Sr. Cyber Underwriter- Middle Market US
Job Overview
Job Title
Sr. Cyber Underwriter- Middle Market US
Company
Cowbell
Location
Canada, United States
Job Type
Full-Time
Experience
Senior
Salary
$130k–$230k USD
About This Role
Cowbell is signalling a new era in cyber insurance by harnessing technology and data to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with advanced warning of cyber risk exposures bundled with cyber insurance coverage adaptable to the threats of today and tomorrow. Championing adaptive insurance, Cowbell follows policyholders’ cyber risk exposures as they evolve through continuous risk assessment and continuous underwriting. In its unique AI-based approach to risk selection and pricing, Cowbell’s underwriting platform, powered by Cowbell Factors, compresses the insurance process from submission to issue to less than 5 minutes.
Founded in 2019 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cowbell has rapidly grown, now operating across the U.S., Canada, U.K., and India. This growth was recently bolstered by a successful Series C fundraising round of $60 million from Zurich Insurance. This investment not only underscores the confidence in Cowbell’s mission but also accelerates our capacity to revolutionize cyber insurance on a global scale. With the backing of over 25 prominent reinsurance partners, Cowbell is poised to redefine how SMEs navigate the evolving landscape of cyber threats.
What you will do as a Middle Market Underwriter US:
- Bring established broker relationships to Cowbell in support of Cowbell’s goals.
- Maintain profitability across the middle market book through appropriate risk selection, analysis and servicing of accounts based on Cowbell Cyber Insurance guidelines
- Manage renewal business while maintaining our customer service standards to keep retention high and customers happy
- Collaborate with team members to support the region’s goals and strengthen our partnerships with broker partners
- Maintain expansive knowledge of the cyber insurance marketplace, current trends in the industry, as well as the threat environment
- Identify areas where our unique capabilities provide us with a competitive advantage and build out processes that support these
- Partner with the Cyber Risk Services and Data Science teams to continually improve our technology and deliverables to the policyholder
- Serve as a subject matter expert for the broader team on coverage questions
- Collaborate with a passionate team, have fun, grow, learn, and teach the company along the way
What Cowbell needs from you:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 5+ years of underwriting experience in Cyber/Tech E&O with a focus on Middle Market business (over 250M in revenues)
- Technical expertise and product knowledge specific to the lines of business that will be underwritten
- Demonstrated ability to produce new renewable Cyber/Tech/Excess business profitably over a significant period of time
- Superb production underwriting skills; must be able to demonstrate successful broker management including building, maintaining, and managing broker relationships
- Proven ability to successfully negotiate deals, while maintaining an appropriate level of discipline to keep the book profitable
- Strong track record of teamwork and collaboration. This role will interact across sales and underwriting teams, requiring training and mentorship at times.
- Desire to win!
Pay Transparency:
The annual base salary range for this position based in the United States is listed below. This salary range is an estimate , and the actual salary may vary based on Cowbell’s compensation practices, job related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and trainings, in addition to geographic location. Based on the factors above, Cowbell utilizes the full width of the range.
Annual base salary range for this role: $130k-$230k + bonus
Equal Employment Opportunity:
We are committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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