Senior Underwriter, East

Honeycomb Insurance; Gisborne; Hybrid; NZD 178,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee options grant

401K with employer match

Flexible paid time off

Paid national holiday

Job summary

Honeycomb Insurance is hiring an experienced underwriter for a remote role in the East Region. You will manage LRO and habitational portfolios, applying AI and data-driven methods to assess risk, price coverage and terms for growth. The position emphasizes automation, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration.

Salary ranges from USD 100,000 to 120,000 per year, plus bonus, plus employee options, 401K match, flexible PTO and paid holidays. Some travel (<20%) may be required to support initiatives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of underwriting/insurance experience with a strong LRO background required
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience preferred
• Retail agency relationship preferred
• AI Proficiency and desire to seek automation and efficiency opportunities
• Curiosity, hardworking, self-accountable, positive attitude, humble and fun
• Have an opinion, share your opinion and be open to other opinions
• Passion to obtain, retain and employ knowledge – as well as share knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• This position is remote in the East Region.
• Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 (Pending Experience) + Bonus

Responsibilities

• Quote and release new and renewal Lessor's Risk Only (LRO) and habitational business that has been either referred from underwriting algorithm or seeking changes that exceed user authority thresholds
• Analyze and approve requested policy changes across the LRO and Habitational portfolio
• Maintain familiarity and compliance with state insurance regulations and ISO rules for all states within assigned underwriting territory
• Maintain open, transparent and supportive communications with team members and interdivisional partners
• Monitor portfolio composition via reports, audits and inspections
• Support marketing functions and efforts to build and promote Honeycomb
• Complete special projects and assignments
• Some travel as deemed necessary <20%

Skills

AI Proficiency

Analytical skills

Verbal/written communication

Curiosity

Self-accountable

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience

Job description

At Honeycomb, we're not just building technology; we’re reshaping the future of insurance.

Honeycomb is a rapidly growing global startup, generously backed by top-tier investors and powered by an exceptional team of thinkers, builders, and problem‑solvers. Dual-headquartered in Chicago and Tel Aviv (R&D center), and with 6 offices across the U.S., we are reinventing the commercial real estate insurance industry, an industry long overdue for disruption. Just as importantly, we ensure every employee feels deeply connected to our mission and one another.

With over $100B in insured assets, Honeycomb operates across 23 states, covering more than 65% of the U.S. population and increasing its coverage.

If you’re looking for a place where innovation is celebrated, culture actually means something, and smart people challenge you to be better every day - Honeycomb might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

What You'll Do

Next-generation risk assessment – divesting from binary underwriting and revisioning risk selection utilizing mega data, AI and curiosity. Modernized underwriting using cutting edge technology to more accurately and quickly assess risk, price and bespoke coverage/terms to profitably grow and manage a book of business spanning Habitational and Lessor's Risk Only (LRO) package and excess liability. Honeycomb offers an environment of personal and career growth to achieve your best self through mentorship, engaging project assignments, personalized training and development, and internal and exterior exposure opportunities to expand your network and sphere of influence.

• Quote and release new and renewal Lessor's Risk Only (LRO) and habitational business that has been either referred from underwriting algorithm or seeking changes that exceed user authority thresholds
• Analyze and approve requested policy changes across the LRO and Habitational portfolio
• Maintain familiarity and compliance with state insurance regulations and ISO rules for all states within assigned underwriting territory
• Maintain open, transparent and supportive communications with team members and interdivisional partners
• Monitor portfolio composition via reports, audits and inspections
• Support marketing functions and efforts to build and promote Honeycomb
• Complete special projects and assignments
• Some travel as deemed necessary <20%

Basic Requirements

• 4+ years of underwriting/insurance experience with a strong LRO background required; Commercial Habitational and Specialty Property experience is a valued addition to that background, not a standalone requirement
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience preferred
• Retail agency relationship preferred
• AI Proficiency and desire to seek automation and efficiency opportunities
• Curiosity, hardworking, self‑accountable, positive attitude, humble and fun
• Have an opinion, share your opinion and be open to other opinions
• Passion to obtain, retain and employ knowledge – as well as share knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• This position is remote in the East Region.
• Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 (Pending Experience) + Bonus
• Employee options grant
• 401K with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• Paid national holiday