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Amwins

Wholesale distributor of specialty insurance services

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Full-TimeUpdated
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Junior
Bachelor's
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
HybridIn-office in Scottsdale; work from home up to 2 days per week after completing training.
AccountingAccounts Payable/Receivable

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 1 year of accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliation, or billing experience is required.
  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is strongly preferred.
  • Strong organization skills and attention to detail are required.
  • Strong teamwork skills and the ability to work cooperatively with various staff members are required.
  • Ability to multitask and actively manage and prioritize workloads in a high-volume environment is required.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, with internal and external parties is required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, is required.
Responsibilities
  • Manage premium files, including online and manual file setup by client and plan year.
  • Review backup statements for accuracy and disburse funds among multiple accounts quickly and accurately.
  • Assist with the commission process for late payments and follow up on outstanding receivables.
  • Assist Account Management with coordination and resolution of premium issues.
  • Assist with reconciliation of the Cornerstone Assurance Group block of business.
  • Adhere to documented accounting policies, controls, procedures, and accounting filing systems.
  • Assist the Director of Premiums with initiating and processing bank wires and deposits.
  • Compile electronic and manual files for each group.
  • Handle other projects and duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working in the insurance industry and/or at a carrier or third-party administrator is a plus.

About the company

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Amwins

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Amwins is the largest wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products and services in the United States, covering property, casualty, group benefits, and reinsurance. It serves insurance brokers, agents, and carriers by linking them with tailored coverage options and by delivering value-added services such as product development, underwriting, premium and claims administration, and actuarial support. The company earns revenue from distributing these specialized products and providing the related services. Amwins differentiates itself through its scale, diversified product mix, and end-to-end client support, which enable comprehensive, customized insurance solutions. Its goal is to offer complete, tailored solutions and expert assistance to its clients across the insurance ecosystem.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$53.5M

Headquarters

Charlotte, North Carolina

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

  • September 2026 added Joseph Chiarello, expanding firearms underwriting expertise immediately.
  • August 2026 launched human services, behavioral health, and trade credit products.
  • July 2026 logistics enhancements and September 2026 management liability launches deepen carrier demand.

What critics are saying

  • Human services and behavioral health face abuse litigation, reviver claims, and rising minimum premiums.
  • Firearms underwriting ties Amwins to reputational blowback and tighter carrier withdrawal cycles.
  • 2027 carrier retrenchment strands programs and crushes Amwins's placement engine.

What makes Amwins unique

  • Amwins sits inside 155 offices, placing over $50 billion annually for retail agents.
  • Its SRU and APU units build exclusive programs brokers cannot buy elsewhere.
  • Amwins combines brokerage, MGA, and underwriting platforms across niche specialty lines.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Adoption Assistance

Growth & Insights and Company News

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2 year growth

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Insurance Business
Oct 23rd, 2026
Who owns Australia's underwriting agencies after a year of deals.

