Underwriting Assistant

Chapel Hill, NC (Onsite)    •    Full-Time    •    Entry-Level

Ready to launch your career?

HabGen Insurance is a specialty insurance program built exclusively for student housing and multifamily communities — and we're scaling fast. As an Underwriting Assistant, you'll get a front-row seat to how a modern insurance program runs, learn the habitational asset class from the people who built it, and grow your career in a small, focused team where your work is visible from day one.

This is an entry-level role onsite in our Chapel Hill, NC office. It's a launchpad: many of our leaders started exactly here.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're hiring an Underwriting Assistant to support our broader underwriting team as submission volume grows. You'll be hands-on from your first week, working alongside seasoned underwriters in a small, collaborative environment where ownership and curiosity are rewarded.

This is an ideal role for someone early in their career who wants real exposure to the mechanics of specialty insurance, room to grow, and a clear path forward.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Day-to-Day Submissions

• Receive new submissions from brokers and triage them against HabGen's appetite and submission requirements (ACORD 125, SOV, loss runs, supplemental application).
• Clear and log new accounts in the underwriting platform to ensure data accuracy and completeness from the start.
• Pull and organize supporting documentation — loss runs, financials, sponsor information, and territory data — so underwriters can focus on the decision.

Policy & Account Support

• Assist underwriters with policy issuance, endorsements, and other transactional workflows.
• Coordinate with brokers on missing items and follow-ups, keeping submissions moving and our 24-hour turnaround commitment intact.
• Maintain account hygiene, submission logs, and operational reporting that keep the team accountable.

Go Beyond the Basics

• Flag friction. If a step in our process is slow, manual, or duplicative, we want to hear about it — and we want your ideas on how to fix it.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Up to 1 year of experience in an office, administrative, data entry, or customer-facing role. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Detail-oriented. You catch the things others miss — a wrong address, a missing loss year, a number that doesn't tie.
• Strong communicator. Clear, professional written and verbal communication. You'll interact with brokers daily and represent the HabGen brand.
• Comfortable with structured data. Working knowledge of Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Gmail) and Slack. Quick to pick up new tools and platforms.
• Curious and resourceful. You ask the next question, look for the better way, and don't wait to be told what to do when there's a problem in front of you.
• Team-oriented. You enjoy working closely with others and take pride in making the team around you faster and sharper.

Nice to Have

• A college degree or equivalent experience.
• Prior exposure to insurance, real estate, financial services, or a high-volume operations environment.
• Genuine interest in commercial property and casualty insurance as a career path.

WHAT WE OFFER

We invest in our people with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, your future, and your life outside of work:

• Competitive compensation and annual bonus potential, commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with employer contributions to a Health Savings Account.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance, with options for supplemental life and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Wellness and lifestyle benefits, including telehealth, an Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance, and an exclusive discount platform.
• Paid time off and a culture that respects your time outside of work.
• A real career path. Underwriting Assistant is the front door to commercial underwriting at HabGen, and we promote from within.

WHY HABGEN?

HabGen Insurance is the first and only insurance solution purpose-built for student housing and multifamily communities, created by industry professionals who operated these properties before they underwrote them. We're growing quickly inside Berylline Insurance Group (BIG), and we're investing in the people who will help us scale.

What that means for you: a tight, capable team with the resources and stability of an established insurance group behind you, and the speed and ownership of a focused specialty program in front of you. You'll see how a modern insurance platform actually gets built — not just from the underwriting seat, but across the operational, technological, and commercial decisions that make a program work.

If you're early in your career, ambitious, and want to learn from people doing the work at a high level, there's a real place for you here.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply at beryllinegroup.com/careers.

Employment & Sponsorship Disclosure

HabGen Insurance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on any basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

HabGen Insurance participates in E-Verify. Employment with HabGen Insurance is contingent upon completion of a background screening satisfactory to the Company, verification of identity and authorization to work in the United States as required by federal law, and completion of all required onboarding documentation.

Employment with HabGen Insurance is at will. Nothing in this job posting or in any related communication constitutes a contract of employment or guarantees employment for any specific duration. Either the employee or the Company may terminate employment at any time, with or without cause or notice, for any lawful reason.

For application assistance, please contact [email protected].