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VP, Cyber Broker

Aon
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Aug 27, 2026
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.

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