Gig economy got you down? Is your CEO’s oversized ego is risking your job? Want to do work for a company that makes a difference in the world? Want to work from your home, or in Santa Cruz, California?
Consider an underwriter position with Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA)!
Whether you’re an experienced underwriter looking for your next big career move or a recent college graduate interested in learning the ropes, NIA is looking to hire underwriters.
You’ll enjoy competitive pay and great benefits, in a company with policies and a management structure that have been designed around a central pillar of fairness.
And… you’ll be making a difference in the world, with the knowledge that you’ll be working to uplift communities — and not some billionaire’s bank account.
Dusti M., Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO)
NIA Insurance Operations Team Member Since 1999
Are You an Experienced Underwriter?
At a time when other insurance carriers are downsizing, Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) is upsizing.
If you’ve had experience working for a commercial insurance carrier, you’ve seen first-hand how business practices designed to maximize profits and satisfy stockholders can negatively impact your most vulnerable clients.
With NIA, you’ll be encouraged to use your skill and experience to expertly evaluate the risk posed by each organization and figure out how to offer them the coverage they need for their work in their communities.
See open positions at NIA, or see how a career at NIA benefits you, and the world.
“The mindset is different”
“I love the fact that while the underwriting process is similar, the mindset is different. We need to make good underwriting decisions for the benefit our members. In the past, while underwriting for commercial carriers, decisions were focused on shareholders and target returns.
It is refreshing that our underwriting goals are in alignment with the nonprofits we serve.”
— Brian Scheer
Underwriting Manager
I’m New — What Does an Underwriter Do?
NIA underwriters work closely with brokers across the country, guiding them through each step of the process to secure the insurance their nonprofit clients need to serve their communities.
As an underwriter, your eagle eyes will look at all aspects of a nonprofit organization — its staff, its mission, its budget, its policies, its property, and even its location — as you work to evaluate their unique insurance exposures and help determine premiums and customized coverages that are designed to fit.
Michele T., Senior Underwriter, Large Business Unit
NIA Insurance Operations Team Member Since 1993
Quality Underwriter Training Provided
If you’re new to the idea of being an underwriter — no worries! Even if your experience level is “a fresh college degree and a positive attitude,” NIA might be the place for you to start to learn the business as an Underwriting Support Specialist.
Certification Sponsorship: A Commitment To Your Growth
NIA is committed to helping team members grow and advance, providing numerous opportunities for continuing education and certification sponsorship that can help you take your career to the next level.
For underwriters and associate underwriters, that commitment means that NIA will pay for you to obtain your licenses and certifications so you can maintain your skills, gain new knowledge, and move up within the organization.
NIA Staff Spotlight
Meet the underwriters of NIA and learn how their commitment to community became their careers.
Underwriting Manager Simone B. shares how her career at NIA allows her the flexibility to serve nonprofits and spend time with her son.
Associate Underwriter Navin L. shares how a career with NIA introduced him to a passion for nonprofits he never knew he had.
Underwriter Sharon L. shares how serving nonprofits as part of NIA has been unlike anything she’s experienced in three decades in insurance.
Underwriting is “A Much Different Experience…”
“After working for almost 20 years with various commercial carriers that provided insurance coverage for nonprofit risks, one would think it’s all the same. Working at NIA has proven this is not the case — it has been a much different experience. NIA embodies their “heart for nonprofits” mission. Every day, I am in awe of the approach that we take when reviewing our submission and renewals.
‘How can we find a way to provide coverage for this nonprofit?’ — I must admit, I had never asked myself that question in my prior life.
At NIA, we try to do what’s best for the nonprofit, rather than ask how much premium we can charge.
It has been quite the mind shift since I started here, but it has also been a fulfilling experience where, at the end of the day, I feel like I have made a difference to those who really need it.”
— Simone Brewster
Underwriting Manager
What is Nonprofits Insurance Alliance?
NIA is a group of nonprofit insurance carriers who collectively provide needed insurance coverage to more than 26,000 nonprofit organizations — of all sizes and missions.
Good Pay, Great Benefits
All NIA employees enjoy a benefits package that’s more robust than many Fortune 500 companies, including:
- Medical Health Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with a generous employer contribution
- Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Group Life & AD&D
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Long- and Short-Term Disability Benefits
- Chiropractic and Acupuncture Insurance
- 401(K) / Roth 401(K) with a no-matching-required employer contribution
- 457(b) (for qualifying employees)
- Travel Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Education/Wellness Reimbursement
Remote Underwriting Jobs
NIA understands the value of a company that recognizes and respects work/life balance and follows the philosophy that remote work is a benefit, not a liability!
NIA supports remote work as much as possible, to create happier employees, a reduced carbon footprint, and a more diverse workforce that draws employees from different communities and geographies. Approximately 70% of our team works exclusively from their homes.
Emmanuel B., Underwriter
NIA Insurance Operations Team Member Since 2013
Get Started Today
Are you ready for an exciting new career with Nonprofits Insurance Alliance? See how a career at NIA benefits you, and the world, or view open positions at NIA and get your application in now.
