What are the responsibilities and job description for the Underwriter/Broker - Wholesale position at Risk Placement Services, Inc.?
Introduction
At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.
How You'll Make An Impact
Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS) is one of the nation’s leading Specialty Wholesale Insurance Brokerage firms. We partner with top carriers to deliver innovative, comprehensive coverage solutions for our clients. At RPS, we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and responsiveness—and we’re looking for driven sales professionals to join our team.
Why RPS?
As an Underwriter/Broker, you’ll be the driving force behind revenue growth—connecting Retail Agents with national markets and delivering exceptional underwriting solutions through strong carrier relationships.
What You’ll Do
About You
Compensation And Benefits
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.
How You'll Make An Impact
Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS) is one of the nation’s leading Specialty Wholesale Insurance Brokerage firms. We partner with top carriers to deliver innovative, comprehensive coverage solutions for our clients. At RPS, we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and responsiveness—and we’re looking for driven sales professionals to join our team.
Why RPS?
- Industry Leader: Work with one of the largest specialty brokers in the U.S.
- Growth Opportunity: Build a rewarding career with uncapped potential.
- Dynamic Culture: Teamwork, innovation, and client success are at the heart of what we do.
As an Underwriter/Broker, you’ll be the driving force behind revenue growth—connecting Retail Agents with national markets and delivering exceptional underwriting solutions through strong carrier relationships.
What You’ll Do
- Grow Your Book: Prospect and develop new business through networking and relationship-building with Retail Agents.
- Be the Expert: Develop deep knowledge of high-risk wholesale insurance solutions across product lines, industries, and risk types.
- Deliver Results: Analyze submissions, negotiate competitive pricing, and secure coverage for complex risks.
- Lead & Influence: Educate partners on RPS’s full range of solutions and, when assigned, mentor and guide support teams.
- Stay Ahead: Monitor market trends and carrier guidelines to ensure profitable growth.
- Travel as needed: Engage with clients as needed.
- Proven business development and relationship management skills.
- Strong analytical ability, attention to detail, and excellent communication.
- A proactive, goal-driven mindset with urgency to achieve production targets.
- Ability to leverage data and tools to craft comprehensive insurance solutions.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of related experience.
- Home state P&C license (or willingness to obtain within 90 days).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Sales experience in wholesale insurance or related field preferred.
Compensation And Benefits
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
- Life and accident insurance
- 401(K) and Roth options
- Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
- Educational expense reimbursement
- Paid parental leave
- Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
- Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
- Training programs
- Gallagher Thrive program - elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
- Charitable matching gift program
- And more...
- The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.
Click Here to review our U.S. Eligibility Requirements
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
Salary : $61,000 - $119,000