Claims Specialist
Cowbell is signalling a new era in cyber insurance by harnessing technology and data to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with advanced warning of cyber risk exposures bundled with cyber insurance coverage adaptable to the threats of today and tomorrow. Championing adaptive insurance, Cowbell follows policyholders’ cyber risk exposures as they evolve through continuous risk assessment and continuous underwriting. In its unique AI-based approach to risk selection and pricing, Cowbell’s underwriting platform, powered by Cowbell Factors, compresses the insurance process from submission to issue to less than 5 minutes.
Founded in 2019 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cowbell has rapidly grown, now operating across the U.S., Canada, U.K., and India. This growth was recently bolstered by a successful Series C fundraising round of $60 million from Zurich Insurance. This investment not only underscores the confidence in Cowbell’s mission but also accelerates our capacity to revolutionize cyber insurance on a global scale. With the backing of over 25 prominent reinsurance partners, Cowbell is poised to redefine how SMEs navigate the evolving landscape of cyber threats.
Cowbell is hiring a Cyber Claims Specialist to support and grow our claims capability in Australia. This role will be responsible for the handling and oversight of cyber insurance claims across the Australian market, working closely with policyholders, brokers, underwriting, distribution, insurer partners, and specialist vendors.
As Cowbell continues to expand globally, this role will play a key part in establishing and embedding Cowbell’s claims presence in Australia, ensuring our claims philosophy, approach, and service standards align with our UK and US teams while meeting local market and regulatory expectations.
What you will do:
As Cowbell continues to expand globally, this role will play a key part in establishing and embedding Cowbell’s claims presence in Australia, ensuring our claims philosophy, approach, and service standards align with our UK and US teams while meeting local market and regulatory expectations.
What you will do:
- Manage the end-to-end handling of cyber claims arising from Australian policyholders, from notification through to resolution
- Act as a key claims contact for brokers and insureds in the Australian market
- Work closely with underwriting and distribution teams to:
- provide claims insights
- support broker engagement
- help position claims as a differentiator
- Support the development of claims data, trends, and reporting relevant to the Australian portfolio
- Assist with the creation and delivery of claims presentations and training for brokers and internal stakeholders
- Collaborate with UK and US claims colleagues to ensure consistency in claims approach, guidance, and strategy
- Contribute to the ongoing development of claims processes and best practices as the Australian operation grows
- Facilitate claims payments, budgets, and maintain and manage financial data.
- Generate reports utilizing Tableau to pull general claims data
What Cowbell needs from you:
- • Experience working in insurance claims, ideally within cyber insurance
- • Previous exposure to cyber, professional indemnity, or financial lines claims strongly preferred
- • Confidence working directly with:
- brokers
- insureds
- insurer partners
- external vendors
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain claims concepts clearly to non-technical audiences
- Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-growing, evolving environment
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to build and shape a function, not just operate within one
- Flexible and open to change, innovation, and new information
Work Location:
- This role is fully remote, however candidates must be based in Sydney, NSW, to support the Australian market and stakeholder engagement.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
We are committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Cowbell is a leading innovator in cyber insurance, dedicated to empowering businesses to always deliver their intended outcomes as the cyber threat landscape evolves. Guided by our core values of TRUE—Transparency, Resiliency, Urgency, and Empowerment—we are on a mission to be the gold standard for businesses to understand, manage, and transfer cyber risk.
At Cowbell, we foster a collaborative and dynamic work environment where every employee is empowered to contribute and grow. We pride ourselves on our commitment to transparency and resilience, ensuring that we not only meet but exceed industry standards.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard and valued. Our employees enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and continuous opportunities for professional development.
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