H-1B Visa Commercial Lines Underwriter Jobs
Commercial Lines Underwriter jobs at H-1B visa sponsoring employers require a bachelor's degree in finance, risk management, or a related field, making the role a qualifying specialty occupation. Employers file a Labor Condition Application and I-129 petition on your behalf, granting H-1B status in three-year increments, extendable to six years total.
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We are currently seeking a self-motivated individual to join our team as a Commercial Lines Underwriter Trainee. In this role, you will train to underwrite risk that determines the selection/rejection of new and renewal commercial business. The trainee will gain an understanding of the underwriting thought process and learn to utilize underwriting guidelines, procedures, rating manual rules and insurance laws/regulations. Additionally, the Trainee will learn the skills required to develop and maintain strong relationships with agents and insureds within assigned territory.
The trainee will participate in an extensive training program involving instruction and self-study combined with on-the-job shadowing that will provide the opportunity to learn the business. Upon successful mastery, the underwriter trainee will evaluate existing and new accounts and make underwriting recommendations within limited authority on assignments of moderate technical complexity.
LOCATION
This position will be based at our Southwest Regional Office in Richardson, TX. Regionally based individuals must be willing to travel to our corporate headquarters for periodic training purposes in addition to occasional travel in the territory. Our CLU Trainee program starts in early June 2027.
Experience
- Bachelor's Degree (NOTE: relevant, progressively responsible work experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education). Emphasis in Risk Management & Insurance preferred.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship building, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to analyze, define and solve problems; the use of good judgment and decision-making and solid time management skills.
- Ability to determine customer needs, provide solutions and price business appropriately.
- Basic knowledge of underwriting processes, coverages, tools and company products and services.
- Willingness to complete industry designations such as CPCU or CIC desired.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
INTRODUCTION
We are currently seeking a self-motivated individual to join our team as a Commercial Lines Underwriter Trainee. In this role, you will train to underwrite risk that determines the selection/rejection of new and renewal commercial business. The trainee will gain an understanding of the underwriting thought process and learn to utilize underwriting guidelines, procedures, rating manual rules and insurance laws/regulations. Additionally, the Trainee will learn the skills required to develop and maintain strong relationships with agents and insureds within assigned territory.
The trainee will participate in an extensive training program involving instruction and self-study combined with on-the-job shadowing that will provide the opportunity to learn the business. Upon successful mastery, the underwriter trainee will evaluate existing and new accounts and make underwriting recommendations within limited authority on assignments of moderate technical complexity.
LOCATION
This position will be based at our Southwest Regional Office in Richardson, TX. Regionally based individuals must be willing to travel to our corporate headquarters for periodic training purposes in addition to occasional travel in the territory. Our CLU Trainee program starts in early June 2027.
Experience
- Bachelor's Degree (NOTE: relevant, progressively responsible work experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education). Emphasis in Risk Management & Insurance preferred.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship building, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to analyze, define and solve problems; the use of good judgment and decision-making and solid time management skills.
- Ability to determine customer needs, provide solutions and price business appropriately.
- Basic knowledge of underwriting processes, coverages, tools and company products and services.
- Willingness to complete industry designations such as CPCU or CIC desired.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Commercial Lines Underwriter
Align your degree to underwriting duties
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree field directly relates to commercial lines underwriting. A bachelor's in risk management, finance, actuarial science, or business with an insurance concentration strengthens your specialty occupation case more than a general business degree alone.
Search LCA data before applying
Use Migrate Mate to browse commercial lines underwriter roles at employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history. This shows which insurers and MGAs actively sponsor the role, so you target your applications where sponsorship is already established practice.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating offers
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location. Run the OFLC Wage Search for underwriter roles in your specific metro before you receive an offer, so you understand the minimum wage floor your employer is legally obligated to meet.
Confirm each office location has its own LCA
If you'll work across multiple insurer offices or client worksites, each location requires its own certified LCA before you can legally work there. Raise this with your employer's HR or immigration counsel early, especially if the role involves field underwriting or traveling between branch locations.
Review your O*NET profile before interviews
The O*NET occupation profile for insurance underwriters lists the specific analytical and financial duties that support a specialty occupation argument. Knowing these tasks lets you frame your interview answers around degree-level work, reinforcing the employer's case when USCIS reviews the I-129 petition.
File premium processing if your start date is firm
If your offer has a fixed start date tied to a licensing exam or underwriting cycle, ask your employer to file USCIS premium processing with the I-129 petition. Standard processing timelines can run several months, and premium processing gives you a 15 business-day adjudication window.
H-1B Visa Commercial Lines Underwriter: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Commercial Lines Underwriter role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, commercial lines underwriting typically qualifies. The role requires analyzing complex risk exposures, pricing policies, and applying financial modeling, duties that normally require at least a bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, actuarial science, or a closely related field. USCIS will review whether the employer's job description consistently reflects that degree-level work is the standard industry requirement for the position.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Commercial Lines Underwriter positions?
Large commercial insurers, regional carriers, managing general agents, and reinsurance firms are the most common H-1B sponsors for this role. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for underwriting positions, letting you search by location and role type rather than guessing which companies have sponsored before.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect a Commercial Lines Underwriter offer?
Before USCIS approves your H-1B petition, your employer must file a certified LCA with DOL confirming your offered wage meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for the insurance underwriter SOC code in your work location. If the role pays below that threshold, the LCA will not certify and the sponsorship cannot proceed. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level for your city before evaluating an offer.
Can my employer sponsor me if I work across multiple office locations?
Each distinct worksite where you perform H-1B duties requires its own certified LCA specifying that location's prevailing wage. If your commercial lines role involves working from multiple insurer offices or client sites, your employer must file separate LCAs for each location before you begin work there. Confirm this process with your employer's immigration counsel during the offer stage.
What happens to my H-1B status if I move to a different insurer?
H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new H-1B sponsoring employer once they file a nontrivial, non-frivolous petition on your behalf, as long as your previous petition was approved and you've been in valid H-1B status. Your new employer must file a fresh I-129 and a new LCA certified for your new worksite and wage level. You don't need to restart the cap count, but you cannot work for the new insurer until the transfer petition is filed.