When I started my nursing career, I envisioned myself working directly with patients in a hospital setting. But after a grueling year of working on the hospital floor, I decided to switch gears and try a desk job, specifically as a prior authorization nurse for the Texas Medicaid Program. In this medical insurance job, I approved nursing visits and medical equipment for Medicaid patients.
However, after a year and a half of being on the phone, I decided to make a lateral move within the Medicaid Program, and I became a surveillance and utilization review nurse, where I reviewed medical records from doctors and clinics to see if the services billed were medically necessary.
Sadly, I didn’t get to work from home in these positions, but luckily for you, with new technological advances, many of these medical insurance jobs can be done from home!
And don’t worry, you don’t need to be a nurse to work in the insurance field.
My neighbor (who is not a nurse) works from home for an insurance company overseeing workers’ compensation claims. There are tons of work from home insurance jobs in medical coding and billing, customer service, insurance agents, underwriters, fraud and abuse, sales, HR, legal, and many other types of insurance professionals.
If you’re looking for a new job in the insurance industry, here are some places to find work from home insurance jobs.
Home and Auto Insurance Jobs and Hiring Companies
Protecting the assets of drivers and homeowners is the key focus of the insurance industry. Many states require owners to insure their property to protect it from liability, damage, accidents, theft, or fire. There are many work from home insurance jobs in the home and auto insurance industries, and many with excellent benefits and perks.
1. Allstate Insurance Company
Allstate offers consumers a wide variety of protection products, including home, auto, renters, life, and business insurance. This also means they have many remote job openings for US-based individuals.
To find the work from home positions on their website, tick the box that says: remote: home based worker. Allstate hires in the career categories of accounting, actuary, administrative, claims, finance, HR, IT, legal, marketing, operations, and more. They also hire interns, new grads, and entry-level workers!
Allstate offers full-time employees comprehensive benefits, competitive pay, and a new-hire equipment bundle.
2. Farmers Insurance
Farmers Insurance began its business by insuring farmers, but they’ve grown to serve more than 10 million households nationwide.
Use the search term remote to find work from home job opportunities. Their offerings are constantly changing, so check frequently. They generally have openings in claims, customer service, finance, marketing, sales, IT, product and project management, underwriting, and more.
Salaries offered range based on experience and the type of position. Farmers Insurance offers an excellent benefits package, including assistance with earning and savings, time off, and health insurance.
3. GEICO
GEICO (home of the famous talking gecko) is primarily an auto insurance company but does offer additional types of insurance protection also.
To find the work from home jobs, select remote under the location filter. Most of the work at home opportunities are in information technology, but GEICO offers other positions as well, such as business operations, claims, and actuary services.
GEICO offers employees a Total Benefits Package covering the following areas: health and well-being, education and training, finance and retirement, and family and life.
4. The Hartford
The Hartford offers auto, home, and business insurance, as well as employee benefit products. They’re one of the oldest insurance companies, founded in 1810.
To locate the work from home insurance jobs on their website, select your country and choose remote under the location filters. The Hartford offers a wide range of positions, including customer service, claims, underwriters, sales, HR, legal, IT, and more.
The Hartford’s employee benefits include comprehensive health benefits, award-winning wellness programs and wealth-building plans, paid time off, and support.
5. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Liberty Mutual is an international insurance company offering products for business and personal protection. With offices around the world, Liberty Mutual offers bilingual opportunities in a variety of languages.
To view a list of work from home jobs, select your location option, then filter by the keyword remote. Liberty Mutual hires remote workers in a wide variety of career categories, including administrative, claims, customer service, finance, HR, legal, nursing, sales, and tons more!
Liberty Mutual offers a wide range of healthcare plan options to fit their employee’s needs. They also offer options for disability insurance, 401(k) plans, tuition reimbursement, and many other employee benefits.
6. Progressive
Progressive is a well-known auto insurer, but they also offer home, life, and rental product insurance lines.