Who owns Australia's underwriting agencies after a year of deals. AUB's purchase of Aon's One Underwriting is the latest in a run of deals putting more of Australia's specialist underwriting in fewer hands 23 Oct 2026 Aon's sale of One Underwriting Australia to AUB Group, which operates across Australia and New Zealand, is a modest deal on its own. One Underwriting has more than 30 years in the market and works with more than 250 brokers, writing lines from classic cars and pubs to commercial drones and fine art. Neither side disclosed a price and the sale still needs regulatory approval. Alongside this year's other deals, it points to a bigger shift. Underwriting agencies handle about a fifth of Australia's general insurance premium and their ownership is concentrating quickly. The buyers are increasingly groups that specialise in owning agencies. Sellers, buyers and a new map. Aon is the seller this time. It said the sale followed a regular review of its portfolio, and that One Underwriting would grow faster under an owner focused on agency businesses. The agency has belonged to Aon since it launched in January 2016, replacing the broker's earlier underwriting business, Freeman McMurrick. Steadfast's agencies are changing hands as well. Under the A$7.7 billion takeover of Steadfast by Amwins, Dragoneer and KKR, US wholesaler Amwins will take over Steadfast Underwriting Agencies once the scheme is implemented, which is targeted for December. That business wrote A$2.5 billion in premium in FY26 across 20 specialist agencies, according to Steadfast's results. AUB is the buyer. Its Australian agencies division writes about A$1.3 billion in premium across 39 specialist agencies, according to the group's website. One Underwriting will join it under Agencies CEO Denis Morrissey, the founder of 360 Underwriting Solutions, who told insuranceNEWS.com.au the business is "highly complementary" to AUB's existing commercial products. Together, Steadfast's agencies and AUB account for roughly a third of the premium written by Australia's 301 underwriting agencies. Those agencies wrote about A$10.8 billion in total, according to IB's Brokers on Underwriting Agencies report. The figures come from different sources and periods, so the share is approximate. Michael Brown, CEO of Encept in New Zealand, said the pattern was a familiar one from elsewhere in the distribution chain. "I think it's another sign of the value the market sees in specialist underwriting businesses," he said. "It's not that different from the consolidation we've seen among brokers: scale brings advantages, but the key is preserving the specialist focus and responsiveness that made these businesses successful." Why agencies are worth owning. For buyers, the attraction is margin. AUB's agencies division earned an EBIT margin of 43.7% in FY26, ahead of its Australian broking business, and the group has set a 47% target for the division. Underlying pre-tax profit rose 8.4% to A$78.0 million, held back by weakness in strata, according to AUB's FY26 results. Adding commercial specialty lines such as One Underwriting's is one way to lift that margin without relying on strata. The ownership list was already long. Jaydon Burke-Douglas, CEO of Antipodean Underwriting in Australia, pointed to Howden's ownership of DUAL, Steadfast's of ProRisk, the Envest Group's of London Australia Underwriting and AUB's 70% equity stake in Pacific Indemnity Underwriting Solutions. He said the Australian underwriting agencies market had grown more than 470% since the 2014-15 financial year, making it the fastest growing sector of the insurance market and that a race to own successful businesses was no shock. "I can understand why established underwriting agencies are attractive to larger groups," he said. "They bring specialist underwriting expertise, established broker relationships and access to niche markets that can be difficult to replicate." Insurers and wholesalers have their own reasons to buy rather than build. Jamie Richards, head of M&A at Ripe, told Insurance Business last week that in specialty lines it is easier to buy an agency with some scale and maturity than to grow one in-house. A new portfolio has no data to give it an underwriting edge, and a renewal book cannot be built overnight. Brokers, meanwhile, are relying on agencies more. In IB's latest Brokers on Underwriting Agencies survey, 59.7% of brokers said agencies underwrite more than 30% of their book, up from 46.8% a year earlier. Nearly all said they would keep placing business with agencies even in a softer market. The more of a broker's book an agency holds, the more its ownership matters to that broker. What brokers should watch. For the brokers who place with One Underwriting, the immediate questions are practical: whether its capacity arrangements, underwriting team and brand stay as they are. So far AUB and Aon have said only that they will work together on a smooth transition for customers, staff and other stakeholders. There is a competitive question too. AUB holds equity in 45 partner brokers. Brokers outside that network who placed with an Aon-owned agency will now be placing with one owned by a rival broking group. Steadfast's agencies are heading the other way, from a broker network to a wholesaler. Burke-Douglas said scale could deliver real benefits through investment in technology, operational efficiency and product development, but that the test was whether those benefits reached brokers and their clients. "Consolidation can create stronger businesses, lower overheads and economies of scale, but bigger doesn't automatically mean better," he said. "Ultimately, brokers want competitive products, fast decisions, consistency and people who understand their clients' businesses." Consolidation can also create choice. Richards said experienced underwriters often leave agencies once they are absorbed into larger groups and start new ones, many of which are bought in turn. He described consolidation and new MGA formation as two halves of the same cycle. Some owners are opting out of the roll-up model altogether. Brisbane's High Street Underwriting Agency now sits under a new parent, 11th Avenue, which takes minority or strategic stakes in agencies and leaves underwriting decisions with each brand. Founder Alan Whittle said the group had no wish to fold agencies into something "bigger, more corporate, or less approachable". "The more the market consolidates, the stronger the case for a place in the market for independent underwriting agencies that can combine specialist expertise with modern technology and a genuinely broker-focused approach," Burke-Douglas said. Antipodean is 100% Australian owned and independent, with a shareholder register made up of employees, managers and retail investors. Burke-Douglas said he wished those consolidating well, but wanted brokers to know independent alternatives were available. Questions to ask an agency after a change of owner * Will the same underwriters keep the same authority on referrals and claims? * Are the current capacity providers and binders staying, and for how long? * Will commission terms, wordings or appetite change at the next renewal? * Does the new owner also compete for the broker's clients, and how is client information kept separate? Shielded Pty'll keep you up-to-date with the latest breaking news, cutting edge opinion, and expert analysis affecting both your business and the industry as whole.

