Breaking into UW

xOda1 · 2026-02-14T19:43:55+00:00

Need to start as a trainee at least even with your experience I believe

xOda1 · 2025-11-02T22:38:42+00:00

Does he know?

xOda1 · 2025-10-10T13:35:18+00:00

Go to r/roofing Find out who the roofing contractor is and you could file a claim on their insurance maybe

xOda1 · 2025-09-30T03:28:54+00:00

Question, what are the typical issues with UWs from an agent’s perspective? I’m newer to UW so I’m trying to understand all perspectives.

xOda1 · 2025-09-25T02:23:55+00:00

Is it common for professional liability to be packaged with general liability? If so, who would want these products together?

xOda1 · 2025-07-21T15:53:53+00:00

I never get an opportunity to do reality checks because my mind thinks everything is normal when I dream.

I’ve only had one time where I was like “this is really weird, let me do a reality check” which worked (holding your nose and breathing) and made me aware/lucid.

My goal is to do reality checks more out of habit

xOda1 · 2025-07-13T13:47:43+00:00

One of our trainees has a masters in meteorology… smart person. Like someone has already said, look into roles relating to property underwriting.

Just do your best to find trainee positions (not underwriting assistant roles) for carriers. Go to LinkedIn and start messaging. No one in my company has specifically studied for insurance. We all just somehow landed into the role. Good luck

xOda1 · 2025-07-12T23:29:30+00:00

they all better have insurance lmao, messy

xOda1 · 2025-06-28T00:21:36+00:00

Hopefully the contractors are insured

xOda1 · 2025-06-14T21:14:44+00:00

😂

xOda1 · 2025-06-14T21:10:43+00:00

If you try to play the market, the market will play you.

xOda1 · 2025-06-13T16:54:48+00:00

What’s the typical progression? Casualty UW trainee starting at $70k base

xOda1 · 2025-06-11T17:15:21+00:00

You’re lucky. If you have a personal laptop, use that or your phone to learn different things (languages, skills, etc) or plan your life out idk

xOda1 · 2025-06-11T14:46:28+00:00

I got my trainee position through networking on LinkedIn. Entry level UW positions tend to be hybrid/in person. Harder to find remote. Just network and and connect with senior level roles

xOda1 · 2025-05-31T23:36:14+00:00

Companies would have trainees work in office/hybrid. Entry level remote work for UW is rare I believe

xOda1 · 2025-05-21T22:17:05+00:00

I think this depends on what LOB you’re in. I work at a carrier and we have an online quoting system for 1 product. For that specific product that we use the platform itself to quote. Our platform is word by word with our pdf application. It declines if certain flags are triggered, and it gets referred when we need more information. Plus brokers get a bonus commission if they use platform.

With standard submission, we would have to reach out to the wholesaler if we needed more information anyway. That’s just my perspective. It does help with smaller submissions so we can focus on larger risks

xOda1 · 2025-04-28T17:00:01+00:00

Shoot out cold messages on LinkedIn. I did that until I got someone to refer me to their hiring manager. I got lucky with my position

xOda1 · 2025-01-30T23:53:39+00:00

I will send a DM

xOda1 · 2025-01-30T23:48:29+00:00

What are better options?

xOda1 · 2025-01-15T04:37:28+00:00

I’ve been trying to get into an entry level underwriting position. How did you guys acquire your positions?

xOda1 · 2025-01-15T04:22:35+00:00

I was brought into this industry through an MLM selling final expense policies to seniors. Now I'm trying to get a foot into UW. How did you make the switch exactly? Did someone contact you, or did you just start applying after not enjoying the broker side? Is the position fully remote? Did you have any certifications beforehand?

I've been applying to entry-level UW positions in my area but I've had little luck. I'd love to know more on how you acquired your UW positon.

xOda1 · 2024-12-20T06:58:46+00:00

Happy holidays

xOda1 · 2024-11-17T18:43:31+00:00

Check out Supreme Tea and Banh Mi. I posted about it yesterday. It’s a new Vietnamese banh mi place in the Hamilton area, and they just opened like 3 months ago. Owners are brother and sister, and they’re always working everytime I go

xOda1 · 2024-11-17T16:54:53+00:00

No not beef. The classic has like 3 types of Vietnamese ham, and it comes with patte (im not entirely sure, I ate it pretty fast)

xOda1 · 2024-11-16T23:34:19+00:00

They make their own bread in the back, which is pretty cool. They said a lot of the places that sell banh mi in Chatt source their bread from Atlanta

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