How to hire an underwriting support specialist

How to hire an underwriting support specialist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step underwriting support specialist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an underwriting support specialist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new underwriting support specialist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the underwriting support specialist you need to hire. Certain underwriting support specialist roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect underwriting support specialist also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of underwriting support specialists.

   Type of Underwriting Support Specialist	Description	Hourly rate
   Underwriting Support Specialist	Computer support specialists provide help and advice to people and organizations using computer software or equipment. Some, called computer network support specialists, support information technology (IT) employees within their organization... Show more	$14-25
   Support	A support employee is responsible for assisting the business operations and responding to customers' inquiries and concerns regarding its goods and services. Support logs all customers' interaction and escalates potential complaints to the appropriate department... Show more	$11-25
   Systems Support	A systems support agent is responsible for resolving system applications and network issues, performing technical configuration, and upgrading systems infrastructure. A systems support representative conducts regular maintenance and diagnostic tests on the computer applications to ensure its optimal performance and efficiency to support business operations and avoid delays in deliverables... Show more	$21-42

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Endorsements
   • Underwriting Support
   • Policy Changes
   • Insurance Policies
   • Customer Service
   • Loan Applications
   • Loss Runs
   • Data Entry Errors
   • Underwriting Guidelines
   • Underwriting Process
   • Credit Reports
   • FHA
   • Performance Standards
   • Account Executives

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   Responsibilities:

   • Process documentation within manage database systems and ImageRight system for the legal binding of commercial insurance risk.
   • Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
   • Process documentation within manage database systems and ImageRight system for the legal binding of commercial insurance risk.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your underwriting support specialist job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An underwriting support specialist salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, underwriting support specialists' average salary in idaho is 42% less than in delaware.
   • Seniority. Entry-level underwriting support specialists earn 44% less than senior-level underwriting support specialists.
   • Certifications. An underwriting support specialist with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an underwriting support specialist's salary.

   Average underwriting support specialist salary

   $40,401yearly

   $19.42 hourly rate

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   Entry-level underwriting support specialist salary

   $30,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

4. Writing an underwriting support specialist job description

   An underwriting support specialist job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of an underwriting support specialist job description:

   Underwriting support specialist job description example

   Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.
   Hull & Company seeks an Underwriting Support Specialist to join our Underwriting team.
   
   This individual is primarily responsible for performing various support tasks and assisting the RST Lead, Operations Leader, Regional Operations Leader by performing the following duties.
   
   WHO WE ARE:
   
   For over 50 years, Hull & Company has provided a wide variety of commercial products from the top specialty carriers in our business. Thanks to the successful relationships with many of the finest retail agents & brokers in America, we have grown into one of the largest companies of our kind. We are guided by strong ethics, honesty & professionalism. Our goal is to deliver specialty insurance products that retail agencies need at the most competitive terms, with financially sound carriers, on a timely basis.
   
   WHAT YOU'LL DO:
   Issuance of policy notices, such as NOC, NOR, Conditional Renewals, and Non-Renewals Process, scan, and distribute incoming and outgoing mail Management of Regional Inbox Update/backfill agency management system as required by SOPs Ensure Regional queues for assigned duties are handled within provided timelines Run policy renewal lists, allocate and distribute to Underwriting Teams Run and manage inspection outstanding reports Insured Audit processing for closed even, submit to carrier for direct collections Surplus lines tax filing escalations as needed Follow up of required binding subjectivities Other duties as assigned.
   
   WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
   
   Minimum Education required; HS diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proficient with MS Office Exceptional telephone demeanor 1-3 years' experience in a similar administrative support position
   Preferred:
   CA P&C State Licensed Associate's or bachelor's degree in a business or financial related discipline
   
   WHAT WE OFFER :
   Excellent growth and advancement opportunities Competitive pay based on experience •Paid Time Off (PTO) Generous benefits package: health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
   
   We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in the diversity of our team and seek diversity in our applicants.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find underwriting support specialists for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your underwriting support specialist job on Zippia to find and attract quality underwriting support specialist candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with underwriting support specialist candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with an underwriting support specialist applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new underwriting support specialist

   Once you've found the underwriting support specialist candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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