Senior Underwriter, Commercial Insurance
Burns & Wilcox
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Chicago, IL · $115k–$150k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for government pay after cost of living$146k · of 18
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest684 jobs · of 51
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Rankings about finance jobs
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $132,500 a year. Across 87 open senior underwriter listings that state pay, the middle half runs $110,000 to $147,500 and the median is $130,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 2% above the median.
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
...risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing for large or complex renewals as well as new business Develop and submit underwriting referrals to company brokerage facilities and Burns & Wilcox management Monitor key metrics to formulate corrective action...