Production Underwriter, Southern California

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 broad insurance coverage with a digital risk assessment and continuous security monitoring to help organizations protect themselves in today’s hyper-connected world.

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real - and happening daily.

About the role

We are looking for a dynamic individual who is a self-starter, and who will take ownership of actively generating profitable business from an assigned group of brokers, and partner closely with our Sales organization.  The Production Underwriter will primarily underwrite and manage a wide range of products, including Coalition’s Technology E&O and Cyber.  The person in this role will be the subject matter expert for technology and cyber, and will consistently take a customer-centric approach to their work.  The ideal candidate will have the ability to educate both brokers and customers on how to keep their businesses protected.  If this sounds like you, we would love to speak with you.

This is a fully remote position that can be based anywhere in Southern California. Frequent travel will be required for Los Angeles, San Diego, and Denver.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with sales and product staff to assess cyber products and capabilities
• Work with the Sales organization, execute strategies specific to technology and cyber insurance, and develop and manage key strategic relationships in order to achieve production and profit targets
• Identify new customers through effective pipelining, pre-qualification, and territory analysis/management
• Exhibit a thorough understanding of the local cyber insurance marketplace and trends, Coalition’s capabilities within the geography, and corporate vision
• Develop and execute recommendations to profitably capture market share across assigned geography
• 10-25% travel depending on territory. Including but not limited to quarterly onsite visits and internal gatherings

Skills and Qualifications

• 3+ years of multi-line underwriting experience within the Technology E&O/Cyber segment; knowledge of policy issuance and processing center workflows
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; professional designations such as CIC and CIPP preferred
• Ability to work independently within the current level of underwriting authority
• Strong sales, communication and marketing skills are critical; must be able to demonstrate success with managing tight time frames, high volumes of work, direct agency relationships
• Proficient background in risk analysis (especially in Technology & Cyber insurance)
• Knowledge and proficiency with technical issues, compliance, coverage, products and pricing strategies
• Demonstrated ability to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual production goals
• Negotiation, relationship-building, influencing skills, and a creative approach to challenges and opportunities
• Self-starter and ability to take initiative with brokers in scheduling meetings, broker events, quarterly sales and metrics calls with brokers, etc.

Compensation

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The US base salary for this position ranges from $135,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $160,000/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? 

We’re a remote-first, mission-driven team committed to building a more inclusive culture with people of all different backgrounds. We trust our team members to take responsibility, sha