Full-Time

Senior Underwriter Private D&O

Coaction Specialty Insurance

Coaction Specialty Insurance

201-500 employees

Underwrites tailored specialty insurance solutions

Compensation Overview

$116k - $148k/yr

+ Discretionary incentive bonus

Morristown, NJ, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Required Skills
Product Management
Financial analysis

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in finance, insurance, risk management, accounting, economics, or a related field of study.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience underwriting professional liability lines of business.
  • Proven ability to underwrite complex Private and Non-Profit accounts for Directors and Officers, Employment Practices, Fiduciary Liability, and Commercial Crime products.
  • Strong customer-oriented product management skills.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Ability to explain underwriting decisions.
  • Familiarity with loss history analysis and financial analysis.
  • Ability to identify exposures and hazards and willingness to learn.
  • Ability to distill complex concepts into simpler examples.
  • Strong decision-making skills.
Responsibilities
  • Analyze and underwrite complex Private and Non-Profit Management Liability accounts of all sizes, industries, and risk characteristics for Directors and Officers, Employment Practices, Fiduciary Liability, and Commercial Crime products.
  • Assess and analyze regulatory exposure, financial strength, corporate governance, internal controls, regulatory status, and claims and loss history.
  • Determine appropriate coverage terms, pricing, and insurance program structure.
  • Prepare and document risk assessments, underwriting authority referrals, and pricing justifications in accordance with underwriting guidelines.
  • Achieve premium, profit, and expense targets.
  • Build and maintain strong broker and client front-office relationships.
  • Respond promptly to submissions, inquiries, product questions, quotes, and other service requests.
  • Represent the Coaction Specialty brand at meetings, conference calls, and industry events.
  • Adhere to portfolio steering and management specifications.
  • Maintain bottom-line-oriented underwriting discipline and profitability.
  • Monitor aggregate exposures.
  • Assist in business planning and forecasting financial results.
  • Ensure all policy and underwriting file documentation is accurate and complete.
  • Collaborate with the Professional Lines team and other units at Coaction.
  • Monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, and financial-sector-specific news.
  • Stay informed of peer underwriting behavior, product offerings, and ratings actions.
  • Contribute to product development, thought leadership, and strategy.
Desired Qualifications
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Strong project and people management skills.
  • CPCU or RPLU designation.
Coaction Specialty Insurance

Coaction Specialty Insurance

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Coaction Specialty Insurance provides tailored coverage for specialty businesses in casualty, entertainment, excess casualty, executive liability, and multiline property. Policies are crafted around each client’s risk profile, with premiums determined by underwriting assessments and supported by claims handling and customer service. Modern technology is used to quote, bind, and manage policies efficiently. The company differentiates itself through deep underwriting expertise, focused distribution partnerships, and customized products for niche markets, and its goal is to help specialty clients reach their maximum potential through long-term relationships and comprehensive coverage.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$200M

Headquarters

Morristown, New Jersey

Founded

2009

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AM Best turned Coaction’s outlook positive on January 30, 2026, signaling improving fundamentals.
  • 2025 premium reached $1.5 billion, giving Coaction scale for underwriting leverage.
  • Riv and Duck Creek implementations improve reporting, compliance, and speed-to-market across operations.

What critics are saying

  • The eMaxx captive lawsuit seeking $10 million shows underwriting and delegation-control exposure.
  • Rodriguez v. Coaction, dismissed February 24, 2026, signals ongoing bad-faith claim friction.
  • If specialty losses worsen, TowerBrook and Further Global face another dilution-triggering recapitalization.

What makes Coaction Specialty Insurance unique

  • A- AM Best rating, affirmed January 30, 2026, supports broker confidence.
  • Coaction’s niche specialty lines portfolio spans casualty, excess casualty, entertainment, and executive liability.
  • Mary Henderson’s June 2026 hire deepens professional lines distribution against wholesalers and retailers.

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