Description
DUAL North America is seeking a VP Underwriter for the Cyber division.
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.
Role Responsibilities
- Manage a small to mid-sized team and be 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
- Own division level projects or initiatives outside of direct area of expertise to gain knowledge and exposure to larger organisational 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
- Demonstrate 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
What We Offer
- A career that you define
- Medical, dental, vision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, unlimited PTO, 401k with company match, paid volunteer days and more