Remote AVP Deputy Chief Underwriter, Life (Large-Case)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 156,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Donation matching

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Ladders is seeking an AVP, Deputy Chief Underwriter - Life for a remote role. The candidate will shape life underwriting strategy for a complex portfolio, emphasizing large-case decisions and high-net-worth risks.

This position partners with underwriting leadership and cross-functional teams to enhance risk selection, consistency, and customer experience. The role combines technical underwriting expertise with team leadership and process improvement in a highly visible capacity.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive life insurance underwriting experience, focusing on complex and large-face cases.
• Strong leadership in developing underwriting talent and managing high-performing teams.
• Expertise in mortality assessment and complex risk selection.

Responsibilities

• Partner with underwriting leaders to shape strategic direction for individual life underwriting.
• Consult on complex, high-value underwriting cases requiring advanced expertise.
• Lead development and execution of the large-case underwriting strategy.
• Oversee the high-net-worth foreign national underwriting program for consistent risk selection.
• Promote underwriting excellence through quality oversight and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges.
• Drive consistent underwriting practices that support profitability and customer experience.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

Mortality assessment

Large-case underwriting

Risk selection

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer experience

Relationship-building

Strategic direction

Team leadership

Job description

Ladders is seeking an AVP, Deputy Chief Underwriter - Life for a remote role. The candidate will shape life underwriting strategy for a complex portfolio, emphasizing large-case decisions and high-net-worth risks.

This position partners with underwriting leadership and cross-functional teams to enhance risk selection, consistency, and customer experience. The role combines technical underwriting expertise with team leadership and process improvement in a highly visible capacity.