What lines do they support?
Commercial P&C (GL, WC, auto, property, umbrella) and personal lines. Specialty lines available on request.
How much does it cost to hire a remote Underwriting Assistant through HiresLink?
Underwriting Assistants start at $1,800/mo on a flat monthly rate — no placement fee and no long-term contract. A comparable in-house underwriting assistant in the US averages about $54K per year before payroll taxes, benefits, software seats and office overhead, so most insurance teams save roughly 60% on the same scope of work. Staffing & HR management is billed at the lower of $800/month or 25% of the salary.
What is included in the monthly rate for a Underwriting Assistant?
The flat rate covers sourcing, AI + human vetting, skills testing, reference checks, contracting, payments in local currency, compliance paperwork and ongoing HR support. You get a dedicated underwriting assistant working your hours on Applied Epic, AMS360, ImageRight, Verisk — not a shared pool or a ticket queue.
How fast can we hire a Underwriting Assistant?
You receive a shortlist within 48 hours of your intake call. Most insurance clients interview 2-3 pre-vetted underwriting assistants in the first week and have someone onboarded in 7-14 days, because candidates are already tested on Submission triage, MVR and loss-run ordering, Risk packet assembly.
How do you vet underwriting assistants?
Every candidate passes a four-stage screen: AI-assisted resume and background parsing, a live English interview (C1 level or above), a hands-on software test in Applied Epic, AMS360, ImageRight, and two verified employer references. Only the top ~3% of applicants reach your shortlist.
What time zone do underwriting assistants work in?
Talent is based in Latin America (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil), so they work US Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific business hours with full real-time overlap. Your underwriting assistant joins your standups, answers Slack during your day and closes work in the same cycle as your onsite team.
Which tools and software can a Underwriting Assistant work in?
Our insurance bench works daily in Applied Epic, AMS360, ImageRight, Verisk, LexisNexis. If your stack is different, we screen specifically for it before the shortlist — day-to-day responsibilities include Triage new submissions against appetite, Order MVRs, loss runs, and inspections, Assemble risk packets for underwriter review.
Is it secure and compliant to work with a remote Underwriting Assistant?
Yes. Every contractor signs an NDA and a confidentiality agreement, works through access you control (SSO, least-privilege roles, no local data storage) and is trained on PII NDA, W-8BEN, EOR, USD flat rate. We handle local contracts, invoicing and tax documentation so there is no misclassification risk on your side.
What if the Underwriting Assistant is not a fit?
Contracts are month-to-month with a 30-day notice. If a placement is not working within the first 90 days, we replace them at no additional cost and the replacement search starts the same week. HiresLink staffs bilingual remote underwriting assistants from Latin America for US carriers and MGAs handling submission triage, report ordering, and risk packet preparation with strict PII NDAs, EOR compliance, and USD flat-rate pricing starting at $14/hr.
Do your underwriting assistants know Applied Epic?
Yes. Applied Epic is a standard requirement on our insurance bench — candidates complete a hands-on test inside Applied Epic before they reach your shortlist, and most also work in AMS360. If you run a different platform, tell us at intake and we screen specifically for it.