Commercial Underwriter/Broker

SeaCoast Underwriters, Inc. is now Risk Placement Services; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision plans

Life and accident insurance

401(K) and Roth options

Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)

Educational expense reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Digital mental health services

Flexible work hours

Training programs

Charitable matching gift program

Job summary

SeaCoast Underwriters, Inc. is now Risk Placement Services seeks an Underwriter/Broker in Alpharetta, Georgia. This role emphasizes networking with agents, analyzing submissions, and providing exceptional service in a dynamic insurance brokerage environment. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience, coupled with strong analytical and relationship management skills. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including medical, 401(K), and flexible work hours are offered.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of related work experience.
• Possess a home state P&C license.
• Strong passion for building trust and delivering exceptional service.

Responsibilities

• Prospect for new business and build relationships with agents and carriers.
• Analyze submissions to determine the best carrier, coverage, and premium.
• Stay updated on industry trends to adapt underwriting strategies.

Skills

Business development skills

Relationship management skills

Analytical skills

Detail-oriented mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Introduction

At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.

Overview

At Risk Placement Services (RPS), we’re one of the largest Specialty Wholesale Insurance Brokerage firms in the U.S., thriving on teamwork, creativity, and responsiveness. As an Underwriter/Broker, you’ll play a key role in fostering revenue growth by delivering efficient underwriting services and connecting retail agents with national markets.

In this role, you’ll prospect for new business, build strong relationships with agents and carriers, and pre-qualify submissions to focus on high-probability opportunities. You’ll also develop expertise in insurance solutions for specific product lines and industry segments, ensuring RPS remains a trusted partner for retail agents.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Actively network and build relationships with independent retail agents and carrier underwriters.
• Analyze submissions to determine the best carrier, coverage, and premium.
• Stay updated on industry trends to adapt underwriting strategies.
• Ensure business partners understand RPS’s full range of risk solutions.

About You

• A Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related work experience.
• Business development and relationship management skills.
• A home state P&C license.
• Strong analytical skills and a detail-oriented mindset.
• A passion for building trust and delivering exceptional service.

Compensation And Benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax‑advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other Benefits Include

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.