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 20% Contract. Highlights an 94% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $78,878 per year, or $37.9 per hour.

Lead Underwriter, Cyber

Tmhcc

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 26 days ago


Job description

About TMHCC
Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC) brings 50 years of service to the specialty insurance industry, today offering over 100 products to commercial customers in 180 countries around the world. Every policy we write is special, enabling our clients to do amazing things. From insuring the crops that feed us to the rock concerts that entertain us, to rescuing international travelers in trouble.
Organic growth and over 60 successful acquisitions have grown our 2023 Gross Written Premium (GWP) to over $7.5 Billion. Our workforce has grown to 4,300 worldwide ... big, but not so big that you cannot make a difference. Our Good Company values, including integrity, empowerment, and commitment to customer service, and a culture of innovation, communication, and collaboration make TMHCC a great place to work.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and employee benefit package

Strong learning culture

Growth perspectives

6% 401K match

20 days of PTO and 2 Floating Days

Paid parental leave

An opportunity to love what you do

Job Summary
Under limited supervision, underwrite new and renewal Cyber and Tech E&O business with accountability for profitable growth, broker engagement, and disciplined portfolio management. This role evaluates complex cyber exposures, delivers timely and market-facing underwriting decisions, and partners cross-functionally with distribution, product, claims, actuarial, risk management, and operations to drive strong underwriting performance and service outcomes. The Senior Underwriter serves as a trusted resource and advisor to brokers and clients by combining sound underwriting judgment with a clear understanding of the evolving cyber threat landscape.


Key Responsibilities
Assist in meeting annual department goals for profitability, renewal retention, new business growth and rate increase.

Evaluate risks for acceptability within established underwriting guidelines.

Make timely, well-reasoned underwriting decisions and clearly communicate indications, quotes, pricing rationale, coverage positions, and declinations to producers within agreed upon company time frames. Develop, manage, and deepen broker relationships to drive submission flow, grow target distribution partners, and position TMHCC as a preferred market in the cyber space. Maintain responsiveness on submissions, renewals, referrals, endorsements, and broker inquiries within established service standards.

Act within scope of authority and consistent with company and corporate objectives, guidelines, policies and practices.

Identify attractive target risks and proactively source opportunities within assigned territories, industry segments, and distribution channels.

Partner with brokers to understand evolving cyber exposures and articulate TMHCC's appetite, differentiators, risk management and service expectations. Communicate and provide instruction and information to Administrative Supervisor and/or Underwriting Assistants, as required, for issuing policies and endorsements.

Provide guidance to Administrative Supervisor and/or underwriting assistants and less experienced underwriters on account handling, documentation, service expectations, and workflow prioritization.

Stay current on cyber threat trends, market conditions, form and wording developments, legal and regulatory issues, and emerging technologies that impact underwriting strategy.

Contribute to broker education efforts, product enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen TMHCC's market presence and underwriting capabilities.

Pursue educational classes such as Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and/or Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU), as agreed upon with management.

Additional duties and special assignments, as requested by manager.

Competencies
Planning

Develop work plans, establish timelines, and set goals for assigned work.

Meet commitments on deadlines.

Communication

Review activities, results, and recommendations with management and clients as appropriate.

Cost Management

Drive improvement in existing business processes.

Perform work thoroughly in a cost-efficient manner and at a high productivity level.

Business Controls and Policies

Comply with all corporate policies and procedures.

Report any breakdown in controls to management.

Conduct all activities in a safe manner.

People Management

No people management responsibility but may provide guidance to less experienced employees

Education Min/Preferred Experience
4 Year Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, a related field, or the equivalent education and/or experience

5+ years of experience highly preferred


Certifications, Licenses, and Designations
Required: Studies toward attaining a Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU), Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) or equivalent insurance designation depending on specialty area
Preferred: state-specific insurance license depending on specialty area


Other
Result- and profit-oriented with the ability to balance other business considerations

Knowledge of forms, procedures and insurance terminology

Strong math skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Team- and deadline-oriented environment

Strong analytical, strong reasoning abilities and strong negotiation abilities

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and/or government insurance regulations

Possess and have ability to apply broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures

Excellent written and verbal communications skills with an emphasis on confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy

Exceptional organizational and analytical skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Knowledgeable of industry changes, legal updates, and technical developments related to applicable area of the Company's business to proactively respond to changing business environment

Intermediate proficiency and experience using Microsoft Office package (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word)

Tokio Marine HCC is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and professional growth opportunities within a global organization.

The pay range for this position is$122,600-$184,000which includes geographic adjustments, where applicable. The pay range is the range THMCC, in good faith, believes is the range of compensation for this role at the timeof this posting. The hired applicant will be offered pay within the entire range based on the candidate's geographic location, qualifications, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of color, race, sex, national origin,sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local pay equity laws. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the Company is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

California Use CA Fair Chance language.

The Company will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, such as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (18 USC 1033(e))(the "VCCLEA"), which restricts financial institutions and insurers such as TMHCC from employing individuals with certain types of criminal convictions. Where the hiring and employment of individuals is not restricted by the foregoing, the Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history in compliance with applicable law such as the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.]

As an insurance company, we comply with certain federal, state and local laws such as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (18 USC 1033(e)), which restricts our ability to employ individuals with certain types of criminal convictions. Where not restricted by law and for criminal history not covered by this law, the Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history in compliance with applicable law.

You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the Company is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction or challenge the accuracy of the background report. The Company will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, such as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (18 USC 1033(e))(the "VCCLEA"), which restricts financial institutions and insurers such as TMHCC from employing individuals with certain types of criminal convictions. Where the hiring and employment of individuals is not restricted by the foregoing, the Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history in compliance with applicable law such as the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.]

Applying our Mind Over Risk philosophy to writing insurance allows our customers to take on opportunity with confidence. That philosophy defines our way of thinking, unites us as a team, and differentiates us from our competitors. We are much more than just an insurance company; we are a good company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

TMHCC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

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