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Coalition growth playbook

Diagnosis

Coalition is scaling two businesses at once, and its hiring says so: a Marketing Data Analyst to explain two funnels that "behave differently", an Australia marketer to localize, a Channel Sales Manager and three Major Account Executives for Wirespeed, and a new product seat that joins underwriting, claims and security.

The Allianz partnership adds global scale. The gaps sit in the funnel: businesses asking for a quote are sent off-site to a 2024 page with 2023 numbers, 1,700 regional pages compete with their US twins without hreflang, and proof numbers differ from page to page.

This playbook fixes the quote path, regional targeting and proof first, then builds two-funnel measurement, Control-to-broker introductions, a VAR audit campaign and a policyholder Wirespeed offer, with big bets on public exposure data and quote follow-up agents.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Treat Control, Wirespeed audits and the claims data as funnel tools: each one shows a business its risk and leads straight to a broker or a Wirespeed trial.

Biggest Risk

At-Bay, Cowbell, Corvus by Travelers and MDR vendors such as Arctic Wolf compete on both sides, and growing two funnels at once can blur the message for brokers and buyers.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Bring "get matched with a broker" onto coalitioninc.com, with today's proof, and put it on the homepage

    Count last quarter's broker-match form fills and how many became bound policies.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Tell search engines which country each page is for, before the Allianz rollout markets go live

    Pull Search Console impressions by country for the US, UK and Canadian versions of the top 20 posts.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    One set of proof numbers on every page: claims, policyholders and the report they come from

    List every page showing a policyholder or claims figure.

    Medium impact First result in 2 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

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This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    A business owner who wants Coalition cover has one path: the For Businesses page says "Not connected with a broker? We'll connect you", and that link leaves the site for a 2024 form page that still quotes the 2023 Claims Report ("64% less claims"), while the homepage says 73% and links the 2026 report. The page has no canonical, a placeholder share image and a share URL that points to the broker appointment page. The homepage itself offers businesses no quote button at all: only "Brokers: Get Appointed" and "Free Security Assessment". The new Marketing Data Analyst is hired to find where the insurance funnel leaks; this is the first place to look.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Marketing Lead

    First action

    Count last quarter's broker-match form fills and how many became bound policies.

    How to measure it

    Business quote requests

    Now
    –
    Target
    +40%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      Visits, form fills and bound policies from the current broker-match page.

      Marketing Data Analyst 2 days

    2. 2

      Write the page

      Short form, current claims-report proof, what happens next.

      Growth Marketing Lead 3 days

    3. 3

      Route requests

      Partner broker by state and size, with Chili Piper booking.

      Sales Operations 3 days

    4. 4

      Build and redirect

      /get-a-quote on www; 301 the old page to it.

      Web Team Lead 2 days

    5. 5

      Homepage button

      "Get a quote" for businesses beside "Brokers: Get Appointed".

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Link it everywhere

      Industry pages, case studies, claims report.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 week

    7. 7

      Measure the funnel

      Visit to request to quote to bind in one dashboard.

      Marketing Data Analyst weekly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Swap the stat and the share tags on the old page today, and add the homepage button.

    Why it works

    Build a /get-a-quote page on www: one short form (company, revenue band, industry, current broker yes/no), today's proof (73% fewer claims, A+ capacity, 130k+ clients), and an instant Chili Piper booking or a named partner broker. Add "Get a quote" as the homepage hero button for businesses next to the broker button, and link it from every industry page and case study. Redirect the old form page to it so ads and emails keep working, and track each step as an insurance-funnel stage.

    Businesses that come to Coalition directly are the warmest insurance demand it gets, and today they are handed to an off-site page with older numbers. A first-party page can be measured in Google Analytics and Salesforce together, which is exactly the gap the analyst role describes.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistBusiness quote path checklist

    [ ] /get-a-quote on www with canonical and share image
    [ ] Proof from the 2026 Cyber Claims Report (73% fewer claims)
    [ ] "Every quote goes through a licensed broker" line
    [ ] Partner-broker routing by state and size
    [ ] Chili Piper booking after submit
    [ ] Homepage hero button for businesses
    [ ] 301 from the old form page
    [ ] Funnel stages in Salesforce and Google Analytics

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brokers fear Coalition going direct

      Say on the page that every quote goes through a licensed broker, and send requests to partner brokers.

    • Lead quality

      Ask revenue band and industry so small or out-of-appetite requests get the right broker.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFor Businesses page (/business): the only quote path reads "Get an Active Insurance quote ... Not connected with a broker? We'll connect you with one of our trusted experts." The link leaves www for a 2024 form page on a separate marketing subdomain whose headline is "Get matched with a cyber insurance broker"; it cites "64% less claims than the industry average*" from the "Coalition 2023 Claims Report", is titled with the old line "Coalition – Cyber Risk, Solved", has no canonical tag, sets its share image to a placeholder address and its share URL to the broker appointment page (checked October 21, 2026).Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Protect against cyber and AI risk — with Active Insurance"; the two hero buttons are "Brokers: Get Appointed" and "Free Security Assessment" (no quote or find-a-broker button for businesses); "Policyholders experience 73% fewer claims*"; "130k+ clients"; "49% of the US Fortune 100 protected"; "A+ rating from AM Best"; "Up to $25M"; footnote links to a 2026 Cyber Claims Report; no social share image.Source
    • HiringMarketing Data Analyst (posted September 17, 2026): will "own the analytical point of view on marketing performance across Coalition's insurance and security businesses"; "The two funnels behave differently"; find "where the funnel is leaking, which channels are carrying weight"; pull together "CRM, marketing automation, ad platform, web analytics, and sales engagement data" (Salesforce, Marketo, Outreach, Chili Piper, Google Analytics); "Establish how we goal, measure, and optimize areas of marketing investment that do not yet have a consistent standard"; owns the "monthly CMO Data Review".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: At-Bay, "cyber insurance with integrated MDR", "40K+ policyholders"; Cowbell, "AI-Native Specialty Insurance", with "Find an Agent" and "Start a Quote" links; Corvus by Travelers "empowers brokers to predict and prevent complex cyber risks"; Arctic Wolf (MDR), "10,000+ customers", with hreflang across more than ten language versions.Source
  • 02

    Coalition runs eight regional sections, and 940 Canadian and 733 UK pages repeat a US path with near-identical content, each canonical to itself, with no hreflang anywhere. Google has to guess which copy to show, so a UK business can land on a US page with US licensing footnotes. The Allianz deal rolls out first in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, and the new Australia marketer is hired to localize content.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Australia Marketing Associate

    First action

    Pull Search Console impressions by country for the US, UK and Canadian versions of the top 20 posts.

