VP, Underwriting – Energy

Coaction Global

. Build and scale Coaction's in-house energy underwriting platform, focusing primarily on upstream and midstream risks .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $205,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep expertise in energy underwriting, particularly in upstream and midstream property and casualty exposures, with a strong focus on profitable growth and strategic decision-making. Proven ability to build and manage relationships within the US energy insurance market while executing disciplined underwriting strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Energy Underwriting ExpertiseReinsurance Relationship ManagementCapacity DeploymentPortfolio ManagementLeadership and Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Underwriting StrategiesLimits ManagementPolicy Forms KnowledgeRisk AssessmentPortfolio AggregationCGL UnderwritingUmbrella/Excess UnderwritingCommercial Auto UnderwritingWorkers' Compensation UnderwritingEnergy Package Business

Soft Skills

Creative ThinkingNegotiation SkillsResults-Oriented MindsetStrategic ThinkingPresence and Gravitas

Tools & Technologies

Technology Stack AdvancementCollaboration with Technical ExpertsThird-Party Software IntegrationData Providers Engagement

Industry Keywords

Upstream RisksMidstream RisksEnergy Insurance MarketDelegated PartnershipsDistribution RelationshipsMarket TrendsEmerging RisksLoss ActivityRetail and Wholesale ProducersDomestic and International Reinsurance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and scale Coaction's in-house energy underwriting platform, focusing primarily on upstream and midstream risks
Serve as the public face of Coaction's in-house energy capabilities
Manage and optimize an existing key delegated partnership
Drive profitable growth in a strategically vital segment
Develop and execute disciplined underwriting strategies
Grow new business by sourcing, assessing, and launching new Coaction energy products
Lead capacity and limits management
Maintain, leverage, and expand reinsurance and distribution relationships
Align growth, appetite, pricing, authority, and capacity decisions with corporate objectives
Coordinate with existing delegated energy programs to maintain consistency with broader corporate strategy
Meet with distribution partners, insureds, risk managers, and internal stakeholders as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior energy underwriting professional with deep expertise in upstream and midstream property and casualty exposures
Established credibility with reinsurance and capacity providers, supported by a track record of profitable underwriting
Strong technical command of energy exposures, policy forms, pricing, capacity deployment, limits management, and portfolio aggregation
Creative thinker able to leverage CoAction's capabilities to define and develop differentiated offerings
Presence and gravitas to represent the company in the marketplace
Proven ability to build and manage a profitable book of energy business
Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills
Comfort operating strategically while being hands-on in underwriting execution and individual risk assessment
Deep familiarity with the US energy insurance market on both a primary and excess basis
Established relationships across the US energy insurance marketplace, including retail and wholesale producers and domestic and international reinsurance partners
Highly disciplined and results-oriented, with the judgment to balance growth with underwriting profitability and to deploy capacity opportunistically
Demonstrated track record of sustained profitable growth and effective renewal portfolio management
Willingness and ability to travel as needed
Active engagement with energy market trends, data, competitive conditions, emerging risks, and loss activity
Initiative to advance the technology stack through collaboration with technical experts and third-party software and data providers
Direct underwriting experience across CGL, Umbrella/Excess, Commercial Auto, Workers' Compensation, and Control of Well policies and/or Energy Package business

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary incentive bonus
Paid time off
Medical
Dental
Retirement