Full-Time

Underwriting Assistant

Property & Casualty

Posted on 11/12/2025

Deadline 12/8/25
Marsh

Marsh

10,001+ employees

Global insurance brokerage and risk advisory

Compensation Overview

$52k - $110.7k/yr

+ Performance-based incentives

Jacksonville, FL, USA + 2 more

More locations: Broomfield, CO, USA | Bethesda, MD, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; must be in-office at least three days per week.

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Requirements
  • 2+ years of customer service experience in Property & Casualty insurance, or a bachelor’s degree in risk management
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and provide excellent client service
  • Proficiency in MS Office
Responsibilities
  • Manages new business applications, answers incoming client/broker inquiries and initiates outgoing calls to support the growth of new business accounts
  • Evaluates rate adjustments for all quotations with existing coverage and reviews new business quotations received from plan advisors/brokers/underwriters
  • Handles binder issues, follows up on underwriter quotes, distributes quote letters, and follows up on outstanding requests to support the underwriting process
  • Processes change requests, cancellations and reinstatements, generates invoices, handles accounting issues, and processes claims to support underwriters business accounts
  • Organizes training and development opportunities for newly hired support staff
  • Reviews, sets up and issues policies and gathers information to support the preparation of the underwriting process
Desired Qualifications
  • Marine insurance experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in risk management

Marsh is a diversified professional services firm that helps clients manage risk, secure insurance, and design risk-transfer programs. Its core work combines risk advisory with insurance brokerage, acting as a buyer of coverage and placing policies across multiple underwriters. It includes Mercer (HR consulting), Guy Carpenter (reinsurance brokerage), and Oliver Wyman (management consulting) under a holding structure. Its goal is to lower clients' financial risk and total cost of risk by combining risk transfer with advisory and consulting services across insurance, reinsurance, HR, and business strategy.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$110K

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1871

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Mercer consulting revenue grew 11% in Q1 2026, outpacing traditional brokerage and driving higher margins.
  • EMEA division surged 14.1% year-over-year in Q1 2026, signaling strong European and emerging market expansion.
  • Niche insurance products like Port Blockage Insurance and Micassure capture underserved segments as commoditization pressures traditional lines.

What critics are saying

  • Aon's $13B Willis Towers Watson acquisition enables aggressive pricing that erodes Marsh's 30% global brokerage share.
  • Guy Carpenter's 2% organic growth in Q1 2026 trails Arthur J. Gallagher's 15% YoY, signaling reinsurance market share loss.
  • Sentrisk AI platform faces class-action lawsuits alleging misuse of client supply chain data for competitive intelligence.

What makes Marsh unique

  • Sentrisk AI platform maps supply chains with geospatial satellite imaging, uniquely addressing geopolitical and climate risks.
  • Holding company structure enables separately managed businesses: Marsh, Mercer, Guy Carpenter, Oliver Wyman.
  • Broker-as-advisor model since 1905 spreads client risk across multiple underwriters, not single insurers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Hybrid Work Options

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Professional Development Budget

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental Health Support

Paid Holidays

Company News

Smartbroker Holding AG
Jul 28th, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric to Transfer Shares of Insurance Subsidiary to Marsh Japan

28.07.2025 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has concluded a share transfer agreement under which it will transfer shares of its Tokyo-based subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Insurance Service Co., Ltd. to Marsh Japan, Inc. on ...

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Aug 28th, 2024
Marsh Launches Port Blockage Insurance

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May 16th, 2024
Marsh Mclennan Stockholders Re-Elect Board Of Directors During 2024 Meeting

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy, and people, today announced the results of its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Stockholders elected the entire slate of 2024 director nominees for a one-year term expiring at next year’s annual meeting. The 11 directors are: Anthony K. Anderson, John Q. Doyle, Oscar Fanjul, H. Edward Hanway, Judith Hartmann, Deborah C

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May 9th, 2024
Marsh Introduces Micassure

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May 2nd, 2024
Marsh Launches Sentrisk

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