About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Reinsurance & Program Business Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $800/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 20–40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design realistic scenarios involving treaty and facultative reinsurance , attachment and exhaustion, cessions, recoverables, bordereaux, delegated authority, program governance, fronting, captives, and risk participation.
- Create work products such as structure comparisons, submission analyses, contract summaries, program reviews, counterparty assessments, and risk-transfer recommendations.
- Write "golden" reference responses at experienced reinsurance and program-business quality.
- Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics for structural accuracy, contract logic, financial understanding, stakeholder roles, and market realism.
- Identify misunderstandings of layers, limits, retentions, commissions, claims control, collateral, counterparty exposure, and carrier-MGA responsibilities.
- Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior .
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 2+ years of professional experience in reinsurance , program business, delegated authority, fronting, captive insurance, or alternative risk transfer.
- Understand at least one of the following: treaty reinsurance , facultative reinsurance , MGA/MGU programs, Lloyd's arrangements, captives, or fronted programs.
- Can identify the economic and operational responsibilities of cedents, reinsurers, brokers, MGAs, fronting carriers, and insureds.
- Understand how contract structure changes risk transfer, earnings, collateral, claims handling, and reporting.
- Demonstrate excellent written reasoning, commercial judgment, and high attention to detail.
- Can distinguish reinsurance decisions from direct underwriting and ordinary claim adjudication.
Preferred
- CPCU , ARe , ARM , ACAS , FCAS , or comparable designation.
- Both ceded and assumed reinsurance experience.
- Reinsurance broking, treaty wording, recoverables, or claims experience.
- Program audit, delegated-authority, or bordereaux-management experience.
- Captive, large-deductible, retrospective-rating, or risk-sharing experience.
Start Date
- Immediate start ; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
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Mercor is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and innovative work culture, connecting top-tier talent with leading AI research labs. With a focus on employee growth and development, we offer opportunities to engage in cutting-edge product management practices while working remotely, allowing for a flexible work-life balance. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our collaboration with industry leaders and our supportive environment that encourages creativity and professional advancement.