    How to measure it

    Share of UK, Canada and Australia search clicks landing on the local version

    Now
    –
    Target
    80%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map the copies

      Which pages exist in which regions.

      Web Team Lead 3 days

    2. 2

      Add hreflang

      Page tags and sitemap alternates from the CMS.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Check in Search Console

      International targeting reports by country.

      Marketing Data Analyst 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Pick 50 pages

      Highest regional traffic first.

      Australia Marketing Associate 1 week

    5. 5

      Localize

      Claims examples, licences, phone and currency.

      Australia Marketing Associate 1 month

    6. 6

      Repeat for the UK and Canada

      With local marketing teams.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 quarter

    7. 7

      Report

      Regional clicks and leads monthly.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Australia Marketing Associate

    Smallest test

    Tag the homepage and Control page in all regions and watch Search Console for two weeks.

    Why it works

    Add hreflang sets (en-US, en-CA, en-GB, en-AU, fr-CA, de, fr, Nordics, plus x-default) to every page that exists in more than one region, from the CMS and in the sitemaps. Then localize the 50 highest-traffic regional copies properly: local claims examples, licences, phone numbers and currency, starting with Australia and the UK.

    Hreflang is the standard way to stop regional copies competing with each other, and it sends each market to the page with the right entity and coverage terms. Arctic Wolf already does it.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Wrong tags make things worse

      Generate tags from one mapping table and test a sample before release.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemaps (3,966 URLs, read October 21, 2026): US pages plus en-CA, en-GB, fr-CA, de, AU, fr and Nordics sections. 940 of 945 en-CA pages and 733 of 758 en-GB pages repeat a US path (for example the same "10 costs your cyber insurance policy may not cover" post in /blog, /en-ca/blog and /en-gb/blog), each canonical to itself; none of the pages checked (US, UK and Australian homepages, Control in US and Canada, blog posts) carries hreflang tags, and the sitemap alternates cover three URLs, all en-US.Source
    • HiringAustralia Marketing Associate (contract, open, updated September 24, 2026): "support the growth of our insurance and security products in the Australian market"; "Help localize marketing campaigns, messaging, and content to support local market needs"; events, webinars and field marketing with "local GTM teams and Coalition's global marketing team".Source
    • News coverageMay 2026: Allianz Commercial moves its standalone commercial cyber business to Coalition as its exclusive global cyber partner, with long-term capacity and access to Allianz distribution; initial rollout in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: At-Bay, "cyber insurance with integrated MDR", "40K+ policyholders"; Cowbell, "AI-Native Specialty Insurance", with "Find an Agent" and "Start a Quote" links; Corvus by Travelers "empowers brokers to predict and prevent complex cyber risks"; Arctic Wolf (MDR), "10,000+ customers", with hreflang across more than ten language versions.Source
  • 03

    The homepage says "130k+ clients", the enterprise page "110,000 policyholders worldwide", Control "over 100,000 policyholders"; the homepage says 73% fewer claims while the broker-match page says 64% and cites 2023. Enterprise buyers and procurement teams check numbers like these.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Growth Marketing Lead

    First action

    List every page showing a policyholder or claims figure.

    How to measure it

    Pages using the shared proof fields

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find every figure

      Site search and form pages.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Agree the numbers

      With actuarial and legal.

      Growth Marketing Lead 2 days

    3. 3

      Make CMS fields

      One source for each figure.

      Web Team Lead 2 days

    4. 4

      Replace

      All pages and form pages.

      Web Team Lead 2 days

    5. 5

      Update decks

      Sales, partner and broker material.

      Product Marketing Manager, Wirespeed 1 week

    6. 6

      Review quarterly

      With each claims report.

      Growth Marketing Lead quarterly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Fix the homepage and enterprise policyholder count today.

    Why it works

    Agree one current figure for policyholders, claims reduction, claims handled and AM Best rating, with its source and date, store it as one CMS field, and use it everywhere: site, form pages, decks, Pitch Genius output and partner kits.

    Consistent, dated proof reads as credible to CISOs and risk managers, and AI assistants repeat whichever number they find first.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Numbers change often

      Show "as of" dates beside each figure.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Protect against cyber and AI risk — with Active Insurance"; the two hero buttons are "Brokers: Get Appointed" and "Free Security Assessment" (no quote or find-a-broker button for businesses); "Policyholders experience 73% fewer claims*"; "130k+ clients"; "49% of the US Fortune 100 protected"; "A+ rating from AM Best"; "Up to $25M"; footnote links to a 2026 Cyber Claims Report; no social share image.Source
    • Your websiteControl page: free for policyholders, "real-world claims data from protecting over 100,000 policyholders", Attack Surface Monitoring, Login Security, Cyber Health Rating, Third-Party Risk Management and Zero-Day Alerts; "could lead to reduced premiums"; a sign-up form for anyone. The enterprise page says "110,000 policyholders worldwide", "over 4,000 claims reported globally per year", and "Coalition Control is coming soon and not yet available for Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprise policies".Source
    • Your websiteFor Businesses page (/business): the only quote path reads "Get an Active Insurance quote ... Not connected with a broker? We'll connect you with one of our trusted experts." The link leaves www for a 2024 form page on a separate marketing subdomain whose headline is "Get matched with a cyber insurance broker"; it cites "64% less claims than the industry average*" from the "Coalition 2023 Claims Report", is titled with the old line "Coalition – Cyber Risk, Solved", has no canonical tag, sets its share image to a placeholder address and its share URL to the broker appointment page (checked October 21, 2026).Source
    • HiringThree Major Account Executive roles (North Central posted October 20, South East and West October 15, 2026): "close 3-year enterprise commitments in a competitive, incumbent-heavy market" with CISO, CIO, procurement, legal "and often the board"; "Build and defend a business case that speaks fluently to both risk reduction (CISO language) and ROI (CFO language)"; 6-9 month cycles, deals "upwards of $1M ARR".Source
  • 04

    Twenty-four posts, including the Allianz capacity announcement and broker-education pieces, name a canonical URL that 308-redirects back to the post itself. Search engines get conflicting signals on some of Coalition's most commercial posts.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Web Team Lead

    First action

    Export the 24 URLs and their canonical targets.

    How to measure it

    Posts whose canonical resolves directly

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    2 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      List posts

      The 24 affected URLs.

      Web Team Lead 1 hour

    2. 2

      Fix the template

      Canonical from the final path.

