Hedge is a wholesale specialty insurance brokerage serving licensed retail agents and brokers with public appetite, form, and submission resources. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
Hedge is hiring a founding underwriter to combine sound risk judgment with the operating discipline and product thinking required to scale. You will help agencies understand appetite, improve submission quality, structure placements, and turn underwriting knowledge into repeatable systems.
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Hedge is hiring a founding underwriter to combine sound risk judgment with the operating discipline and product thinking required to scale. You will help agencies understand appetite, improve submission quality, structure placements, and turn underwriting knowledge into repeatable systems.
Base salary is $125K-$250K. Equity is 0.25%-1.50%. Final placement reflects underwriting depth, line expertise, authority, and the operating scope you can own.
Evaluate commercial risks, exposures, controls, and submission quality
Match risks to appropriate carrier, MGA, and program appetite
Work with agencies and brokers to close information gaps and structure strong submissions
Negotiate terms and clearly communicate coverage, conditions, and tradeoffs
Build underwriting guidelines, decision tools, and feedback loops into Hedge's platform
Track outcomes and improve risk selection, turnaround time, and placement quality
First 30 days: master Hedge's current markets, appetite, workflows, and quality gaps
By day 60: own underwriting and placement decisions for a defined segment
By day 90: improve submission quality or turnaround time in a measurable way
In 12 months: help build a scalable...
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