Senior Underwriter
James Search Group
Houston, TX · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Houston, TX ranks
Where Houston, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for manufacturing and industrial jobs887 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for energy and utilities jobs704 openings · of 27
- #1Cities hosting the most energy & utilities conferences11 conferences · of 15
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest481 jobs · of 38
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest1,018 openings · of 33
- #2Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest74 / 100 · of 15
Rankings about finance jobs
- Best cities for finance jobs #1 New York (1,932 openings)
- Best cities for finance pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($162k)
- Most requested AI skills in finance jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (4.3%)
- AI tools named most often in finance jobs #1 Claude (0.55%)
- Employers with the most finance jobs #1 Amazon (475 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 82 open senior underwriter listings that state pay, the middle half runs $110,000 to $147,000 and the median is $126,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among insurance underwriters is little observed so far. Measured exposure for insurance underwriters: 6% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Senior Inland Marine Underwriter – Leading P&C Insurance Carrier Location: Hybrid – Houston, TX, New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA. About Our Client: We are partnered with a highly respected Property & Casualty Insurance carrier known for delivering innovative and responsive...