      Web Team Lead 2 hours

    3. 3

      Add a build test

      No canonical may redirect.

      Web Team Lead 2 hours

    4. 4

      Deploy

      With the other fixes.

      Web Team Lead 1 hour

    5. 5

      Re-submit

      In Search Console.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 hour

    6. 6

      Check rankings

      For the 24 posts.

      Marketing Data Analyst 1 month

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Web Team Lead

    Smallest test

    Fix the Allianz announcement post first.

    Why it works

    Make every post's canonical its own final URL, add a test that fails the build when a canonical redirects, and re-submit the affected posts in Search Console.

    Clean canonicals let the posts rank and be cited under one address.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Other templates have the same bug

      Run the test on all sections.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBlog canonicals (all 484 US category posts checked October 21, 2026): 24 posts declare a canonical URL without the category folder (for example /blog/allianz-coalition-new-capacity-cyber-insurance) that 308-redirects back to the post, so search engines are sent in a loop; most are in cyber-insurance (10) and broker-education (6).Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (3,966 URLs, read October 21, 2026): US pages plus en-CA, en-GB, fr-CA, de, AU, fr and Nordics sections. 940 of 945 en-CA pages and 733 of 758 en-GB pages repeat a US path (for example the same "10 costs your cyber insurance policy may not cover" post in /blog, /en-ca/blog and /en-gb/blog), each canonical to itself; none of the pages checked (US, UK and Australian homepages, Control in US and Canada, blog posts) carries hreflang tags, and the sitemap alternates cover three URLs, all en-US.Source
  • 05

    Every page's footer links "Help Center" to an old help-desk path that returns 404, while the new help site loads at the root. Policyholders and brokers looking for help after an incident hit an error page.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 day Web Team Lead

    First action

    Change the footer link.

    How to measure it

    Visits to dead help links

    Now
    –
    Target
    0
    By
    2 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      Fix the footer

      New help site URL.

      Web Team Lead 1 hour

    2. 2

      Add redirects

      Old /hc/ paths to new articles.

      Support Operations 2 days

    3. 3

      Scan the site

      Other old help links.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    4. 4

      Scan emails

      Policy and onboarding templates.

      Support Operations 1 day

    5. 5

      Monitor 404s

      Weekly report.

      Web Team Lead weekly

    6. 6

      Confirm with support

      Fewer "where is help" contacts.

      Support Operations 1 month

    First result
    1 day
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Web Team Lead

    Smallest test

    Fix the footer link today.

    Why it works

    Update the footer link, add a redirect from the old /hc/ paths to the matching new articles, and scan the site and emails for other old help links.

    People reach for help when something has gone wrong; a dead link at that moment costs trust and support calls.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Old article IDs do not map

      Send unmapped paths to the help home.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe footer "Help Center" link on every page points to help.coalitioninc.com/hc/en-us, an old help-desk path that returns 404 (re-checked several times on October 21, 2026), while help.coalitioninc.com itself loads on the new help site.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Protect against cyber and AI risk — with Active Insurance"; the two hero buttons are "Brokers: Get Appointed" and "Free Security Assessment" (no quote or find-a-broker button for businesses); "Policyholders experience 73% fewer claims*"; "130k+ clients"; "49% of the US Fortune 100 protected"; "A+ rating from AM Best"; "Up to $25M"; footnote links to a 2026 Cyber Claims Report; no social share image.Source
  • 06

    Real Chrome visitors fail Core Web Vitals on the homepage (LCP 2.9 s, INP 256 ms). The page weighs 8.8 MB, 6.4 MB of it from the Contentful asset host, and render-blocking requests cost about 1.7 s. Coalition sells "millisecond-fast" response; its homepage is slow on phones.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Web Team Lead

    First action

    Replace the hero video with a poster image on mobile.

    How to measure it

    Homepage field LCP and INP

    Now
    –
    Target
    Pass
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Field data and lab trace.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Hero media

      Poster and click-to-play.

      Web Team Lead 2 days

    3. 3

      Image sizes

      Contentful image parameters.

      Web Team Lead 3 days

    4. 4

      Critical CSS

      Inline and defer the rest.

      Web Team Lead 3 days

    5. 5

      Tag review

      Defer or remove tags.

      Marketing Data Analyst 1 week

    6. 6

      Budget

      Page weight check in the build.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    7. 7

      Verify

      Chrome UX Report after 28 days.

      Web Team Lead 1 month

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Web Team Lead

    Smallest test

    Ship the poster image this week.

    Why it works

    Serve the hero video as a poster image with a click-to-play, compress and size Contentful media, inline critical CSS, defer tag-manager tags that are not needed before interaction, and remove unused JavaScript. Set a page-weight budget in the build.

    Faster pages convert better and rank better, and the speed claim lands harder when the site itself is fast.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Tags removed break reporting

      Agree the list with the analyst first.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedMobile homepage (October 21, 2026): performance 67 (desktop 80); lab LCP 3.2 s, total blocking time 732 ms; real Chrome users fail Core Web Vitals on LCP (2.9 s) and INP (256 ms); the page downloads 8.8 MB in 101 requests, 6.4 MB of it from the Contentful asset host; render-blocking requests cost about 1.7 s; Google Tag Manager blocks the main thread for 566 ms; 481 KB of unused JavaScript.Source
    • Your websiteWirespeed page: "992 ms" mean time to verdict, "80.2B" events and "99.9717%" noise reduction over 90 days, with See Demo, Schedule Consult and Free Trial. Reseller page: "Prove value in minutes with a 90-day historical triage audit" to "show prospects what MDR misses", pitch decks, a partner portal and a consultation form.Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The analyst post says the insurance and security funnels "behave differently" and that some marketing spend has no "consistent standard". Insurance demand flows through brokers; Wirespeed through VARs, trials and direct sales.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing Data Analyst

    First action

    Write the stage definitions on one page.

    How to measure it

    Marketing spend tied to a funnel stage

    Now
    –
    Target
    90%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define stages

      Both funnels.

      Marketing Data Analyst 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Agree with sales

      Marketing and sales sign off.

      Marketing Data Analyst 1 week

    3. 3

      Map sources

      Salesforce, Marketo, ads, GA.

      Marketing Operations 1 month

    4. 4

      Build the board

      Looker.

      Marketing Data Analyst 1 month

    5. 5

      Run the review

      Monthly CMO review.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Cut and move spend

      Bottom fifth each quarter.

      CMO quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Marketing Data Analyst

    Smallest test

    Map last quarter's Wirespeed opportunities to their first touch.

