Careers at United Educators
Enjoy work-life balance while doing work that matters. Join us in serving K-12 schools, colleges, and universities nationwide.
Head of Information Technology
We are seeking a Head of Information Technology (IT), a key member of the United Educators (UE) leadership team, responsible for leading the company’s technology strategy and operations. Learn more about this role. Interested applicants should contact uevpit@spencerstuart.com.
UE provides liability insurance and risk management services to a large and diverse membership of K-12 schools, colleges, and universities throughout the United States. With over 35 years serving education, we bring deep expertise to our members and focus on delivering an experience that leaves them feeling confident that we understand their needs and offer insights and solutions suited for their unique challenges.
These sentiments are echoed in our culture, where we believe that building on and embracing our unique differences and perspectives enables us to better serve our members and fulfill UE’s mission.
Discover the benefits of joining the UE team.
Our Financial Strength
UE has received an A (Excellent) financial strength rating from AM Best for 26 consecutive years. This reflects the success UE has had navigating social inflation and a hard market as a member-owned reciprocal risk retention group (RRG).
UE was named to the list of Ward’s 50® top performing insurance companies for 2024, ranking among the top 2% of the nation’s property-casualty companies.
Our Values
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
UE aims to foster an inclusive and supportive culture that embraces diverse ideas and opinions and provides opportunities for all to succeed. This starts with recruiting, hiring, developing, and promoting diverse talent, ensuring that the UE culture promotes inclusion and equity, and enables employees to bring their authentic selves to the workplace. We strive to advance DEI through support of ongoing workplace initiatives such as our employee resource groups (ERGs), Pride at UE and Women Working in UE. Learn more about our DEI efforts.
The Black Insurance Industry Collective (BIIC)
UE is proud to be a founding sponsor of the BIIC. BIIC’s primary goal is to support and accelerate the advancement of Black insurance professionals and increase industry representation of Black managers, leaders, and executives. View this discussion between the Director of Diversity at The Institutes and UE's AVP of Human Resources to learn more.
“We’re committed to making UE an even more inclusive place for our employees and leading by example — to organizations in the insurance industry and those we serve in our membership.” - Justin Kollinger, Senior Risk Management Consultant
Our Benefits
In addition to meaningful work and a great culture, employees are looking for companies that understand their varied needs and can provide short- and long-term security for themselves and their families. We take pride in our compensation and benefits program and work hard to ensure we remain competitive.
Internship Program
UE offers paid student internships centered on substantive experiences working on projects across the company, including interacting with our executive leadership. In 2023, our program was recognized by Rising Insurance Star Executives (RISE) for offering one of the 50 best internship programs in the insurance industry nationwide. Interested in applying for our 2025 program? Contact hr_mail@ue.org.
"From the moment I stepped through the doors, I was welcomed with open arms by a team that genuinely values growth and learning. The Underwriting team’s collaborative nature fosters an atmosphere where my ideas and contributions are valued, encouraging me to become a confident and competent professional." - 2023 Underwriting Intern, University of Maryland, College Park