Underwriter (Cyber International)

Underwriter (Cyber International)

CFC's award-winning cyber underwriting team is a 100+ strong, market leading team dedicated to developing and distributing a best-of-breed cyber offering. With more than two decades' experience building cyber insurance solutions and handling cyber claims our cyber team is one of the most established and experienced providers in the market. 

We're currently the top market for Canada and Australia and looking for someone to join our growing international team, focussing on SME business in these territories. 

Department Cyber - International Employment Type Permanent - Full Time Location UK - London Workplace type Hybrid Reporting To Harry Hill

About the role

As a Cyber Underwriter you will work closely with the Team Leader on International business across non-U.S. territories with a particular focus on Canada and Australia. You will be responsible for the day-to-day underwriting of cyber risks and everything that comes with it, including relationship management, broker development and, at times, work travel.

Excellent customer service is at the centre of everything we do, so an important part of our day is time spent on the phone with brokers. As well as underwriting of accounts and business development, you will have exposure to other teams within CFC including actuarial, claims and online platforms.

Underwrite new business cyber policies and larger key renewals;

Deal with enquiries from all brokers, with focused broker development on key partners;

Put up quotes in an efficient manner, in line with service standards;

Business development duties including meeting with brokers and clients, raising awareness of cyber and our products and development focused international travel. 

Continued development of technical knowledge, both from a risk and underwriting perspective; 

About you

We’re looking for driven, self-starters with a strong work ethic. You should be curious to learn and improve your underwriting ability and understanding of IT security. As one of the largest cyber underwriting teams in the world, we want people that work well as part of a team. You don’t need to have any previous cyber underwriting experience, just 3-5 years of commercial underwriting or broking experience and a willingness to learn.
You will be expected to work at a high pace and intensity that underpins the successful framework of the CFC business. 

A good understanding of PI insurance or Liability insurance and working towards ACII would be preferred.

Core Values

Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.

Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.

Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.

About CFC

CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneering emerging risk and market leader in cyber. Our global insurance platform uses cutting-edge technology and data science to deliver smarter, faster underwriting and protect customers from today's most critical business risk.


Headquartered in London with offices in New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Austin, Madrid, Brussels and Brisbane, CFC has over 1100 staff and is trusted by more than 100,000 businesses across 90 countries.


At CFC, insurance isn't just about underwriting. From data science to software development, and digital marketing design, we've got something for everyone. We're passionate about pushing boundaries, thinking differently and building the insurance company of the future.

CFC is committed to the principles of equal opportunities and creating an environment in which all individuals are always treated with dignity and respect. We encourage a diverse corporate culture of openness and appreciation to create an environment in which your talent can be developed in the best possible way. Should you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.

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