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      No room for growth within the UW department - Underwriting Support Specialist Kin Insurance Employee Review

      2.0
      Jan 7, 2024
      Underwriting support specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      If you’re coming into a product or software engineering department, this place will likely be a very good fit for you

      Cons

      This review is only a representation of my experience on the insurance/underwriting side of things. As an underwriting support agent my goal was to become an underwriter and do so within a reasonable time frame. However, 2 years had gone by and the opportunity was not presented. Moreover, this company has automated so much of the underwriting process that if you want to develop an underwriting career with a true expertise in underwriting, this place will not equip you for that. I realized after moving to another company that this place taught me basically nothing about underwriting models even thought I had worked in their uw department for 2 years. Underwriters here don’t need to have a deep level of expertise because of the automation implemented, and as a result, their underwriters become too under-qualified to continue their careers elsewhere. The level of investment in the uw department is so minimal that there’s no drive for underwriters to receive their designations or attend insurance conferences. All of this considered allows the company to get away with paying their underwriters below average market rates.

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      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with such a thorough review. We value all of our teams across the organization, and our underwriting team is no exception. We appreciate you pointing out where we can continue to invest in our people.

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      May 27, 2026
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      great company to work for back in hopefully now too.

      Cons

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      1.0
      May 15, 2026
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      Pros

      Remote work, decent benefits for some things. If you thrive in high stress/high pressure situations, with constant change & pivoting priorities, this place is for you.

      Cons

      Kin having the value “Operate lean; deliver more” should tell you pretty much everything you need to know about working at this company. There is little to no training yet the expectations to produce & perform are very high. Flexible/unlimited PTO is part of the benefits but if you feel like you can’t ever take time off because you’re so busy with work/deadlines, it’s not really a benefit. Not to mention, the time leading up to taking more than a few days off is SO stressful trying to get everything done or ready to be handed off that you question if it’s even worth it. Burnout is a very real thing at this company. They terminate people quite frequently here so you are often in fear of losing your job which adds another level of stress on top of everything else. While they are flexible, the work/life balance is poor. Working evenings & weekends is frequently necessary to meet deadlines.

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