Vice President, Northwest Zone Leader - Underwriting

The Vice President, Northwest Zone Leader is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and profitable growth of the Northwest Region. This executive leadership role oversees a team of underwriters while driving underwriting excellence, production, broker relationships, and portfolio profitability across the region.

The VP serves as the regional business leader, owning the execution of underwriting strategy, talent development, distribution management, and operational performance within the zone. This individual partners closely with executive leadership, product, actuarial, claims, and distribution teams to achieve growth objectives while maintaining underwriting discipline and delivering exceptional service to broker partners.

The ideal candidate is a proven underwriting executive who combines strong technical expertise with exceptional leadership, business development, and strategic execution.

• 5-10+ years of commercial casualty underwriting experience, preferably within E&S or specialty insurance.

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing underwriting teams and regional operations.

• Strong technical underwriting expertise with the ability to evaluate complex casualty risks.

• Proven success leading profitable growth within a wholesale distribution model.

• Strong understanding of portfolio management, pricing, and underwriting profitability.

• Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.

• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance growth, risk selection, and operational execution.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, high-growth environment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience leading regional underwriting operations.

• Expertise in casualty, general liability, construction, habitational, hospitality, manufacturing, E&S business.

• Strong relationships within the wholesale brokerage community.

• Experience working with delegated authority programs, MGAs, or specialty carriers.

• Familiarity with underwriting technology, analytics, and data-driven portfolio management.