About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Underwriting Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $70–$95/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

- Build long-horizon underwriting tasks with deterministic rubrics for agent performance evaluation.
- Develop scenarios in submission and triage including submission intake, risk classification, and referral memos.
- Create risk assessment and pricing scenarios with exposure analysis, quote preparation, and surplus lines processing.
- Construct issuance and brokerage scenarios including bind and issue preparation and broker correspondence.
- Ensure tasks have checkable answers without subjective judgment calls.
- Work independently and focus on challenging scenarios to improve AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

- 3+ years in commercial, specialty, or personal lines underwriting at a carrier, MGA,



or wholesale broker.
- Expertise in a specific line of business, rating and pricing manuals, surplus lines processing, or broker relationship management.
- Experience with an underwriting platform like Duck Creek , Guidewire , or carrier systems.
- Ability to read and produce underwriting artifacts such as submission packages, risk reports, and quote letters.
- Clear written communication skills to articulate reasoning and encode it into deterministic rubrics.

Compensation & Legal

- Hourly contractor
- Paid weekly

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form

Resources & Support

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- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this chance.

📌 Insurance Underwriting Specialist - Expert (Toronto)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Toronto