Job description
About Accelerant
Accelerant is a data-driven risk exchange connecting underwriters of specialty insurance risk with risk capital providers. Accelerant was founded in 2018 by a group of longtime insurance industry executives and technology experts who shared a vision of rebuilding the way risk is exchanged – so that it works better, for everyone. The Accelerant risk exchange does business across more than 20 different countries and 250 specialty products, and we are proud that our insurers have been awarded an AM Best A- (Excellent) rating. For more information, please visit .
Help build the future of Accelerant and MGAs
Accelerant is building a fundamentally new way for MGAs to operate. Through agentic AI, we are helping our Member MGAs transform insurance operations to be more intelligent, scalable, and effective. The Agentic MGA Forward Deployed Underwriter will turn that vision into reality by redefining each program’s underwriting approach for the agentic era from idea to production.
You will work with MGA executives, insurance experts, and a cross-functional project team to define requirements, guide delivery, and get programs live. This is a high-ownership opportunity to shape Accelerant’s future and establish how agentic AI comes to life inside an MGA.
What you will do
Own each Agentic MGA program end-to-end, from underwriting and product design through launch, and stay accountable for what goes live
Drive program enhancement and simplification by digging into underwriting questions, forms, rates, rules, appetite, and eligibility to translate underwriting judgment into clear requirements and decisions
Lead senior conversations with MGA underwriting and product leaders
Partner with forward deployed engineers and the MGA to encode coverages, rating logic, rules, and workflows into an agentic underwriting system
Own UAT: readiness criteria, issue triage, rule/form/rate validation, stakeholder sign-off, and training so MGA underwriters can run the product and system with confidence
Maintain a relentless bias for execution and measurable Member value in risk selection and launch outcomes
What success looks like
Agentic MGA programs launch with underwriting integrity intact so questions, forms, rates, and rules reflect how risk should be selected
Member MGAs adopt the new underwriting and risk selection model with confidence,
Programs get simpler and sharper over time: rules, rates, and forms improve from implementation, portfolio, and loss experience, not only from process tweaks
Each launch raises the bar for the next with clearer appetite, fewer weak rules, faster path from UW judgment to a working agentic system
What you will bring
8 to 12 years of relevant P&C insurance and technology experience
A track record leading complex, cross-functional implementation, or transformation programs
Credibility with insurance professionals and confidence leading senior client conversations
Technical fluency and experience partnering closely with underwriting and engineering teams
Exceptional prioritization, structured problem solving, follow-through, and bias for execution
Comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to unblock yourself and your team
Bachelor’s degree required
Why this role matters
The Agentic MGA Forward Deployed Underwriter will help prove what is possible when insurance expertise, technology, and agentic AI come together. Your work will shape how Accelerant grows, how our Member MGAs operate, and how the insurance industry evolves.
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Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.