Executive Underwriter, Central

Coalition, Inc.; Central (LA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Annual home office stipend

WeWork access

Wellness programs

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Coalition, Inc. is seeking an experienced senior underwriter to drive profitable business from a broker network, underwriting and managing enterprise-sized clients (~$1B+ revenue).

You will shape portfolio strategy, mentor colleagues, and partner with cross-functional teams to address complex cyber and Technology E&O risks. This is a remote opportunity based in the Central US with a preference for the Greater Chicago area; regular travel to manage strategic brokers and flagship accounts is

Qualifications

• 8+ years of underwriting experience across cyber and Technology E&O
• Experience underwriting large/enterprise accounts (~$1B+ revenue) and profitable book management
• Expertise analyzing complex cyber and Technology E&O risks and impact on underwriting and portfolio outcomes
• Ability to combine underwriting expertise with broker/client needs and explain rationale at senior levels
• Strong strategic thinking linking account decisions to portfolio, P&L, and market objectives
• Significant experience mentoring underwriters and shaping underwriting standards
• Excellent executive presence and comfort leading complex broker/client conversations at senior levels

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and manage Coalition’s largest and most complex new and renewal accounts in line with guidelines and carrier requirements
• Shape portfolio strategy through broker relationships responsible for top accounts
• Maintain disciplined underwriting files, documentation, and internal tooling per workflows and governance
• Lead highly complex pricing, terms, structures, and exception negotiations with close CEO/CPU partnership
• Represent Coalition’s underwriting face for priority brokers and flagship accounts, including executive discussions
• Mentor other underwriters to raise underwriting discipline and broker communication
• Participate in cross-functional strategy discussions on portfolio optimization, product evolution, and market growth
• Collaborate with security, Claims, Product, Actuarial, and CPU to address risk issues and translate technical considerations into underwriting decisions
• Travel regularly for senior broker relationship management and market leadership activities

Skills

Underwriting experience

Cyber & Tech E&O

Enterprise accounts

Portfolio analysis

Broker relationships

Team mentorship

Executive presence

Job description

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About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for driving profitable business from an assigned group of brokers and partnering closely with our Sales organization. You will underwrite and manage products across Coalition’s portfolio, with a particular focus on enterprise-sized clients (~$1B+ revenue), while serving as a trusted partner to brokers and customers. You will help clients better understand how to protect their businesses, bringing together underwriting expertise, business acumen and a relationship-first approach.

This is a remote opportunity that can be based anywhere in the Central US with a strong preference for the Greater Chicago area.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and manage Coalition’s largest and most complex new and renewal accounts, while maintaining alignment to underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, and carrier requirements.
• Shape overall portfolio strategy through management of the broker relationships responsible for placing Coalition’s largest and most complex accounts.
• Maintain disciplined underwriting files, documentation, and internal tool usage in line with Coalition’s workflows and governance standards.
• Lead highly complex negotiations on pricing, terms, structures, and exception requests in line with risk appetite, carrier requirements, and close partnership with CPU.
• Serve as Coalition’s senior underwriting face for priority brokers, strategic clients, and flagship accounts, including executive-level discussions and regional market leadership.
• Provide mentorship to other underwriters, helping raise the bar on underwriting discipline, broker communication, and deal strategy.
• Represent Underwriting in cross-functional strategy discussions tied to portfolio optimization, product evolution, and market growth.
• Partner with Coalition’s security team, Claims, Product, Actuarial, and CPU to address complex risk issues and translate technical, wording, and portfolio considerations into sound underwriting decisions.
• Regular travel required for senior broker relationship management, client meetings, broker education, and market-facing leadership activity.

Skills and Qualifications

• 8+ years of underwriting experience, including deep experience in cyber and Technology E&O and sustained success in complex production underwriting roles.
• Demonstrated experience underwriting large/enterprise accounts (~$1B+ revenue) and managing a profitable book.
• Expertise in analyzing complex cyber and Technology E&O risks and understanding their impact on underwriting, pricing, and portfolio outcomes.
• Ability to combine deep underwriting expertise with broker and client needs to craft creative solutions and explain rationale credibly at senior levels.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to connect individual account decisions to broader portfolio, P&L, and market objectives.
• Significant experience mentoring underwriters and influencing underwriting culture, standards, and operating practices.
• Excellent executive presence, presentation skills, and comfort leading complex broker and client conversations in high-stakes settings.

Compensation

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The US base salary for this position ranges from $150,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $190,000/year in our highest geographic market. Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location. Your recruiter can share more on target salary for your location during the interview process. Coalition, Inc. reserves the right to modify this range as needed.

• 100% medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO policy
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
• Mental & physical health wellness programs (One Medical, Headspace, Wellhub, and more)!
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

Why Coalition?

Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.

We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.

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Anti-Discrimination Notice

Coalition is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws in each country where we operate. This commitment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring equal treatment in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, and all other aspects of employment. Coalition does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Accommodations

Coalition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including applicants and employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each country where we operate. Our policy is to support equal opportunity in the hiring process by considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or other protected characteristics, unless providing accommodation would impose an undue hardship or disproportionate burden. If you require accommodation to complete an application, interview, pre-employment testing, or participate in the selection process, please contact us at [e-mail] . We also consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in line with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.

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Coalition values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements and to learn more about how we can increase diversity in our candidate pool, we invite you to voluntarily provide demographic information in a confidential survey at the end of this application. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process and has no effect on your opportunity for employment.The information obtained will be confidential and may only be used under applicable local, state, and federal law, executive orders, and regulations.

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