    Why it works

    Define stages for each funnel (insurance: visit, broker-match request, quote, bind; Wirespeed: visit, trial or 90-day audit, consult, opportunity, close), map every source to them in Salesforce and Marketo, and run the monthly CMO review from one board that shows cost per bound policy and cost per Wirespeed opportunity.

    Teams can only cut what does not work once both funnels are measured the same way.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Broker-sourced deals lack source data

      Ask brokers a source question in Broker IQ.

    Evidence

    • HiringMarketing Data Analyst (posted September 17, 2026): will "own the analytical point of view on marketing performance across Coalition's insurance and security businesses"; "The two funnels behave differently"; find "where the funnel is leaking, which channels are carrying weight"; pull together "CRM, marketing automation, ad platform, web analytics, and sales engagement data" (Salesforce, Marketo, Outreach, Chili Piper, Google Analytics); "Establish how we goal, measure, and optimize areas of marketing investment that do not yet have a consistent standard"; owns the "monthly CMO Data Review".Source
    • Your websiteFor Businesses page (/business): the only quote path reads "Get an Active Insurance quote ... Not connected with a broker? We'll connect you with one of our trusted experts." The link leaves www for a 2024 form page on a separate marketing subdomain whose headline is "Get matched with a cyber insurance broker"; it cites "64% less claims than the industry average*" from the "Coalition 2023 Claims Report", is titled with the old line "Coalition – Cyber Risk, Solved", has no canonical tag, sets its share image to a placeholder address and its share URL to the broker appointment page (checked October 21, 2026).Source
    • Your websiteWirespeed page: "992 ms" mean time to verdict, "80.2B" events and "99.9717%" noise reduction over 90 days, with See Demo, Schedule Consult and Free Trial. Reseller page: "Prove value in minutes with a 90-day historical triage audit" to "show prospects what MDR misses", pitch decks, a partner portal and a consultation form.Source
  • 08

    Anyone can sign up for Control and see their attack surface, and Control says better hygiene "could lead to reduced premiums". A business that signs up without a policy has just shown cyber-risk intent.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Marketing Lead

    First action

    Count Control sign-ups last quarter with no policy attached.

    How to measure it

    Control-to-broker introductions

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Size the base

      Non-policyholder Control accounts.

      Marketing Data Analyst 1 week

    2. 2

      Add the question

      Cover status in onboarding.

      Director of Product, Risk & Response 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Write the summary

      Top risks in plain words.

      Growth Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Consent and share

      Scan shared with the matched broker.

      Legal 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Route

      Partner brokers by state.

      Sales Operations 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Measure

      Introductions, quotes, binds.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Email 200 uninsured Control users with a broker offer.

    Why it works

    In Control, ask non-policyholders whether they have cyber cover. Those who do not get a plain-language summary of their top risks and an offer to be matched with a broker who already sees the same report. Share the scan with the broker (with consent) so the quote starts informed.

    It closes the loop the Director of Product role describes: security signals feeding underwriting, starting before the policy exists.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brokers see it as lead poaching

      Only offer to businesses with no broker.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteControl page: free for policyholders, "real-world claims data from protecting over 100,000 policyholders", Attack Surface Monitoring, Login Security, Cyber Health Rating, Third-Party Risk Management and Zero-Day Alerts; "could lead to reduced premiums"; a sign-up form for anyone. The enterprise page says "110,000 policyholders worldwide", "over 4,000 claims reported globally per year", and "Coalition Control is coming soon and not yet available for Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprise policies".Source
    • HiringDirector of Product, Risk & Response (new role): joins Underwriting, Claims and Security into "one continuous feedback loop"; "Security signals from Control and Wirespeed should sharpen how we underwrite"; Control is "provided free to all 100,000+ policyholders, and it exists because reducing their exposure directly reduces our loss ratio".Source
    • Your websiteFor Businesses page (/business): the only quote path reads "Get an Active Insurance quote ... Not connected with a broker? We'll connect you with one of our trusted experts." The link leaves www for a 2024 form page on a separate marketing subdomain whose headline is "Get matched with a cyber insurance broker"; it cites "64% less claims than the industry average*" from the "Coalition 2023 Claims Report", is titled with the old line "Coalition – Cyber Risk, Solved", has no canonical tag, sets its share image to a placeholder address and its share URL to the broker appointment page (checked October 21, 2026).Source
    • Your websiteBroker IQ and Pitch Genius (blog, April 14, 2026): "automatic, client-ready presentations the moment you generate a quote"; "only 1 in 5" SMBs "has standalone cyber coverage"; "the most common reason deals fail to close isn't preference for a competitor — it's that the client, overwhelmed and unconvinced, chooses to buy nothing at all."Source
  • 09

    The new Channel Sales Manager must recruit and enable VARs and build co-selling campaigns. The reseller page already offers a 90-day historical triage audit that shows "what MDR misses", but it reads as a sales tool, not a campaign.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Channel Sales Manager

    First action

    Pick ten VARs already selling MDR.

    How to measure it

    Audits run by partners

    Now
    –
    Target
    50 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick partners

      Ten MDR-selling VARs.

      Channel Sales Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build the kit

      Page, emails, webinar, report.

      Product Marketing Manager, Wirespeed 1 month

    3. 3

      Set rules

      Deal registration and margin.

      Channel Sales Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Launch

      Partner webinar.

      Channel Sales Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Co-sell

      Joint calls on audits.

      Channel Sales Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Audit to close by partner.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Partner margin and staff time
    Owner
    Channel Sales Manager

    Smallest test

    Run one co-branded audit campaign with one VAR.

    Why it works

    Build a partner kit: co-branded landing page, three emails, a webinar script and a one-page audit report template, plus a deal registration rule and a margin on audits that convert. Launch with ten VARs and track audit-to-close.

    Partners sell what is easy to sell; a ready campaign with proof of missed alerts turns the audit into pipeline.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partners run audits but do not close

      Pay margin on closed deals only.

    Evidence

    • HiringChannel Sales Manager (Channel & Alliances): drive "adoption and revenue for Coalition's Automated Detection and Response (ADR) platform, Wirespeed, through value-added resellers (VARs)"; "Build and execute partner go-to-market plans in collaboration with Sales and Marketing including campaigns, enablement, and co-selling motions"; partner events, webinars and trade shows; bonus for "developing partner onboarding, enablement, and incentive structures".Source
    • Your websiteWirespeed page: "992 ms" mean time to verdict, "80.2B" events and "99.9717%" noise reduction over 90 days, with See Demo, Schedule Consult and Free Trial. Reseller page: "Prove value in minutes with a 90-day historical triage audit" to "show prospects what MDR misses", pitch decks, a partner portal and a consultation form.Source
  • 10

    Control watches 100,000+ policyholders and reducing their exposure "directly reduces our loss ratio". Policyholders with repeated login or exposure alerts are the ones most likely to have a claim and to benefit from Wirespeed.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Director of Product

    First action

    List policyholders with three or more Control alerts last quarter.

