VP, Cyber Broker
Aon | |
United States, Illinois, Chicago | |
Aug 27, 2026 | |
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Posting Description
NFP's Management,Cyber& Professional Liability (MCPL) team is seeking aCyberBroker to support the placement and servicing ofcyberliability and technology E&O programs across a diverse book of commercial clients. This is a client-facing brokerage role for someone who already understands how commercial insurance placements work and wants to specialize in one of the fastest-moving lines in the market. TheCyberBroker partners with retail producers, account managers, and carrier underwriters to structure, market, negotiate, and bindcybercoverage, typically in the small to mid-market client segment. This role will also likely support senior brokers handle accounts that tend to include complex, layered towers for middle-market and national client segments. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Placement and Marketing * Prepare and package submissions, including applications, loss runs, ransomware and security supplementals, and narratives that position the risk favorably to underwriters. * Market new and renewal business to appropriate carriers; track submission status and drive to timely quote delivery. * Analyze and negotiate quotes on terms, limits, retentions, sublimits, coinsurance, waiting periods, and key coverage triggers. * Build comparison spreadsheets and proposals that clearly explain coverage differences to producers and clients. * Bind coverage, issue binders and certificates, review policies for accuracy, and manage endorsements and mid-term changes. Technical and Coverage Work * Advise on core cybercoverage parts: network security and privacy liability, breach response and notification costs, business interruption and contingent BI,cyberextortion and ransomware, digital asset restoration, media liability, and social engineering / funds transfer fraud. * Identify coverage gaps and differences in form language across carriers; flag restrictive endorsements such as war and infrastructure exclusions, widespread event language, and dependent BI limitations. * Support technology E&O, MPL, and related professional liability placements as needed within the MCPL practice. * Assist with claims advocacy by coordinating between the client, carrier, and breach response resources. Client and Producer Support * Serve as a technical resource to retail producers during prospecting, renewal strategy, and stewardship meetings. * Participate in client and prospect calls to explain coverage, market conditions, and underwriting expectations. * Help clients understand carrier security control requirements - MFA, EDR, backups, privileged access management, and patching cadence - and how those controls affect pricing and capacity. * Maintain accurate records in the agency management system and support renewal timelines, expiration reporting, and pipeline tracking. Market and Practice Development * Maintain and grow relationships with cyberunderwriters, wholesalers, and MGA partners. * Stay current on market conditions, emerging threats, regulatory developments, and form changes; contribute to internal training and client-facing thought leadership. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS * Active Property & Casualty insurance license. * 3-5 years of commercial insurance brokerage experience, retail or wholesale, including submission preparation, marketing, and placement. * Demonstrated experience placingcyberliability coverage, including familiarity with standalonecyberforms and carrier appetite. * Working knowledge of commercial P&C fundamentals: policy structure, limits and retentions, primary versus excess, and the renewal lifecycle. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical coverage concepts to non-technical audiences. * Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint; comfort working in an agency management system such as Epic. * Highly organized, deadline-driven, and able to manage multiple placements simultaneously in a fast-moving market. * Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Exposure to technology E&O, D&O, EPL, or other professional lines within a broader MCPL book. * Willing to become familiar with cybersecurity fundamentals and common frameworks such as NIST CSF or CIS Controls, or withcyberrisk quantification and modeling tools. * Beginning understanding of privacy and breach notification regulation, including state notification laws, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA, and industry-specific requirements such as PCI DSS. COMPETENCIES * Technical curiosity - genuinely interested in how threat actors, controls, and coverage language interact. * Ownership - moves placements forward without being chased and anticipates what underwriters will ask before they ask it. * Collaboration - works effectively across producers, account managers, and carrier partners. * Client focus - translates market realities into clear, actionable guidance. * Adaptability - comfortable with a line of business where forms, appetite, and pricing shift quickly. 2584685 | |
Aug 27, 2026