Underwriter, Northeast

Coalition; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Flexible PTO

Home office stipend

WeWork access

Wellness programs

Job summary

Coalition is seeking an experienced underwriter to drive profitable business with brokers in the Northeast. You will underwrite and manage products across Coalition’s portfolio while partnering with our Sales organization to support clients in understanding cyber risk decisions.

The role is remote from anywhere in the Northeast, with strong preference for NYC, Philadelphia, New Jersey, or Boston, and involves frequent travel for broker relationships and market development.

Qualifications

• Typically 2+ years of underwriting experience, including exposure to cyber, technology E&O, or other complex specialty risks.
• Ability to analyze underwriting and pricing risks independently and make sound decisions within authority.
• Ability to explain decisions and rationale confidently to brokers and clients.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new and renewal accounts within authority while aligning to guidelines and carrier requirements.
• Build and deepen relationships with cyber specialists and P&C brokers, acting as trusted underwriting partner.
• Maintain disciplined underwriting files, documentation, and internal tool usage.
• Participate in broker and client meetings with external presentations, account strategy, and underwriting rationale.
• Handle nuanced coverage, structure, and wording discussions; escalate with CPU or leaders as needed.
• Collaborate with Coalition’s security team to bring technical insight into underwriting decisions.
• Provide feedback on guidelines, tools and processes to scale high-quality production underwriting.
• Regular travel required for broker relationship management, client meetings, broker education, and market development.

Skills

Underwriting

Risk analysis

Pricing analysis

Negotiation skills

Client relationship management

Job description

About us

Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.

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 while serving as a trusted partner to brokers and customers. Along the way, 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 Northeast with a strong preference for NYC, Philadelphia, New Jersey, or Boston.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new and renewal accounts within authority, while maintaining alignment to underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, and carrier requirements.
• Build and deepen relationships with cyber specialists and sophisticated P&C placing brokers, becoming a trusted underwriting partner in the market.
• Maintain disciplined underwriting files, documentation, and internal tool usage in line with Coalition’s workflows and governance standards.
• Participate directly in broker and client meetings, with responsibility for external presentation, account strategy, and underwriting rationale.
• Handle more nuanced coverage, structure, and wording discussions, escalating or partnering with CPU and other leaders as needed on non-standard issues.
• Partner with Coalition’s security team and other internal stakeholders to bring technical and portfolio insight into underwriting decisions and broker/client discussions.
• Contribute feedback on underwriting guidelines, tools, and process improvements that help Coalition scale high-quality production underwriting.
• Regular travel required for broker relationship management, client meetings, broker education, and market development activity.

Skills and Qualifications

• Typically 2+ years of underwriting experience, including meaningful exposure to cyber, technology E&O, and/or other complex specialty risks.
• Ability to analyze underwriting and pricing risks independently and make sound decisions within authority.
• Ability to use risk analysis and underwriting guidelines to explain decisions and rationale confidently to brokers and clients.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills in a broker-distributed environment.
• Developing fluency in complex coverage structures, client-facing presentation, and wording-related conversations.

Compensation

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The US base salary for this position ranges from $100,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $130,000/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.

Perks

• 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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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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