Lead Cyber and Tech Insurance Underwriter North America - Hybrid

Swiss Re - Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Cyber and Tech Insurance Underwriter, where you'll spearhead the growth of a dynamic underwriting team. This role offers the opportunity to shape the cyber insurance landscape in North America, collaborating with diverse teams to drive innovation and profitability. If you have over a decade of underwriting experience, excellent negotiation skills, and a passion for cyber risk, this is the perfect chance to make a significant impact. Embrace a hybrid work model and contribute to a culture that values diversity and inclusion while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of underwriting experience in Cyber and Technology insurance.
• Strong negotiation skills and business acumen required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the US Cyber and Technology underwriting team through growth stages.
• Underwrite a portfolio of cyber and technology risks.

Skills

Underwriting

Negotiation

Cyber Risk Assessment

Business Acumen

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Lead Cyber and Tech Insurance Underwriter North America - Hybrid

Swiss Re continues to invest into Cyber and scales up its cyber insurance business in the US. If you want to play a leading role in this exciting journey, this job opportunity is worth your attention!

About the Team:

Join a team that thrives on collaboration and innovation. You'll be part of a supportive environment where leadership is about empowering others and driving change. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

About the Role:

• Build and lead the US Cyber and Technology underwriting team through growth stages.
• Execute a growth strategy for the US Cyber and Technology portfolio and manage the portfolio for profitability.
• Underwrite your own portfolio of cyber and technology risks.
• Maintain a deep understanding of cyber industry and market developments and the potential impact on the portfolio.
• Shape our global cyber & technology underwriting practice through close collaboration with the global cyber lead, other regional cyber leads, actuarial, claims, legal and IT teams.
• Implement the cyber go to market approach in the US in close collaboration with our customer and distribution and alternative risk transfer teams in the US.
• Develop and maintain broker and client professional network to support profitable business origination.
• Represent Swiss Re at conferences and market events as cyber insurance lead in the US market.

About you:

• 10+ years of underwriting experience with 5+ years in US Cyber and Technology insurance market.
• Excellent negotiation skills to achieve bottom line profitability for Swiss Re.
• Balanced technical understanding of cyber risk and strong business acumen.
• Leadership experience and a team-oriented working style.
• Ability to manage stakeholders in a global organization.
• A bachelor's degree is required.

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office three days per week. This role is not eligible for either relocation assistance or visa sponsorship.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $252,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

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