Senior Underwriter, Innovation Economy

Location: New York

As a
** Senior Underwriter**, you will be a key member of the Underwriting team with a primary focus on
** broker relationship management and new business generation
** across multiple industry verticals, including
** Fintech, Enterprise Software, Health & Life Sciences, and Consumer Products & Hardware**.In this role, you will underwrite
** larger and more complex accounts
** across a variety of commercial insurance lines while serving as a
** trusted underwriting partner to both existing and newly appointed brokers**. You will be responsible for developing strong distribution relationships, securing high-quality submissions, and driving profitable growth across all verticals.
* Underwrite complex commercial accounts across one or more of the following disciplines:
** Property & Casualty, Management Liability, Cyber, and/or E&O
*** Evaluate risk, structure coverage, and price accounts in accordance with underwriting guidelines and appetite
* Manage a profitable and diversified book of business across multiple industry verticals
* Contribute to the development, refinement, and implementation of underwriting guidelines and best practices
* Partner with Account Management to ensure strong retention, renewals, and overall client experience
* Serve as a
** primary underwriting point of contact
** for assigned brokers, building long-term, consultative relationships
* Actively
** drive new business submissions
** from existing, newly appointed, and future broker partners
* Support the onboarding and development of new broker relationships, including education on appetite, products, and underwriting approach
* Collaborate with distribution partners to expand capabilities and identify new growth opportunities across all verticals
* Represent the underwriting team externally through broker meetings, presentations, and industry engagement
* Act as a senior underwriting resource and mentor to junior underwriters and advisors
* Contribute to underwriting playbooks, training materials, and internal knowledge sharing across verticals
* Provide market feedback and insight to leadership on broker trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging risks
* Support brand-building efforts through thoughtful underwriting, broker engagement, and consistent execution
* Strong risk assessment, decision-making, and communication skills
* Comfortable operating in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial underwriting environment
* Experience working across multiple industries or verticals strongly preferred
- ** 5+ years of commercial underwriting experience
** in one or more of the following areas:  
* Property & Casualty  
* Management Liability (D&O, EPL, Fiduciary)  
* Cyber  
* Errors & Omissions Proven experience underwriting
** complex or middle-market accounts
** Demonstrated ability to
** build and maintain broker relationships
** and generate new business
* Competitive salary and bonus (based on personal & company performance)
* 401(k) with competitive company matching
* Comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental and FSA plans (medical, limited purpose, and dependent care)
* Company paid group term life, short- term disability and long-term disability coverage
* 24 Paid time off days, 2 Hiscox Days, 10 paid holidays, and ability to purchase 5 PTO days
* Paid parental leave
* 4 week paid sabbatical after every 5 years of service
* Financial Adoption Assistance and Medical Travel Reimbursement Programs
* Annual reimbursement up to $600 for health club membership or fees associated with any fitness program
* Company paid subscription to Headspace to support employees’ mental health and wellbeing
* Recipient of 2024 Cigna’s Well-Being Award for having a best-in-class health and wellness program
* Dynamic, creative and values-driven culture
* Modern and open office spaces, complimentary drinks

If you want to help build a brilliant future; work with amazing people; be part of a unique company culture; and, of course, enjoy great employee benefits that take care of your mental and physical wellbeing, come and join us.
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