VP Underwriting Cyber

DUAL North America, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

DUAL North America, Inc. seeks a VP Underwriter for the Cyber division in New York. You will define underwriting strategy, lead a team of underwriters, and own profitable portfolio growth while fostering senior broker relationships.

You will manage risk evaluation, drive product innovation, and partner with executives to shape risk strategy, pricing tools, and governance within UW guidelines. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, business or related field.
• 8–12 years of underwriting experience.
• CPCU, AU 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).
• Ability to travel up to 25% or more for client meetings, conferences, or industry events.

Responsibilities

• Manages a small to mid-sized 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 referrals 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.
• 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.

Skills

Team leadership

Underwriting principles

Risk assessment

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Decision making

Broker/client relationships

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in risk management/finance/business

CPCU/AU or similar certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

• Salary: $200,000.00-$235,000.00 + Discretionary Annual Bonus

Role overview

DUAL North America is seeking a VP Underwriter for the Cyber division.

At DUAL, VP Underwriters play a critical leadership role in defining the underwriting strategy and fostering new broker relationships. In this role, you will act as the subject matter expert in nuanced risk evaluation, manage a team through the employee lifecycle, and own profitable portfolio growth.

Leading a team of underwriters within the Cyber division, you will lead underwriting across crisis and reputational risk classes, drive product innovation in response to global threats, and manage key client and broker relationships at the executive level.

Role responsibilities

• Manages a small to mid-sized 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 referrals 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
• 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, or a related field preferred
• 8-12 years of relevant underwriting experience
• Professional certifications such as CPCU, AU, 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 25% or more 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