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# Cyber Facultative Senior Underwriter

- **Company:** HDI Global Insurance Company
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Network Security, Cyber Threat Analysis
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/cyber-facultative-senior-underwriter-chicago-il--79d1c7ce-7066-4907-ab90-904b7cf1c317

## About the Role

* Bachelor''s degree required; CPCU, ARe, CISSP, CISM, or other relevant professional designations are a plus.
 * 5+ years of commercial insurance, reinsurance, or specialty underwriting experience, with significant experience in cyber insurance and/or cyber reinsurance.
 * Strong knowledge of cyber risk exposures, including ransomware, privacy liability, network security, business interruption, technology errors and omissions, and emerging cyber threats.
 * Demonstrated experience underwriting facultative reinsurance business, including pricing, coverage analysis, and contract negotiations.
 * Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex cyber risks and make sound underwriting decisions.
 * Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills with a strong broker and client-focused approach.
 * Proven ability to develop and manage senior-level broker, cedent, and client relationships.
 * Familiarity with global cyber insurance and reinsurance programs, multinational placements, and facultative market practices.
 * Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a collaborative, global environment.
 * Willingness to travel as needed for broker, cedent, and client meetings.
 * Eligibility to work in the United States.

## Description

* Underwrite facultative cyber reinsurance submissions, including large and complex domestic and multinational risks.
 * Evaluate individual cyber reinsurance opportunities by analyzing cedent information, underlying insurance programs, cyber security controls, loss history, and accumulation exposures.
 * Structure and negotiate facultative reinsurance terms, conditions, pricing, and capacity deployment in accordance with underwriting guidelines and profitability objectives.
 * Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, cedents, and strategic business partners to support portfolio growth and market presence.
 * Collaborate with global underwriting, actuarial, claims, risk engineering, and accumulation management teams on complex cyber exposures.
 * Monitor emerging cyber threats, industry trends, legal and regulatory developments, and market conditions to inform underwriting strategy and portfolio management.
 * Maintain underwriting discipline while achieving production, retention, and profitability goals.
 * Participate in client and broker meetings, industry events, and market presentations to strengthen HDI''s facultative cyber reinsurance presence.