    How to measure it

    Trial-to-paid among flagged policyholders

    Now
    –
    Target
    20%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define the score

      Alerts that predict claims.

      Director of Product, Risk & Response 1 month

    2. 2

      Pick the group

      Top risk band.

      Underwriting Lead, Cyber Portfolio Underwriting 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Design the offer

      Trial and renewal benefit.

      Director of Product, Risk & Response 1 month

    4. 4

      Check regulations

      By state and country.

      Legal 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      In Control and via brokers.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion and claims vs control group.

      Marketing Data Analyst quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Trial costs
    Owner
    Director of Product, Risk & Response

    Smallest test

    Offer trials to 100 flagged policyholders through their brokers.

    Why it works

    Score policyholders on Control alerts, offer the highest-risk group a Wirespeed trial with a renewal benefit where underwriting allows, and measure claims frequency against a matched group.

    It sells security where it matters most and turns cross-sell into a loss-ratio result.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Inducement rules

      Clear every offer with legal by state.

    Evidence

    • HiringDirector of Product, Risk & Response (new role): joins Underwriting, Claims and Security into "one continuous feedback loop"; "Security signals from Control and Wirespeed should sharpen how we underwrite"; Control is "provided free to all 100,000+ policyholders, and it exists because reducing their exposure directly reduces our loss ratio".Source
    • Your websiteControl page: free for policyholders, "real-world claims data from protecting over 100,000 policyholders", Attack Surface Monitoring, Login Security, Cyber Health Rating, Third-Party Risk Management and Zero-Day Alerts; "could lead to reduced premiums"; a sign-up form for anyone. The enterprise page says "110,000 policyholders worldwide", "over 4,000 claims reported globally per year", and "Coalition Control is coming soon and not yet available for Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprise policies".Source
    • Your websiteWirespeed page: "992 ms" mean time to verdict, "80.2B" events and "99.9717%" noise reduction over 90 days, with See Demo, Schedule Consult and Free Trial. Reseller page: "Prove value in minutes with a 90-day historical triage audit" to "show prospects what MDR misses", pitch decks, a partner portal and a consultation form.Source
  • 11

    Major Account Executives must defend a case in "CISO language" and "CFO language" on 6-9 month, $1M+ deals. Wirespeed publishes 992 ms verdicts and 99.97% noise reduction; buyers need those turned into hours, headcount and risk.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Major Account Executive

    First action

    Draft the case from one recent audit.

    How to measure it

    Win rate on deals using the case

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10 points
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick inputs

      From the 90-day audit.

      Product Marketing Manager, Wirespeed 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build the calculator

      Spreadsheet first.

      Solutions Architect 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Design the export

      Two pages, board-ready.

      Product Marketing Manager, Wirespeed 1 week

    4. 4

      Train AEs

      Three regions.

      Major Account Executive 1 week

    5. 5

      Use in deals

      Every major account.

      Major Account Executive ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Win rate and cycle time.

      Marketing Data Analyst quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Major Account Executive

    Smallest test

    Build one case for a live deal.

    Why it works

    Build a calculator from the 90-day audit: alerts handled, analyst hours saved, mean time to contain, and insurance relevance, exported as a two-page board-ready case. Use it in every major account deal.

    Long enterprise cycles stall on internal justification; a shared case gives champions what they need.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Inflated ROI claims

      Use the buyer's own audit data only.

    Evidence

    • HiringThree Major Account Executive roles (North Central posted October 20, South East and West October 15, 2026): "close 3-year enterprise commitments in a competitive, incumbent-heavy market" with CISO, CIO, procurement, legal "and often the board"; "Build and defend a business case that speaks fluently to both risk reduction (CISO language) and ROI (CFO language)"; 6-9 month cycles, deals "upwards of $1M ARR".Source
    • Your websiteWirespeed page: "992 ms" mean time to verdict, "80.2B" events and "99.9717%" noise reduction over 90 days, with See Demo, Schedule Consult and Free Trial. Reseller page: "Prove value in minutes with a 90-day historical triage audit" to "show prospects what MDR misses", pitch decks, a partner portal and a consultation form.Source
    • HiringSoftware Engineer, AI Automation: "use AI to solve and automate manual work across Coalition"; "early workflows live in production"; "a Forward Deployed Engineer, pointed inward: your customers are other Coalition teams"; builds evals because "Nothing goes live on vibes". Executive Underwriter, Central (posted October 15, 2026): enterprise clients "~$1B+ revenue" and regular travel for "broker education".Source
  • 12

    Coalition is hiring an Australia marketer to localize campaigns and run events, and Australia is an Allianz rollout market. The /au section mostly repeats US pages.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Australia Marketing Associate

    First action

    Ask claims for ten Australian examples.

    How to measure it

    New Australian appointed brokers

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather proof

      Australian claims examples.

      Australia Marketing Associate 1 month

    2. 2

      Write content

      Case studies and summary.

      Australia Marketing Associate 1 month

    3. 3

      Local quote path

      Form routed to Australian team.

      Web Team Lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Plan events

      Four cities.

      Australia Marketing Associate 1 month

    5. 5

      Run events

      Quarterly.

      Australia Marketing Associate quarterly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Appointments and quotes.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Event budget
    Owner
    Australia Marketing Associate

    Smallest test

    Run one broker breakfast in Sydney.

    Why it works

    Publish five Australian case studies or claims examples, an Australian claims-report summary, a local broker-match form, and a quarterly broker roadshow in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

    Brokers and SMEs buy on local proof and local relationships.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin local proof

      Start with anonymized claims examples.