Use the search term remote on their job listing page to access work from home opportunities. Progressive has remote jobs in the areas of IT, claims, business operations, legal, customer service, sales, and more.
Along with a comprehensive benefits package, Progressive embraces a culture of diversity and inclusion with employee resource groups.
7. State Farm
State Farm is a well-known insurance company that offers automobile, rental, auto, and life insurance. They also offer checking accounts, savings accounts, and auto loans.
To find the work from home positions, look for the job listings with the keyword remote. State Farm often requires candidates to be based near a central home office. Remote positions tend to be in the technology field.
State Farm offers its Total Rewards Benefits Package that provides benefits options for both full-time and part-time employees.
8. USAA
USAA employs more than 30,000 people all over the United States. They’re the primary insurance provider for military members and their families.
USAA offers many fully remote and hybrid work positions. These positions vary by market but include social media specialists, actuaries, software engineers, analysts, and more. The USAA positions typically require some specific skill sets, such as prior insurance knowledge and experience.
USAA offers employees both benefits and learning. Aside from comprehensive health coverage, they offer both balance and wellness and education as part of their benefits package.
9. Zurich
Zurich has offices around the globe, but its central office is located on an island in the Irish Sea called the Isle of Mann.
To narrow search opportunities, filter by country and use the keyword remote. Many work at home positions are in the area of IT, claims, business development, legal, HR, sales, underwriting, and more.
Zurich International offers comprehensive benefits and other opportunities.
10. Life Insurance Companies
Another great area of opportunity in the insurance industry is in the life insurance arena. Many companies offer life insurance investment products in both whole and term. Life insurance is often a great way to get started building experience in the insurance industry. Many positions don’t require extensive experience or specific training. Again, as with other insurance areas, opportunities are often for employment rather than contracting, and benefits are available.
11. AIG
Like many insurance companies, AIG offers options for professionals to work within the life insurance industry. They have many positions open for working at home.
If you’re seeking work in the insurance industry, AIG might be a good one for you to check out. Select your country, state, and then remote. The remote jobs are marked as such. Most AIG positions require a bachelor’s degree or comparable experience. Positions include claims adjusters, engineers, sales, and account managers.
Depending on the position, AIG offers excellent benefits and opportunities to its employees.
12. CNO Financial
CNO Financial is based in Philadelphia and has opportunities in their home state as well as Indiana and Illinois.
Positions can be found on their website by searching the keyword remote. There are typically remote job openings in the career categories of IT, sales, operations, marketing, communications, and actuary.
CNO Financial offers vision and dental plans, life insurance, paid time off, a company-matched 401(k), and more.
13. MetLife
MetLife serves customers all over the world – not just in the Americas but in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
With MetLife, you can filter job opportunities by selecting the virtual option, on the left-hand sidebar. MetLife hires virtual employees in the categories of claims, legal, underwriting, health review, sales, and more.
MetLife prides itself on not just offering excellent employee benefits, but career solutions, professional growth opportunities, and community involvement.
14. Mutual of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha offers a wide range of investment and life insurance products, and the company prides itself on how much they care about the customers they serve.
They have an easy-to-navigate search page. Just select remote from the location filter to find its available opportunities. The offerings include administrative staff, claims, customer service, finance, IT, interns, leadership, marketing, sales, and more.
In addition to comprehensive health and wellness benefits, Mutual of Omaha offers tuition reimbursement to their employees.
15. New York Life
New York Life offers an array of products for life and asset protection. It is a mutual insurance company, meaning it’s publicly traded.
New York Life is another company offering both corporate roles and the opportunity to become an agent. Their listings are available on their website, including onsite, hybrid, and remote opportunities. Positions include career categories like database application analysts, claims, customer care, investment advisors, and more.
New York Life provides insurance and wealth-building products for their employees, as well as an array of other wellness and career development benefits.
16. Prudential
Prudential focuses on retirement planning, offering life insurance, annuity, and investment planning as platforms for customers to draw on in their later years.
