Underwriting Assistant - Builders Risk

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Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
65K-80K Annually
Entry level
Insurance
The Role
Assists underwriters with servicing new and existing builders risk accounts. Responsibilities include booking accounts, preparing endorsements, binders, and manuscript policies, evaluating policies and endorsements, responding to agent inquiries, processing policies, and organizing information to support underwriting decisions. The role requires strong portfolio management, communication, computer, organizational, and high-volume workflow skills.
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Join Starr, a global leader in commercial insurance with over a century of expertise. We empower our employees to innovate, make impactful decisions, and build lasting client relationships worldwide. At Starr, you'll work in an entrepreneurial culture alongside accessible leaders, leveraging our financial strength and vast industry experience to deliver solutions for our clients, no matter how complex. Grow your career with a rapidly growing company that invests in its people and their ability to drive real progress.

Underwriting Assistant - Builders Risk

Job Description & Requirements:

  • Primary responsibility is to assist underwriters in servicing new and existing accounts.
  • Candidate will be responsible for booking accounts, preparing endorsements and binders, evaluating new and renewal policies and endorsements, preparing and issuing manuscript policies.
  • Candidate will service accounts, including resolving agent’s inquiries, complaints, requests, and policy processing activities with guidelines, gather and organize specified information and reports to assist in the underwriting decision.

Requirements:

  • Strong portfolio management and production skills with an understanding of the company’s business objectives.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong Computer skills.
  • Candidates must be able to work in a high volume atmosphere.
  • Candidates must be extremely organized.

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Starr Insurance Companies is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. 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. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $65,000-$80,000.

This position involves insurance underwriting.  Bad actors involved in insurance underwriting have the opportunity to cause significant financial harm by binding the employer to improperly cover risks.  Therefore, certain criminal convictions may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with this responsibility potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

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Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.

Skills Required

  • Strong portfolio management and production skills
  • Understanding of the company's business objectives
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong computer skills
  • Ability to work in a high-volume atmosphere
  • Extremely organized

Starr Insurance Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Starr Insurance and has not been reviewed or approved by Starr Insurance.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is frequently characterized as excellent, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options supported by wellness tools and an EAP. Feedback suggests additional voluntary protections (critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity) broaden overall healthcare security.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include both a 401(k) and a defined‑benefit pension, which is often highlighted as a standout feature. Profit sharing is also referenced as part of the broader financial benefits mix.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives — Top performers in underwriting are described as receiving excellent pay with good bonuses and clear advancement opportunities.

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The Company
HQ: New York, New York
2,935 Employees
Year Founded: 1919

What We Do

Starr Insurance is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world. Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world’s fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents. Starr has the global knowledge, vision and relationships to help your company succeed, anywhere you do business.

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