Underwriter, Workers' Compensation

<div class="content-intro"><div>Pie's mission is to empower small businesses to thrive by making commercial insurance affordable and as easy as pie. We leverage technology to transform how small businesses buy and experience commercial insurance.</div> <div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Like our small business customers, we are a diverse team of builders, dreamers, and entrepreneurs who are driven by&nbsp;<a class="postings-link" href="https://pieinsurance.com/culture">core values and operating principles</a>&nbsp;that guide every decision we make.</div> </div></div><p>Our Underwriters are on the front lines, interacting with our customers all day, every day. Every underwriting call, email and message has a profound impact on our business and our reputation. The average day in the life of a Pie Underwriter involves a high volume of daily transactions ranging from making underwriting decisions to issuing a certificate of insurance. We expect your role will evolve quickly as Pie grows.&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>How You’ll Do It</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Leverage workers’ compensation or commercial insurance underwriting expertise to assess medium to complex risks in order to underwrite and bind new and renewal coverage.</li> <li>Quickly and effectively decide each request through the use of Pie’s underwriting guidelines and known risk exposures and loss frequency and severity.</li> <li>Achieve profitable growth through appropriate risk evaluation while building and maintaining outstanding payroll partner customer relationships.</li> <li>Prioritize and resolve payroll partner customer inquiries for documentation or support.</li> <li>Provides technical assistance to the payroll partner sales team and customers regarding policy and endorsement provisions and underwriting acceptability for designated insurance coverages.</li> <li>Maintain strong industry knowledge on commercial insurance underwriting expertise and changes in market/account positions. Develop and maintain full knowledge of all forms, coverages, ratings, and manuals for the specific line being underwritten.</li> <li>Participate in review and evaluation of risk portfolio, making recommendations on book management issues.</li> <li>Take on other tasks, responsibilities and projects as needed.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Travel Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>Some travel could be required in this position, up to 10% travel.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>The Right Stuff</strong></h3> <p><strong>Educational Background:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with some college coursework is preferred</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Minimum 3 years of underwriting experience or equivalent is required</li> <li>Intermediate to advanced knowledge of workers’ compensation class codes</li> <li>Ability to sell our product while simultaneously discerning risk characteristics within the direct to business market.</li> <li>Ability to balance the outstanding execution of processes while handling a high volume of transactions</li> <li>Experience with Insurity, HubSpot and Salesforce preferred</li> <li>Verifying businesses using various resources and databases like Google, Yelp, LinkedIn, Facebook and similar sites</li> <li>Experience underwriting insurance for payroll partners is very valuable.</li> <li>Strong expertise in the California workers' compensation market is preferred</li> </ul> <p><strong>The use of AI in Application Review:</strong> To support a fair, efficient, and consistent hiring process, we use AI-powered tools to assist in the initial screening of applications. These tools help us identify qualifications and prior work experiences that align with the requirements of the role. We may also use AI assistant video tools during interviews to support note-taking and candidate evaluation. All AI-powered outputs are still subject to human oversight and decision-making at multiple stages of the process. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to Pie utilizing these AI technologies to assist in our evaluation process.</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Base Compensation Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$80,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$100,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h3><strong>Compensation &amp; Benefits&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Competitive cash compensation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A piece of the pie (in the form of equity)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comprehensive health plans</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Generous PTO</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Future focused 401k match</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Generous parental and caregiver leave</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our </span><a href="https://pieinsurance.com/culture/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">core values</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are more than just a poster on the wall; they’re tangibly reflected in our work&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Making every part of working with us "Easy as Pie"</strong> - including our offer process. When we find someone we'd like as a Pie-oneer (a member of our team), we move quickly to put together a fair offer based on your skills, experience, location, and compensation expectations.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each year Pie reviews company performance and may grant discretionary bonuses to eligible team members.</span></p> <h3><strong>Location Information&nbsp;</strong></h3> <p>Unless otherwise specified, this role is remote. Remote team members must live and work in the United States (<em data-start="218" data-end="240" data-is-only-node="">territories excluded</em>) and have access to reliable, high-speed internet.</p> <h3><strong>Additional Information</strong></h3> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pie Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pie Insurance participates in the E-Verify program. Please click </span></em><a href="https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><a href="https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/file/1133936/download"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span></em><a href="https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/file/1133941/download"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for more information.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pie Insurance is committed to protecting your personal data. Please review our <a href="https://pieinsurance.com/privacy/" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>. &nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Safety First: Pie Insurance is committed to your security during the recruitment process. We will never ask you for credit card information or ask you to purchase any equipment during our interview or onboarding process.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/lists/americas-best-startup-employers/">Pie Named to 2025 America's Best Startup Employers</a></span></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><a href="https://www.pieinsurance.com/resource-center/press/2025-state-of-workplace-safety-report">Pie Insurance 2025 State of Workplace Safety Report</a></p> <p style="line-height: 1;">&nbsp;</p> <div> <div>#LI-REMOTE</div> <div>#BI-REMOTE</div> </div></div>