To find the work from home jobs on its website, type in the keyword remote. Career categories include claims, regulatory supervisors, sales, engineering, developers, accounting, and more.
Prudential also offers a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond health insurance and includes education and training, and advancement potential.
17. Transamerica
Transamerica offers an array of insurance and financial services products.
Job opportunities to work at home are available. Some jobs are state or region-specific, while others are open to candidates all over the USA or Canada. Just select your country and the work from home option. Job categories include sales, finance, customer and business operations, IT, admin, legal, compliance, risk management, and more.
Transamerica offers many benefits, from a comprehensive health package to income protection to work-life management and retirement savings.
18. Voya Life Insurance
Voya Life Insurance was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies and has also been certified as a Great Place to Work.
They have a distributed workforce with several work at home openings. There are many positions available by region and state. These positions range from retirement plan consultant and summer intern to VP of client relations, and the salaries will also vary widely.
Voya specifies that its benefits package goes above and beyond to include not just health benefits but parental leave, financial planning, and career development.
Remote Healthcare and Medical Insurance Jobs
One niche where there is always a wealth of remote insurance jobs is in the healthcare and medical fields. Whether you have a medical background or corporate or customer service job experience, you’ll find plenty of work from home jobs available.
19. CVS Health
CVS Health is an inclusive and diverse company that hires talent for in-person, remote, and hybrid positions. To find the work from home jobs, select the remote option from the left-hand-side search filters.
Some common job categories that they hire for include business administration, clinical services, compliance, customer service, HR, legal, marketing, and so much more!
CVS Health offers salary transparency and a comprehensive benefits package that includes PTO (paid time off), health and life benefits, 401(k), an employee stock purchase program, tuition assistance, and more.
20. The Cigna Group
The Cigna Group has been providing quality healthcare to people around the world since 1982. They take great pride in a strong sense of corporate responsibility. Finding remote opportunities with Cigna is simple; just select the remote job option on the left-hand sidebar.
They hire for a wide variety of positions, such as admins, customer service, claims, data and analytics, finance, HR, legal, marketing, operations, project management, technology, and more.
Positions are location-dependent, but eligible employees qualify for full health benefits as well as additional benefits like life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and even life coaching.
21. UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group has provided health insurance products since the 1970s. Today, they pride themselves on being heavily innovation-driven and using technology to provide the best possible service.
To find the work from home insurance jobs in their career portal, select remote jobs from the left-hand sidebar. UnitedHealth Group hires individuals for administrative roles, claims, customer service, clinical operations, finance, government affairs, marketing, sales, and so many other occupations.
UnitedHealth Group places a considerable emphasis on employee satisfaction by focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion. They also offer full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package.
22. Humana
Humana hires US-based individuals for a wide variety of remote insurance jobs! Occupations include areas like support services, clinical operations, corporate roles, HR, nursing, sales, social work, and more. To find their work at home opportunities, select remote from the location type search filter.
Humana offers competitive employee benefits, including healthcare, 401(k) plans, career development, and life and disability insurance. You can also sign up for job alerts on their website, so you’ll be notified when new career openings are available in your desired occupation.
Find Remote Insurance Jobs Using FlexJobs
FlexJobs also has many remote job listings for the insurance industry, including customer service, actuarial, audit representatives, engineers, nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and more. They are a paid membership site that screens all of their remote job openings, so you never have to worry about falling prey to a scam. FlexJobs offers many other work from home job postings, not just insurance jobs. If you’d like to explore a FlexJobs membership, you can read my full review here.
Work From Home Insurance Jobs Wrap-Up
There are many great work from home insurance jobs, and they generally pay well and offer good benefits. While some roles require a fair amount of travel, many others within the industry can be done 100% from home and even offer flexible schedules. If you have prior experience within the insurance industry or you have professional corporate experience, start your remote job search with this list of reputable companies!
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Originally published December 4, 2017. Content updated February 2024.