Business Insurance
Oct 14th, 2026
Amwins unveils battery, EV coverage.

Amwins unveils battery, EV coverage. * by Claire Wilkinson Amwins Global Risks said Tuesday it has expanded its specialist commercial and industrial insurance facility to cover battery energy storage systems and electric vehicle infrastructure. The facility, which offers up to $10 million in limits per project, allows portfolios of smaller distributed energy assets to be insured under a single program, Amwins said. The facility provides coverage for construction and operational risks, including delay in start-up and business interruption coverage, as well as construction of EV charging stations in the U.S. Deductibles can be tailored to individual assets, while accumulated natural catastrophe exposure is assessed at the portfolio level, Amwins said. October 14, 2026

Insurance Journal
Oct 6th, 2026
Markets/Coverages: Amwins launches MGA illumin Specialty.

Markets/Coverages: Amwins launches MGA illumin Specialty. October 6, 2026 Specialty insurance broker Amwins has launched illumin Specialty, a managing general agency (MGA) offering primary general liability and excess liability insurance. The MGA will work exclusively with wholesale brokers to focus on coverages for "challenging exposures across segments where market dislocation and technical complexity often complicate placement." The illumin Specialty team expects to finalize capacity and begin accepting new business in the fourth quarter. Rebecca Gitig, an industry veteran with more than 20 years' experience underwriting environmental and primary liability, will lead illumin Specialty as it focuses on coverages for "challenging exposures across segments where market dislocation and technical complexity often complicate placement." Joining Gitig are Randy Villanueva, senior vice president, and Meredith McLelland, senior vice president, both bring experience underwriting casualty. This addition expands Amwins Underwriting's in-house specialty casualty capabilities and its commitment to the excess and surplus lines (E&S) primary market. Was this article valuable? Interested in excess surplus? Get automatic alerts for this topic.

Coverforce
Sep 15th, 2026
CoverForce launches Startup Program, enabling any company to launch a digital brokerage in days.