    Evidence

    • HiringAustralia Marketing Associate (contract, open, updated September 24, 2026): "support the growth of our insurance and security products in the Australian market"; "Help localize marketing campaigns, messaging, and content to support local market needs"; events, webinars and field marketing with "local GTM teams and Coalition's global marketing team".Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (3,966 URLs, read October 21, 2026): US pages plus en-CA, en-GB, fr-CA, de, AU, fr and Nordics sections. 940 of 945 en-CA pages and 733 of 758 en-GB pages repeat a US path (for example the same "10 costs your cyber insurance policy may not cover" post in /blog, /en-ca/blog and /en-gb/blog), each canonical to itself; none of the pages checked (US, UK and Australian homepages, Control in US and Canada, blog posts) carries hreflang tags, and the sitemap alternates cover three URLs, all en-US.Source
    • News coverageMay 2026: Allianz Commercial moves its standalone commercial cyber business to Coalition as its exclusive global cyber partner, with long-term capacity and access to Allianz distribution; initial rollout in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.Source
  • 13

    Coalition says deals most often die because the client "chooses to buy nothing at all", and Pitch Genius makes client-ready presentations from a quote. Brokers who never try it miss that help.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Broker Marketing Manager

    First action

    Measure the share of brokers appointed last quarter who generated a proposal.

    How to measure it

    Brokers with a proposal in 30 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      First quote and proposal timing.

      Marketing Data Analyst 1 week

    2. 2

      Write the sequence

      Five emails, one example each.

      Broker Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      In-app prompt

      In Broker IQ after first quote.

      Broker IQ Product Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Live walkthrough

      With underwriters.

      Executive Underwriter, Central ongoing

    5. 5

      Celebrate

      First bind recognition.

      Broker Marketing Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Proposal and bind rates.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Broker Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Call 20 new brokers and run Pitch Genius with them.

    Why it works

    Track first quote and first Pitch Genius proposal per new broker, send a 30-day sequence with one industry example, and have wholesalers and underwriters walk new brokers through one live client.

    The first proposal is the habit; brokers who see a client respond keep quoting.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Email fatigue

      Stop the sequence once a proposal is sent.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBroker IQ and Pitch Genius (blog, April 14, 2026): "automatic, client-ready presentations the moment you generate a quote"; "only 1 in 5" SMBs "has standalone cyber coverage"; "the most common reason deals fail to close isn't preference for a competitor — it's that the client, overwhelmed and unconvinced, chooses to buy nothing at all."Source
    • HiringSoftware Engineer, AI Automation: "use AI to solve and automate manual work across Coalition"; "early workflows live in production"; "a Forward Deployed Engineer, pointed inward: your customers are other Coalition teams"; builds evals because "Nothing goes live on vibes". Executive Underwriter, Central (posted October 15, 2026): enterprise clients "~$1B+ revenue" and regular travel for "broker education".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Protect against cyber and AI risk — with Active Insurance"; the two hero buttons are "Brokers: Get Appointed" and "Free Security Assessment" (no quote or find-a-broker button for businesses); "Policyholders experience 73% fewer claims*"; "130k+ clients"; "49% of the US Fortune 100 protected"; "A+ rating from AM Best"; "Up to $25M"; footnote links to a 2026 Cyber Claims Report; no social share image.Source
  • 14

    The webinar library is 2024 recordings last updated in 2025, while Coalition has a 2026 claims report and new AI coverage.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Marketing Lead

    First action

    Schedule the first 2026 claims webinar.

    How to measure it

    Registrations per webinar

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Plan

      Two audiences.

      Growth Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Run

      Quarterly.

      Growth Marketing Lead quarterly

    3. 3

      Cut clips

      By industry.

      Video Producer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Label old

      Dates on 2024 recordings.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Promote

      Brokers and email.

      Broker Marketing Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Registrations and leads.

      Marketing Data Analyst quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production time
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Run one broker webinar on the 2026 report.

    Why it works

    Run a quarterly claims-report webinar for brokers and one for business owners, cut each into short clips by industry, and retire or label the 2024 recordings.

    Fresh data is the reason brokers attend and share; old dates undercut expertise.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low attendance

      Co-host with wholesalers.

    Evidence

    • Public dataYouTube channel: 687 subscribers, 93 videos, about 43,000 views. No newsletter sign-up on the homepage, although the blog publishes a monthly "Risk Roundup". The webinar library (/resources/webinar) is 2024 recordings, last updated October 2025. 65 US case-study URLs, the newest dated April 2026, almost all incident stories.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Protect against cyber and AI risk — with Active Insurance"; the two hero buttons are "Brokers: Get Appointed" and "Free Security Assessment" (no quote or find-a-broker button for businesses); "Policyholders experience 73% fewer claims*"; "130k+ clients"; "49% of the US Fortune 100 protected"; "A+ rating from AM Best"; "Up to $25M"; footnote links to a 2026 Cyber Claims Report; no social share image.Source
    • Your websiteBroker IQ and Pitch Genius (blog, April 14, 2026): "automatic, client-ready presentations the moment you generate a quote"; "only 1 in 5" SMBs "has standalone cyber coverage"; "the most common reason deals fail to close isn't preference for a competitor — it's that the client, overwhelmed and unconvinced, chooses to buy nothing at all."Source
  • 15

    Coalition publishes a monthly Risk Roundup and frequent threat posts, but there is no newsletter sign-up on the homepage.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Marketing Lead

    First action

    Add the sign-up form to the blog.

    How to measure it

    Subscribers

    Now
    –
    Target
    20,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Add forms

      Blog, Control, claims report.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Two versions

      Broker and business.

      Growth Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Send monthly

      Risk Roundup.

      Growth Marketing Lead monthly

    4. 4

      Segment

      By region.

      Marketing Operations 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Measure

      Opens to requests.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Test subject lines

      Each send.

      Growth Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Email tool costs
    Owner
    Growth Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Send the next Roundup to existing contacts.

    Why it works

    Add a one-field sign-up to the blog, Control and claims report pages, send the Roundup monthly with one broker and one business version, and track opens to quote requests.

    An owned audience keeps brokers and businesses close between renewals.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low engagement

      Keep it short, five items.

    Evidence

    • Public dataYouTube channel: 687 subscribers, 93 videos, about 43,000 views. No newsletter sign-up on the homepage, although the blog publishes a monthly "Risk Roundup". The webinar library (/resources/webinar) is 2024 recordings, last updated October 2025. 65 US case-study URLs, the newest dated April 2026, almost all incident stories.Source
    • HiringMarketing Data Analyst (posted September 17, 2026): will "own the analytical point of view on marketing performance across Coalition's insurance and security businesses"; "The two funnels behave differently"; find "where the funnel is leaking, which channels are carrying weight"; pull together "CRM, marketing automation, ad platform, web analytics, and sales engagement data" (Salesforce, Marketo, Outreach, Chili Piper, Google Analytics); "Establish how we goal, measure, and optimize areas of marketing investment that do not yet have a consistent standard"; owns the "monthly CMO Data Review".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    The Scanning & Risk Data PM owns "data products that make risk information useful to ... customers". Coalition scans the internet and sees claims; few others can say how exposed each industry is.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Pick five exposure measures and run them on one industry.

