Insurance Specialist | $60-$80/hr Remote
Overview
This role offers a unique opportunity to combine deep insurance expertise with cutting-edge AI development. You'll work with a leading AI lab's generative AI team, helping to refine large language models by providing domain-specific knowledge in underwriting, claims, and risk assessment. Your real-world insurance judgment will directly shape how AI understands and processes insurance-related tasks, making this a high-impact position for experienced insurance professionals.
What You'll Do5
- 1Collaborate with research and engineering teams to address gaps in underwriting, claims, and risk-assessment logic.
- 2Create challenging insurance-related tasks that reflect real-world scenarios and craft accurate, well-reasoned solutions based on current underwriting and claims practices.
- 3Assess AI model outputs using detailed rubrics, providing clear written feedback on correctness, reasoning, and professional judgment.
- 4Help develop and improve evaluation standards and scoring criteria specifically for insurance tasks.
- 5Work alongside other subject matter experts to maintain consistency and quality in the training data.
Requirements5
- 1At least 8 years of professional experience in insurance roles such as underwriting, claims, actuarial work, or risk management at a top-tier company like AIG, Chubb, Allstate, or equivalent.
- 2Proven experience evaluating AI model outputs or LLM responses against structured rubrics — please detail this experience in your application.
- 3Demonstrated career advancement, for example moving from Underwriter to Senior Underwriter to VP of Underwriting.
- 4Reliable availability to work a minimum of 35 hours per week during business days.
- 5Strong verbal and written communication, analytical problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Who Should Apply
We are looking for seasoned insurance professionals who have spent over eight years in the field and are eager to apply their knowledge to shape AI development. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience evaluating AI outputs and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, research-oriented environment. You should be detail-oriented, possess strong analytical thinking, and be able to articulate nuanced insurance reasoning clearly. If you have a track record of career progression and are excited about contributing to the future of AI in insurance, this role is for you.
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$60.00 - $80.00 per hour, W-2 employment.
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When applying, be sure to explicitly describe your experience evaluating AI model outputs or LLM responses against rubrics in your cover letter or application notes. Provide specific examples of rubrics you have used and how your feedback improved model performance. This will demonstrate that you meet the mandatory requirement.
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