CoverForce launches Startup Program, enabling any company to launch a digital brokerage in days. Program combines carrier connectivity, preferred pricing, vetted market access partners, and educational resources into a single path to launch - compressing what has historically taken new brokerages years NEW YORK, NY - September 15, 2026 - CoverForce, the largest commercial insurance distribution network in the US, today launched the CoverForce Startup Program, giving early-stage founders everything they need to launch a digitally-enabled commercial insurance brokerage. The program is the first to combine preferred access to CoverForce's 60+ carrier integrations with vetted market access partners and educational resources built for founders new to the industry. For any company that has wanted to distribute commercial insurance, the requirements have always been the same. Form a licensed entity. Secure producer and entity licensing in every state of operation. Win carrier appointments one at a time. Then build and maintain point-to-point carrier connectivity from scratch. That manual-heavy process typically consumed months to years of time and significant capital before a single policy was bound, and required institutional knowledge that lived almost entirely inside legacy brokerages. The CoverForce Startup Program collapses that sequence. It supplies the infrastructure, preferred pricing, market access partners, and foundational guidance a new brokerage needs - turning a multi-year build into a launch measured in days. "With this type of offering, we believe any company can be an insurtech," said Cyrus Karai, Co-Founder and CEO of CoverForce. "This was not possible five years ago. Every piece - the carriers, the appointments, the technology, the knowledge - existed in isolation, but no one had assembled them into something a small team could actually pick up and use. That is what we have built, and we are starting with early-stage founders who stand to gain the most from it." Already Proven on the Platform The program formalizes what is already happening on CoverForce. Today, over a dozen digital brokerage startups are building on the platform already, with several going from kickoff to live multi-carrier quoting in under 30 days - a timeline that would previously have been measured in years. "If you're building an AI-native brokerage, you can't do much programmatically without API access to carriers - and building those integrations ourselves would have taken years. CoverForce gives us the API connectivity we need without having to build all that plumbing ourselves, so all of our engineering time can stay focused on our product." - Chris Dwyer, Co-founder and CTO, Rosella "Brokers have spent years digitizing the front end of the application process, only to rekey the same data into carrier portals on the back end. CoverForce closes that gap for us. One API connection puts real-time quotes in front of our agencies without us building and maintaining carrier integrations ourselves." - Jason Keck, Founder and CEO, Broker Buddha What the Program Includes Preferred startup pricing - access to CoverForce's quoting and binding infrastructure at pricing built for early-stage brokerages, scaling with application volume as a book of business grows. Carrier connectivity from day one - a single integration for real-time appetite, quoting, and binding across General Liability, Business Owners Policy, Workers' Compensation, Professional Liability, and more. Market access through vetted partners - appointments remain the largest bottleneck for any new brokerage. CoverForce has partnered with Amwins DAIS to give program members access at preferred rates, so they can quote and bind through established appointments while pursuing their own over time. Educational resources for founders - practical guides for teams new to the industry, covering commercial insurance terminology, guides for how to launch a digital brokerage, and more. Throughout, CoverForce remains neutral infrastructure: the company is not a broker of record and does not offer its own market access solution, and so does not compete with the brokerages, MGAs, or partners it serves. Program Availability The CoverForce Startup Program is open to applications today. In this first phase it is built for teams at the earliest stages: stealth, incubated, venture-backed, and accelerator-backed digital brokerages with newly formed books of business, as well as startups looking to add commercial insurance distribution to their existing offerings. Founders can review the program and apply at coverforce.com/solutions/startups. About CoverForce CoverForce is the commercial insurance distribution infrastructure platform, providing brokerages, wholesalers, MGAs, and startups with a single API for real-time quoting and binding across 60+ carriers. CoverForce was named to CB Insights' 2025 list of the 50 most innovative insurtech startups and is backed by leading investors including Nyca Partners, QED, and Insight Partners. The company is headquartered in New York City. Learn more at coverforce.com. Media Contact Kenny Tsai Head of Marketing, CoverForce [email protected]

Amwins
Sep 9th, 2026
Amwins Special Risk Underwriters launches exclusive Management Liability program.

Amwins Special Risk Underwriters launches exclusive Management Liability program. Sep 9, 2026 Amwins Special Risk Underwriters (SRU) today announced the launch of its Management Liability program, an exclusive solution designed to give brokers broader access to D&O, EPL, fiduciary and crime coverage for private and not-for-profit companies. The new program marks another Amwins-exclusive offering in the management liability space, complementing the current Excess D&O offering and reflecting the company's continued investment in building differentiated solutions across specialty lines. Written on admitted "A+" rated paper, SRU's Management Liability program is designed for private and not-for-profit organizations with revenues up to $150 million and 250 or fewer employees, with limits available up to $5 million on a primary or excess basis. The program offers a broad set of coverage enhancements, including affirmative, full-limit antitrust coverage, Side-A coverage, wage & hour coverage, and social engineering fraud coverage, among others. "This program is a natural extension of our strategy to bring differentiated management liability solutions to market that complement our core specialty carrier relationships," said Mark Bernacki, chief underwriting officer at Amwins. "It gives brokers another exclusive tool for placing hard-to-fit management liability risks, without losing sight of underwriting discipline." The program targets a wide range of classes, including hospitality, contractors, professional services, technology, auto dealers and transportation, among many others. Available exclusively to Amwins brokers, this launch further strengthens SRU's role as a strategic partner within the broader Amwins platform. About Amwins Special Risk Underwriters As Amwins' in-house MGA, SRU provides Amwins brokers with exclusive access to a comprehensive portfolio of programs and products designed to help their clients succeed. Backed by the power of Amwins, SRU is known for having expansive market access to a number of reputable insurance carriers, all with an AM Best rating of "A-" or better. Currently, SRU offers 14 specialized products and an in-house team of actuaries delivering catastrophe risk data analysis along with the most accurate pricing possible. Amwins Special Risk Underwriters (SRU) was formed in 2008 as an exclusive MGA for Amwins. Exclusive products that SRU provides are available only through Amwins brokers. For more information, visit: Amwins Special Risk Underwriters