Excess & Specialty Insurance Underwriters (SME Focus)

We are seeking U.S.-based experts with direct underwriting experience in the Excess & Specialty Insurance market, particularly underwriting SME/commercial accounts.

Engagement Details

• Initial pilot: 4 experts

• Duration: 1 week

• Commitment: ~20 hours per expert

• Potential for follow-on work and a larger engagement

Requirements

• Based in the United States

• 3+ years of experience in Excess & Specialty Insurance underwriting (5+ years preferred)

• Direct experience underwriting SME/commercial risks

• Strong understanding of risk selection, pricing, coverage structuring, and portfolio management

Relevant Backgrounds Experience in lines such as:

• Excess Casualty

• Professional Liability

• Management Liability

• Cyber

• Environmental

• Excess Property

• E&S General Liability

• Construction or Transportation specialty risks

Target employers include leading specialty carriers, MGAs, wholesale brokers, and E&S platforms such as Chubb, AIG, Markel, Arch, AXA XL, Liberty Mutual, Ryan Specialty, Amwins, CRC Group, and similar organizations.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.