Michael ODonohue

Highly seasoned Executive Underwriter with 12 + years of experience in the Cyber Liability/Errors and Omissions fields. Proven ability managing highly profitable large books of business across multiple industry segments. Trusted partner to wholesale and retail brokers in the northeast, southeast and western regions by driving significant new business growth through increased submission metrics in the SME, middle market and large national accounts spaces.

Zurich North America – New York, NY               December 2018 - November 2025

Executive Underwriter – National Accounts Cyber/E&O     

• The ability to manage a large book of business consisting of national sized accounts across various industry segments 
• Drove new business growth by expanding submission flow with retail brokers through targeted marketing efforts across the Northeast and Southeastern regions          
• Attended monthly cross-sell meetings with global relationship and broker development leaders to effectively identify and target new business opportunities arising out of our D&O, Property, Crime and GL teams
• Organized and led trainings detailing recent high-profile cyber events and provided technical guidance on how to properly assess these exposures and refine risk selection 
• Developed a best practices template to guide underwriting approaches for diverse cyber exposures including ransomware, social engineering, wrongful collection, DDOS, supply chain, and AI-powered attacks
• Managed roundtable team meetings to review potential new business opportunities 
• Mentored cyber underwriting interns by conducting several training sessions on policy wording 

Beazley Insurance Services-San Francisco, CA               August 2012 - December 2018

Underwriter – Technology, Media and Business Services Team   

• Managed a large book of business consisting of SME and middle market accounts across various industry segments
• Drove new business growth by expanding submission flow with wholesale brokers through targeted marketing efforts across the western region
• Executed strategic initiatives to expand business with credit unions, regional banks, insurance companies, and real estate investment trusts

The Doctors Company-Napa, CA                  October 2007-July 2012 

Policy Analyst  

• Assisted underwriters in evaluating and reviewing new business submissions
• Worked on various product development initiatives including the launching of a “CyberGuard Plus” embedded product as well as a “Health and Disability” embedded product

Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania             August 2001- May 2005 

• Major- Economics/Communications