    How to measure it

    Peer checks run

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick measures

      Five exposure signals.

      Senior Product Manager, Scanning & Risk Data 1 month

    2. 2

      Aggregate

      By industry and size.

      Staff Data Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Privacy review

      No company identifiable.

      Legal 1 month

    4. 4

      Build the check

      Peer comparison page.

      Senior Product Manager, Scanning & Risk Data 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Launch

      Press and brokers.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Update

      Quarterly.

      Senior Product Manager, Scanning & Risk Data quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Data and product time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Scanning & Risk Data

    Smallest test

    Publish one industry chart.

    Why it works

    Publish a quarterly benchmark: share of companies by industry and size with exposed remote access, unpatched exploited CVEs and weak login settings, with a free check that compares a company to its peers and ends in Control sign-up or broker match.

    Original data earns press and broker shares, and the comparison gives every business a reason to act.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Misread as a scare tactic

      Lead with fixes, not fear.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Scanning & Risk Data (posted October 6, 2026): owns "how we discover and understand a company's digital assets, technologies, vulnerabilities, and security posture" and "the experiences, APIs, and data products that make risk information useful to underwriters, security teams, analysts, and customers"; "Create simple, reusable ways for teams and customers to access and understand risk data".Source
    • Your websiteControl page: free for policyholders, "real-world claims data from protecting over 100,000 policyholders", Attack Surface Monitoring, Login Security, Cyber Health Rating, Third-Party Risk Management and Zero-Day Alerts; "could lead to reduced premiums"; a sign-up form for anyone. The enterprise page says "110,000 policyholders worldwide", "over 4,000 claims reported globally per year", and "Coalition Control is coming soon and not yet available for Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprise policies".Source
    • Your websiteExploit Scoring System at ess.coalitioninc.com: "Search 200,000+ CVEs"; the site has no sitemap or robots file (both return Access Denied), so individual CVE scores are hard for search engines to find.Source
  • 17

    Pitch Genius says most lost deals end in "buy nothing at all". The AI Automation engineer builds agents wired to systems of record with evals.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Software Engineer

    First action

    List quotes that expired unbound last month.

    How to measure it

    Bind rate on assisted quotes

    Now
    –
    Target
    +5 points
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define success

      Evals with underwriting.

      Software Engineer, AI Automation 1 month

    2. 2

      Connect data

      Quotes and broker contacts.

      Software Engineer, AI Automation 1 month

    3. 3

      Draft messages

      Three types.

      Software Engineer, AI Automation 1 month

    4. 4

      Human approval

      Underwriter checkpoint.

      Executive Underwriter, Central ongoing

    5. 5

      Pilot

      One region.

      Software Engineer, AI Automation 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Bind rate vs control.

      Marketing Data Analyst quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Software Engineer, AI Automation

    Smallest test

    Hand-write follow-ups on 50 unbound quotes.

    Why it works

    Build an agent that watches unbound quotes, drafts the next step for the broker (a one-page client summary, an answer to a coverage question, a reminder before the quote expires), and lets underwriters approve it. Measure bind rate against quotes without it.

    Most quotes go quiet rather than lost; timely, specific help moves them.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brokers dislike automation

      Send from the underwriter, with approval.

    Evidence

    • HiringSoftware Engineer, AI Automation: "use AI to solve and automate manual work across Coalition"; "early workflows live in production"; "a Forward Deployed Engineer, pointed inward: your customers are other Coalition teams"; builds evals because "Nothing goes live on vibes". Executive Underwriter, Central (posted October 15, 2026): enterprise clients "~$1B+ revenue" and regular travel for "broker education".Source
    • Your websiteBroker IQ and Pitch Genius (blog, April 14, 2026): "automatic, client-ready presentations the moment you generate a quote"; "only 1 in 5" SMBs "has standalone cyber coverage"; "the most common reason deals fail to close isn't preference for a competitor — it's that the client, overwhelmed and unconvinced, chooses to buy nothing at all."Source
  • 18

    The enterprise page says Control is "coming soon" for enterprise policies, while Coalition takes over Allianz's standalone cyber portfolio and its enterprise accounts.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Executive Underwriter

    First action

    Add a waitlist form to the enterprise page.

    How to measure it

    Enterprise Control adoption

    Now
    –
    Target
    50%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Waitlist

      On the enterprise page.

      Web Team Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Design partners

      Ten policyholders.

      Executive Underwriter, Central 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Requirements

      Subsidiaries and reporting.

      Director of Product, Risk & Response 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Build

      Enterprise features.

      Director of Product, Risk & Response 2 quarters

    5. 5

      Launch

      With brokers.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Adoption and renewals.

      Marketing Data Analyst quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Executive Underwriter, Central

    Smallest test

    Interview five enterprise risk managers.

    Why it works

    Open a waitlist for risk managers, run a design partner group with ten enterprise policyholders, and launch Control for enterprise with features they ask for (subsidiaries, vendor monitoring, board reports).

    Enterprise buyers judge Active Insurance by the active part; a waitlist turns a footnote into demand.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Scope creep

      Ship to design partners first.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteControl page: free for policyholders, "real-world claims data from protecting over 100,000 policyholders", Attack Surface Monitoring, Login Security, Cyber Health Rating, Third-Party Risk Management and Zero-Day Alerts; "could lead to reduced premiums"; a sign-up form for anyone. The enterprise page says "110,000 policyholders worldwide", "over 4,000 claims reported globally per year", and "Coalition Control is coming soon and not yet available for Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprise policies".Source
    • News coverageMay 2026: Allianz Commercial moves its standalone commercial cyber business to Coalition as its exclusive global cyber partner, with long-term capacity and access to Allianz distribution; initial rollout in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.Source
    • HiringSoftware Engineer, AI Automation: "use AI to solve and automate manual work across Coalition"; "early workflows live in production"; "a Forward Deployed Engineer, pointed inward: your customers are other Coalition teams"; builds evals because "Nothing goes live on vibes". Executive Underwriter, Central (posted October 15, 2026): enterprise clients "~$1B+ revenue" and regular travel for "broker education".Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 19

    ESS scores 200,000+ CVEs, but the site has no sitemap or robots file. Security teams search for CVE numbers daily.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Check how many ESS URLs Google has indexed.

    How to measure it

    ESS organic sessions

    Now
    –
    Target
    50,000 a month
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Check indexing

      Search Console.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Page template

      One per CVE.

      Senior Product Manager, Scanning & Risk Data 1 month

    3. 3

      Sitemap and robots

      Publish both.

