Cyber Insurance Underwriter - France (M/W)

About us

Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.   

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.

About the role

We are looking for a Cyber Insurance Underwriter talent to join our French team and help us grow. We're thrilled to announce our further expansion in Continental Europe with French as the next country. This highlights an exciting chapter in our company's growth. As we establish our presence in this market, we're eager to build a talented team that shares our vision for innovation and excellence. Join us on this journey to offer the best prevention and protection insurance services for against cyber risks!

Underwriting at Coalition is about finding ways to help our clients solve cyber risk. We are looking for an insurance underwriter, with cyber and technology E&O experience, to work remotely in France, in order to help us use Coalition's best ideas and unique capabilities to profitably grow our business.

The role will report directly to our Underwriting Manager for France.

Voir ce poste en français

Responsibilities

• Analytically research policyholders and risks as needed
• Manage relationships with insurance brokers to negotiate pricing, coverages and other terms to grow our book profitably (in collaboration with our Business Development team)
• Attend in-person meetings with Business Development staff and insurance brokers as needed
• Create new and maintain current processes for renewal business to meet our customer service standards
• Actively participate in determining our approach to emerging threats, loss trends, marketplace changes and other trends in cyber and technology risks
• Keep an avid pulse on cyber and technology marketplaces and wider trends in the industry
• Easily identify areas where our unique capabilities provide us with a competitive advantage and build out processes that support these
• Collaborate with Security Engineers to review cyber and tech E&O accounts for risk
• Grow into becoming a subject matter expert for the team on coverage matters and endorsement drafting

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of previous experience underwriting cyber and technology E&O insurance products
• Experience in non-insurance related cybersecurity or IT services will not compensate for lack or absence of experience in insurance underwriting
• Strong language capabilities (Fluency in both French and English is required)
• Strong interpersonal communication skills (verbal & written)
• Experience handling a high volume of business
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic and international environment
• Self-motivated; entrepreneurial spirit
• Aptitude to learn technical concepts/terms

Bonus Skills

• Other Financial Lines insurance product experience
• Existing relationships with potential broker partners 
• MPL experience 
• Technical background in engineering, computer science, or MIS is a plus

Job Conditions

• Permanent contract (CDI - Contrat à Durée Indéterminée).
• Position based in metropolitan France, full-time remote work.
• 70% medical, dental, and vision coverage, including out-patient treatment
• 25+ paid holidays
• Annual home office stipend
• Statutory pension
• Mental & physical health wellness programs
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

Why Coalition? 

Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.

We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.

Visit our Newsroom > 

Privacy Notice

Coalition is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. We collect, use, and store personal information as necessary for the recruitment process and in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations in all regions where we operate. We want you to understand what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding access, correction, and deletion of your data where applicable. Information submitted, collected, and processed as part of your application is subject to Coalition's Privacy Policy. For further details, please review our full Privacy Policy or contact us with any questions regarding how your information is handled.

Our Privacy Policy > 

Anti-Discrimination Notice

Coalition is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws in each country where we operate. This commitment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring equal treatment in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, and all other aspects of employment. Coalition does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Accommodations

Coalition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including applicants and employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each country where we operate. Our policy is to support equal opportunity in the hiring process by considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or other protected characteristics, unless providing accommodation would impose an undue hardship or disproportionate burden. If you require accommodation to complete an application, interview, pre-employment testing, or participate in the selection process, please contact us at candidateaccommodations@coalitioninc.com. We also consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in line with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.

To all potential candidates: Coalition primarily does not use third-party recruiting services. Potential candidates will only be contacted by Coalition, Inc. during the recruitment process. You can always verify any opportunity on our official careers page http://www.coalitioninc.com/careers.

To all recruitment agencies: Coalition does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our email alias, employees, or other physical or virtual organization locations. Coalition is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.