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Founding Underwriter

Hedge· Operations
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San Francisco$125k - $250k + equityFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Hedge is hiring a founding underwriter to combine sound risk judgment with the operating discipline and product thinking required to scale.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Qualifications

  • You have at least three years of commercial underwriting or closely related placement experience. You can make and explain decisions, handle ambiguity, and turn tacit knowledge into process without reducing underwriting to a checklist.

Skills

Required:Commercial underwritingRisk assessmentSubmission quality

Benefits

  • health benefits and meaningful equity
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Hedge

AI-Native wholesale insurance company

Hedge is an AI-Native specialty insurance company. We help insurance brokers find faster, cheaper, and better coverage for their customers.

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