VP, Middle Market Underwriting | Growth & Strategy Leader

WCF Insurance; Sandy (OR); On-site; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive bonus opportunities

Relocation assistance may be available

401K with 6% employer match

Vacation and time off

Job summary

WCF Insurance, headquartered in Sandy, OR, seeks a Vice President of Middle Market Underwriting to lead underwriting operations across six states. The role demands deep P&C expertise and a focus on profitable growth, portfolio management, and talent development.

It is a full-time, exempt position with relocation consideration and executive-level compensation. The VP will guide strategy, performance, and partnerships with sales, product, IT, and other departments to drive innovation and results,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field required; Master’s or related professional designation preferred.
• At least eight years of Property & Casualty commercial lines underwriting experience with leadership in middle market.
• At least three years of insurance company leadership experience.
• Proven success managing underwriting profitability, portfolio performance, and multi-state operations.
• Strong knowledge of property and casualty underwriting, rating, regulations, and market conditions.
• Excellent at implementing underwriting strategies, authority structures, and technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead Middle Market underwriting operations and achieve growth, profitability, retention, and ratio goals.
• Own the Middle Market profit and loss, underwriting strategy, and operating plan across territories.
• Oversee and develop underwriting teams to meet initiatives and strategy.
• Attract and retain quality business to achieve loss, retention, profit, growth and ratio targets.
• Implement underwriting guidelines, authority levels, policies, and audit processes.
• Analyze data to understand trends, progress to goals, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop a customer-focused culture that embraces innovation.
• Approve decisions exceeding delegated authority and provide oversight on complex accounts.
• Analyze portfolio performance, underwriting results, and market trends for opportunities and risks.
• Partner with Sales, Product, IT and others to execute strategic priorities.
• Support rate and form filings, product development, and underwriting innovation.
• Build strong relationships with agents, policyholders, and industry partners.
• Own business results and hold leaders accountable for performance.
• Use data and metrics to drive decisions and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Underwriting strategy

Portfolio management

Relationship building

Data analysis

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Master’s degree or CPCU, CIC, CRIS designation

Job description

WCF Insurance, headquartered in Sandy, OR, seeks a Vice President of Middle Market Underwriting to lead underwriting operations across six states. The role demands deep P&C expertise and a focus on profitable growth, portfolio management, and talent development.

It is a full-time, exempt position with relocation consideration and executive-level compensation. The VP will guide strategy, performance, and partnerships with sales, product, IT, and other departments to drive innovation and results,