Regional Underwriting VP — Growth, Equity & Remote

Ledgebrook; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Remote flexibility

Career-development opportunities

Job summary

Ledgebrook in the Northwest seeks an experienced underwriting leader to drive performance and profitable growth. This executive role will head a regional underwriting team, own production, portfolio profitability, broker relationships, talent development and operational performance.

You will combine strong casualty underwriting expertise with proven leadership, commercial judgment and business-development capability, building senior relationships with wholesale brokers and refining underwriting

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of commercial casualty underwriting experience, ideally within E&S or specialty insurance.
• Proven experience leading underwriting teams and driving profitable growth.
• Strong technical knowledge of complex casualty and general liability risks.
• Success operating through a wholesale distribution mode.
• Strong understanding of pricing, portfolio management and underwriting profitability.
• Established relationships within the wholesale brokerage community.
• An entrepreneurial, data-driven leadership style suited to a fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Northwest regional business plan, delivering profitable premium growth while maintaining underwriting discipline
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing underwriting team
• Own regional production, pricing, profitability, portfolio management and service objectives
• Monitor KPIs, submission flow, hit ratios, loss trends and pricing adequacy
• Provide technical guidance and referral authority on complex casualty risks
• Build senior-level relationships with key wholesale brokers and distribution partners
• Identify market opportunities and lead regional business-development initiatives
• Partner with Product, Actuarial, Claims, Reinsurance and Distribution to refine underwriting strategy and appetite
• Support forecasting, budgeting, recruitment, operational improvement and new product launches
• Ensure compliance with underwriting authorities, carrier guidelines and regulatory requirements

Skills

Commercial casualty underwriting

Leadership

Pricing

Portfolio management

Broker relationships

Data-driven leadership

Job description

Ledgebrook in the Northwest seeks an experienced underwriting leader to drive performance and profitable growth. This executive role will head a regional underwriting team, own production, portfolio profitability, broker relationships, talent development and operational performance.

You will combine strong casualty underwriting expertise with proven leadership, commercial judgment and business-development capability, building senior relationships with wholesale brokers and refining underwriting