Associate Underwriter, Northeast

Coalition, Inc.

10d • $70,000 - $100,000 • Remote

About The Position

Coalition is hiring an Associate Underwriter to drive profitable business from an assigned group of brokers and partner closely with the Sales organization. The role underwrites and manages products across Coalition’s portfolio and serves as a trusted partner to brokers and customers, helping clients understand how to protect their businesses through underwriting expertise, business acumen, and relationship-focused service.

This is a remote opportunity based anywhere in the Northeast, with a strong preference for New York City. Regular travel is required for broker relationship management, client meetings, broker education, and market development. The position offers a base salary range of $70,000 to $100,000 per year, varying by geographic market and individual factors. Coalition describes its workplace as remote-first and highlights opportunities for advancement, flexible PTO, home-office support, and wellness programs.

Requirements

• Experience in commercial insurance, account management, or a related broker-facing environment.
• Ability to analyze risks associated with underwriting and pricing decisions using established policies, guidelines, and authority parameters.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and marketing skills, with the ability to represent Coalition professionally with brokers and clients.
• Growth mindset and learning orientation, including comfort receiving feedback and developing technical underwriting and coverage knowledge.
• Emerging presentation skills and client presence, particularly in larger-account underwriting environments.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new and renewal accounts within authority and in alignment with underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, and carrier requirements.
• Build and deepen relationships with cyber specialists and sophisticated P&C placing brokers, serving as a trusted underwriting partner.
• Maintain disciplined underwriting files, documentation, and internal tool usage in accordance with company workflows and governance standards.
• Participate in broker and client meetings, presenting externally and contributing to account strategy and underwriting rationale.
• Handle nuanced coverage, structure, and wording discussions, escalating or partnering with CPU and other leaders on non-standard issues as needed.
• Partner with the security team and other internal stakeholders to incorporate technical and portfolio insight into underwriting decisions and broker and client discussions.
• Provide feedback on underwriting guidelines, tools, and processes to support scalable, high-quality production underwriting.
• Travel regularly for broker relationship management, client meetings, broker education, and market development.

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access.
• Mental and physical health wellness programs, including One Medical, Headspace, and Wellhub.
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed