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Underwriting Assistant

Risk Placement Services, Inc.
Rolling Meadows, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/8/2025
Introduction

At Risk Placement Services, we're more than just a team - we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and tackling challenges head-on. Our culture fosters an environment where every idea counts, and every individual's contribution matters. Step into a world of excitement and innovation as we work with top-rated carriers to design robust coverage for our clients. Unleash your potential and join our spirited team, where you'll have the freedom to explore and the support to grow.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

This role is part of the Property Underwriting Support Team at RPS Eagle. The primary focus is to assist underwriters by ensuring high-quality customer service, maintaining accuracy, and meeting performance targets related to volume, timeliness, and quality

How You'll Make An Impact

  • Maintain accurate documentation and follow departmental guidelines.
  • Communicate with underwriters and brokers to resolve issues and ensure timely processing.
  • Set up new and renewal business files and support renewals with necessary documentation.
  • Participate in post-binding and servicing activities (e.g., quoting, policy issuance, invoicing, endorsements).
  • Update and maintain underwriting databases and systems.
  • Handle special projects as assigned by management.

About You

  • High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent work experience).
  • 2 years of insurance or related experience preferred.
  • Strong attention to detail, customer focus, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Effective time management and decision-making skills.
  • Familiarity with hardware/software tools and third-party systems.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Adobe Acrobat, and ability to learn new systems.

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

Other benefits include:

  • 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...

We value inclusion and diversity

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.

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