      Web Team Lead 1 day

    4. 4

      Link from posts

      Security Labs.

      Security Labs Lead ongoing

    5. 5

      Add sign-up

      Zero-Day Alerts.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Visits and sign-ups.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Scanning & Risk Data

    Smallest test

    Publish pages for the 100 most-searched CVEs.

    Why it works

    Publish an indexable page per scored CVE with its score history, a plain explanation and a Zero-Day Alerts sign-up, with a sitemap and links from Security Labs posts.

    CVE searches are frequent and high intent, and each page is a door to Control and Wirespeed.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin pages

      Show score history and context.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteExploit Scoring System at ess.coalitioninc.com: "Search 200,000+ CVEs"; the site has no sitemap or robots file (both return Access Denied), so individual CVE scores are hard for search engines to find.Source
    • Your websiteControl page: free for policyholders, "real-world claims data from protecting over 100,000 policyholders", Attack Surface Monitoring, Login Security, Cyber Health Rating, Third-Party Risk Management and Zero-Day Alerts; "could lead to reduced premiums"; a sign-up form for anyone. The enterprise page says "110,000 policyholders worldwide", "over 4,000 claims reported globally per year", and "Coalition Control is coming soon and not yet available for Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprise policies".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Scanning & Risk Data (posted October 6, 2026): owns "how we discover and understand a company's digital assets, technologies, vulnerabilities, and security posture" and "the experiences, APIs, and data products that make risk information useful to underwriters, security teams, analysts, and customers"; "Create simple, reusable ways for teams and customers to access and understand risk data".Source
  • 20

    The YouTube channel has 687 subscribers; case studies are strong incident stories. Brokers need simple content to explain cyber cover.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Video Producer

    First action

    Cut three clips from the top case studies.

    How to measure it

    Broker shares

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick stories

      Top five.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Cut clips

      60 seconds.

      Video Producer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      End cards

      Broker branding.

      Video Producer 1 week

    4. 4

      Add to Broker IQ

      Download area.

      Broker Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Promote

      Broker emails.

      Broker Marketing Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Shares and quotes.

      Marketing Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production time
    Owner
    Video Producer

    Smallest test

    Give five brokers one clip.

    Why it works

    Cut each case study into a 60-second clip with a broker-branded end card, offer them in Broker IQ, and track shares and quotes from them.

    Brokers reach far more businesses than Coalition's channel does.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Client confidentiality

      Use only approved stories.

    Evidence

    • Public dataYouTube channel: 687 subscribers, 93 videos, about 43,000 views. No newsletter sign-up on the homepage, although the blog publishes a monthly "Risk Roundup". The webinar library (/resources/webinar) is 2024 recordings, last updated October 2025. 65 US case-study URLs, the newest dated April 2026, almost all incident stories.Source
    • Your websiteBroker IQ and Pitch Genius (blog, April 14, 2026): "automatic, client-ready presentations the moment you generate a quote"; "only 1 in 5" SMBs "has standalone cyber coverage"; "the most common reason deals fail to close isn't preference for a competitor — it's that the client, overwhelmed and unconvinced, chooses to buy nothing at all."Source
  • 21

    Regional marketers adapt global campaigns by hand, and the AI Automation team builds agents with evals for other teams.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Software Engineer

    First action

    Draft one campaign's Australian version with the agent.

    How to measure it

    Share of global campaigns localized

    Now
    –
    Target
    90%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define rules

      Per region.

      Australia Marketing Associate 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build evals

      Local marketer review.

      Software Engineer, AI Automation 1 month

    3. 3

      Build the agent

      With CMS access.

      Software Engineer, AI Automation 1 month

    4. 4

      Pilot

      Australia.

      Australia Marketing Associate 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Extend

      UK and Canada.

      Growth Marketing Lead 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Time and coverage.

      Marketing Data Analyst quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Software Engineer, AI Automation

    Smallest test

    Run it on one email.

    Why it works

    Build an agent that drafts the UK, Canadian and Australian versions of each campaign (spelling, licences, local proof, currency) for a local marketer to approve, starting with the Australia associate.

    Faster localization means each market gets every campaign, not just some.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Compliance wording

      Legal-approved phrases only.

    Evidence

    • HiringSoftware Engineer, AI Automation: "use AI to solve and automate manual work across Coalition"; "early workflows live in production"; "a Forward Deployed Engineer, pointed inward: your customers are other Coalition teams"; builds evals because "Nothing goes live on vibes". Executive Underwriter, Central (posted October 15, 2026): enterprise clients "~$1B+ revenue" and regular travel for "broker education".Source
    • HiringAustralia Marketing Associate (contract, open, updated September 24, 2026): "support the growth of our insurance and security products in the Australian market"; "Help localize marketing campaigns, messaging, and content to support local market needs"; events, webinars and field marketing with "local GTM teams and Coalition's global marketing team".Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (3,966 URLs, read October 21, 2026): US pages plus en-CA, en-GB, fr-CA, de, AU, fr and Nordics sections. 940 of 945 en-CA pages and 733 of 758 en-GB pages repeat a US path (for example the same "10 costs your cyber insurance policy may not cover" post in /blog, /en-ca/blog and /en-gb/blog), each canonical to itself; none of the pages checked (US, UK and Australian homepages, Control in US and Canada, blog posts) carries hreflang tags, and the sitemap alternates cover three URLs, all en-US.Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    Business quote path, hreflang, proof numbers, canonical fixes, help link, homepage speed; start the newsletter.

  2. Days 31 to 6011 ideas

    Two-funnel scoreboard, Control-to-broker, VAR audit kit, policyholder Wirespeed offer, enterprise business case, Australia, broker activation, webinars; ESS pages, clips and the localization agent.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to the exposure benchmark, quote follow-up agent and enterprise Control.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value claims help that recovers stolen funds. The most cited problem: cyber is a specialist line many brokers avoid.

  • Free Control monitoring and alerts
  • Alert overload in security teams
  • In their words: “active insurance”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: At-Bay, Cowbell, Corvus by Travelers and Arctic Wolf.

  • Gap to exploit: A direct, measurable quote path for businesses without a broker
  • At-Bay: Smaller policyholder base (40K+)
  • Cowbell: Less security service depth

Hiring signals

Coalition is hiring to measure and grow two different funnels.

  • Marketing Data Analyst (Contract): Two funnels that behave differently. Ideas 1, 7.
  • Australia Marketing Associate (Contract): Localize campaigns and content. Ideas 2, 12.
  • Channel Sales Manager: Wirespeed through VARs. Idea 9.

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