Portfolio Underwriting Manager - Enterprise

Vouch, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Portfolio Underwriting Manager with deep expertise in Cyber and Professional Liability lines. This dynamic role involves driving growth within specialized insurance portfolios, ensuring adherence to strategic guidelines, and improving underwriting efficiency. The ideal candidate will leverage their extensive experience to deliver actionable insights and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create unique solutions in a fast-paced environment. Join a forward-thinking company that values creativity and commitment to excellence, and be part of a team that is transforming the insurance landscape.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and equity packages

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Parental leave

Flexible vacation time

Wellness allowance ($80/month)

Technology allowance ($100/month)

Professional Development ($500/Yr)

Home office setup ($500 one-time)

Bi-Annual performance reviews

Employee groups for inclusivity

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in underwriting with a focus on Cyber and Professional Liability.
• Strong understanding of P&C insurance lines and portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitable growth and maintain optimal loss ratios across insurance products.
• Underwrite complex accounts and collaborate with sales teams for innovative solutions.

Skills

Underwriting Cyber

Management Liability

Professional Liability

Portfolio Management

Data Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Actuarial Software

Underwriting Tools

Job description

About Corix Insurance:

At Corix Insurance, we believe business insurance should be as dynamic as the industries it protects.

Corix is a next-generation managing general agent (MGA) built for innovation. Powered by deep industry expertise and cutting-edge underwriting capabilities, we equip brokers with proprietary insurance solutions designed for the unique challenges of today’s fast-moving sectors—from technology and life sciences to advanced manufacturing and professional services.

Our agile approach replaces rigid policies with tailored coverage backed by A-rated carriers. By combining data-driven insights with expert underwriting, we help businesses secure the protection they need—without the friction of legacy insurance. With Corix, brokers and their clients get smarter, more responsive coverage that evolves as they do.

What does a work environment look like at Vouch & Corix?

Vouch has employees located across the U.S., with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City. This role can be based anywhere in the U.S. as long as you can work our Vouch core collaboration hours (8:30 am-2:30 pm Pacific Time) when most internal meetings are held.

Role Responsibilities:

Corix is seeking a dynamic, goal-oriented, and creative Portfolio Underwriting Manager, a role requiring deep expertise in Cyber, professional and/or management liability lines and a solid understanding of standard (P&C) coverages. Your key responsibilities will be to drive profitable growth within one or more of our innovation-focused insurance portfolios. You will play a key role in achieving specific growth targets and maintaining optimal loss ratio goals across various insurance products in a vertical. You will be tasked with delivering both strategic and tactical portfolio management outcomes, underwriting complex accounts, while consistently driving improvements in underwriting efficiency and effectiveness.

Job Duties:

• Develop and deliver an effective portfolio management framework for an Innovation economy vertical, providing actionable insights that continuously inform adjustments to underwriting strategy, appetite guides, guidelines, coverages, and pricing through careful monitoring of key portfolio signals and external developments in legislative, economic, and competitive landscapes.
• Facilitate effective knowledge transfer, ensuring the team is well-versed in current underwriting practices and emerging issues.
• Deliver target GWP and loss ratios for managed portfolios.
• Underwrite complex accounts and ensure adherence to Vouch’s strategy, guidelines and reinsurance considerations and refer accounts to Head of Underwriting as required.
• Collaborate closely with the sales and Insurance Product Development teams to understand customer needs and proffer creative underwriting solutions that differentiate Corix in the marketplace while delivering GWP and Loss Ratio targets.
• Continuously seek ways to standardize decision making process from a quantitative and qualitative standpoint to inform and augment our underwriting processes.
• Deliver actionable underwriting decision making and process improvement proposals.
• Share product and knowledge expertise through direct communication with clients, training and teaching opportunities, as well as external engagements.

About You:

• 8+ Years of Experience in Underwriting Cyber, Management and/or Professional Liability lines with either Portfolio and or P&L accountabilities and direct underwriting responsibilities.
• Understanding of all key P&C lines of insurance and desire to learn new lines.
• Ability to demonstrate relentless commitment to GWP Growth and Loss Ratio performance through inquisitiveness in getting at root causes of portfolio performance issues.
• Experience working with actuarial, legal, product development and compliance teams to deliver key underwriting insights to drive changes to underwriting, coverage and pricing.
• Proven ability to drive creative and innovative solutions with customer and profitability in mind.
• Experience in delivering complex projects from ideation through execution.
• Keen ability to prioritize high impact work, manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment and continuously look for opportunities to improve underwriting efficiency and effectiveness.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships with team members and external stakeholders.

Nice To Have:

• Exposure to and passion for early-stage startups and/or high growth environments.
• Experience in a direct sales organization.

Vouch provides several benefits to help you bring your best self to work:

• Competitive compensation and equity packages.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Parental leave.
• Flexible vacation time.
• Wellness allowance ($80/month).
• Technology allowance ($100/month).
• Professional Development ($500/Yr).
• Home office setup (One-time $500).
• L&D: Partnerships with Ethena and monthly Lunch & Learns.
• Employee Groups: Vouch supports various employee groups to foster an inclusive, equitable workplace and create affirming, empowering, employee-centered spaces for conversation, community, and support.
• Wellbeing: Voucher’s have access to many wellbeing perks, including Peloton, Fetch, OneMedical, SoFi, etc.
• Bi-Annual performance reviews with quarterly check-ins.

What to expect in the interview process:

• 30-minute phone call with our recruiting team.
• 30-45 minute Zoom interview with the hiring manager.
• Case study/technical screen.
• Meet the team! 30-45 min 1:1 Zoom meetings with 3-4 team members you’d work closely with in the role.

Salary Range:

The pay range for this role is: $160,000 to $190,000 per year. These bands are inclusive of multiple levels and are based on relevant experience. These roles will have a guaranteed base salary and be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.

Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry and are part of our total compensation package, which also includes benefits and other perks. We also include stock options in all compensation packages and believe all Vouch employees should have the opportunity to become owners in the company. Individual pay decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, location, and business need. The base pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Vouch believes in putting our people first, and building a diverse team is at the front of everything we do. We welcome people from different backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and ranges of abilities. We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate the diversity of our growing team.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, interview, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [e-mail].