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About the Role
DUAL North America is seeking an Assistant Vice President in Underwriting for the Cyber division. This role combines portfolio management with leadership, including coaching and performance management. The AVP is responsible for underwriting complex risks, developing key producer relationships, and driving business growth as a subject matter expert.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Coach, mentor and train junior and/or senior underwriters
- Manage a team of underwriters to include conducting performance reviews and providing input to merit recommendations, making termination decisions
- Review references from team members
- Curate a portfolio of business in accordance with Underwriting Guidelines and prescribed pricing tools
- Execute on annual new and renewal business goals by achieving agreed premium income and hitting quote numbers with desired hit ratios and retentions
- Foster and build new relationships with key producers
- Quote and/or bind accounts
- Act as a subject matter expert for their respective business, and demonstrate advanced understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics
- Keep up to date on market dynamics, competitive landscape, and product differences and communicate market intelligence to the broader team and business
- Participate in Team Leader Meetings
- Hire in respective team, raise job reqs, participate in new hire interviews, and make hiring decisions
- Underwriting Authority: Has Underwriting authority as outlined in LOA
Requirements
- 8-10 years of relevant underwriting experience, with leadership exposure
- 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
Location
- New York, NY
- Chicago, IL
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Assistant Vice President
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in risk management, finance, business, or a related field strongly preferred
- Professional certifications such as CPCU, AU, or similar designations strongly preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $140,000.00-$200,000.00 + Discretionary Annual Bonus
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- A wide variety of wellbeing offers
- Competitive salary
- Unlimited PTO
- 401k with company match
- Paid volunteer days
About the Company
- At DUAL North America, our core values dictate how we live and work. We are a group with independence and people at its heart and we are a home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world.
- The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group; Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture and one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. And finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.
Equal Opportunity
- We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect. DUAL North America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. DUAL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.