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<div><strong>About the role</strong><br/><br/>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, including the enterprise segment, 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.<br/><br/><strong>This is a remote position that can be based anywhere in the Northeast with a strong preference for NYC, Boston, or Philly.</strong><br/><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br/><ul><li>Underwrite new and renewal accounts within authority, including the enterprise segment (accounts with ~$1B+ in revenue), while maintaining alignment to underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, and carrier requirements.</li><li>Build and deepen relationships with cyber specialists and sophisticated P&C placing brokers, becoming a trusted underwriting partner in the market.</li><li>Maintain disciplined underwriting files, documentation, and internal tool usage in line with Coalition's workflows and governance standards.</li><li>Participate directly in broker and client meetings, with responsibility for external presentation, account strategy, and underwriting rationale.</li><li>Handle more nuanced coverage, structure, and wording discussions, escalating or partnering with CPU and other leaders as needed on non-standard issues.</li><li>Partner with Coalition's security team and other internal stakeholders to bring technical and portfolio insight into underwriting decisions and broker/client discussions.</li><li>Contribute feedback on underwriting guidelines, tools, and process improvements that help Coalition scale high-quality production underwriting.</li><li>Regular travel required for broker relationship management, client meetings, broker education, and market development activity.</li></ul><strong>Skills and Qualifications</strong><br/><ul><li>3+ years of underwriting or related experience, including meaningful exposure to cyber, technology E&O, or other complex specialty risks for large enterprise business (~$1B+ revenue); additional experience in underwriting miscellaneous professional liability is a plus.</li><li>Ability to analyze underwriting and pricing risks independently and make sound decisions within authority.</li><li>Ability to use risk analysis and underwriting guidelines to explain decisions and rationale confidently to brokers and clients.</li><li>Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills in a broker-distributed environment.</li></ul><strong>Compensation</strong><br/><br/>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 $125,000/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.<br/><strong>Perks</strong><br/><ul><li>100% medical, dental and vision coverage</li><li>Flexible PTO policy</li><li>Annual home office stipend and WeWork access</li><li>Mental & physical health wellness programs (One Medical, Headspace, Wellhub, and more)!</li><li>Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement</li></ul><br/>

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