VP SVP Underwriting Cyber

Howden Group Holdings; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in the UK is looking for a VP/SVP Underwriting for the Cyber division. The role involves managing a small team, defining underwriting strategies, and fostering new broker relationships. Key qualifications include 8-12 years of underwriting experience and a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. The position offers competitive compensation and a supportive work environment that encourages innovation.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Competitive salary

401k with company match

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of relevant underwriting experience.
• Professional certifications such as CYRM, CISSP, or similar.
• Ability to handle complex risks with sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team and responsible for performance evaluations, hiring.
• Define team production goals aligning with division goals.
• Curate a portfolio of business in accordance with Underwriting Guidelines.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Decision-making skills

Relationship management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, business, IT or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

DUAL North America, Inc. is seeking a VP/SVP Underwriter for the Cyber division to help grow an expanded appetite for risks of $250M-$2B for Primary, Excess, and Technology Cyber Risks.

DUAL North America is seeking a VP/SVP Underwriting, Cyber to play a critical leadership role in defining the underwriting strategy, fostering new broker relationships, and acting as the subject matter expert in nuanced risk evaluation. You will manage a team through the employee lifecycle and own profitable portfolio growth, leading underwriting across crisis and reputational risk classes, driving product innovation in response to global threats, and managing executive-level client and broker relationships.

Role responsibilities

• Manages a small team and is responsible for performance evaluations, hiring and recruiting, and termination decisions.
• Define team production goals that align to division goals, and drive execution in both a hands-on fashion while also accomplishing work often through direct reports.
• Review of references from team members.
• Curate a portfolio of business in accordance with Underwriting Guidelines and prescribed pricing tools within UW guidelines; may provide input to governance and defining underwriting guidelines, with a focus on Risks $250M-$2B.
• Owns division level projects or initiatives outside of direct area of expertise to gain knowledge and exposure to larger organizational operations.
• May manage budget for a small team or portion of the division, including staffing and T&E costs.
• Working level knowledge of capacity and expectation to build relationships with capacity providers.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for their respective business to peers and leadership and those within their team.
• Demonstrates advanced understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics which could include more nuanced risks, limits, and how to price them.
• Execute on annual new and renewal business goals by achieving agreed premium income and hitting quote numbers with desired hit ratios and retentions, and ensuring the team is executing on these goals as well.
• Foster and build new relationships with key producers – expectation is to gain more business and place it.
• Underwriting Authority: Has Underwriting authority as outlined in LOA

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, finance, business, Information Technology or a related field preferred
• 8-12 years of relevant underwriting experience.
• Professional certifications such as CYRM, CISSP, or similar designations preferred.
• In-depth understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk assessment.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to manage and build broker and client relationships.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated ability to handle complex risks with sound judgment.
• Highly self-motivated with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to travel up to 50% as required for client meetings, conferences, or industry events.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position approximately 50% of the time, with occasional movement throughout the office to access files and equipment.
• If you do not meet all the qualifications for this role, we still encourage you to apply, as we are always looking for diverse talent to join our growing team.

What we offer

A career that you define. Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including medical, dental, vision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, unlimited PTO, 401k with company match, paid volunteer days and more.

We provide an environment where new ideas are encouraged and celebrated, where people who want to have a real hand in our success thrive. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.

EEO Statement

We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect. DUAL North America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. DUAL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.