Casualty Underwriter (Central)

Job Description

We are seeking Casualty Underwriters, in General Liability, to join our growing team whose mission is focused on building a profitable book of casualty business.

As a member of the Casualty team, you will regularly interact with our wholesale trading partners over the phone, virtually and in-person to drive in-appetite submission flow and convert on the best opportunities quoted. We are looking for disciplined underwriting candidates that possess a strong overall E&S casualty background with experience across multiple industry segments, i.e. manufacturing, distributors, construction, real estate, retail, mercantile, habitational and hospitality.

About You

As a Casualty Underwriter, your experience and qualifications must include:

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• 3+ years experience as a Casualty underwriter
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• Experience working with admitted and non-admitted paper
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• Ability to work as a team player or independently in a fast-paced work environment
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• Ability to underwrite new business and renewal policies for Casualty
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• Deep wholesale broker trading relationships
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• Understanding of pricing and risk selection criteria to achieve profitable loss ratios
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• Advanced understanding of data analysis and execution of portfolio management objectives
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• Innovative problem solving and solutioning skills
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• Responsive, customer service focused mindset and behaviours
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• Intellectual curiosity and comfort in dealing with the concept of a blank sheet of paper
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• Ability to make timely decisions with appropriate information and consultation
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• A strong entrepreneurial drive and desire to build and win together as a high performing team
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• Ability to travel independently to meet with assigned brokers or with the broader team to participate in industry conference or events
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About Ledgebrook

Ledgebrook is a tech-enabled E&S MGA dedicated to the wholesale distribution channel. Our mission is to provide our wholesale brokers with the fastest, easiest quoting experience while delivering best-in-class pricing and risk selection. Ledgebrook’s guiding principle is to eliminate friction for both our wholesalers and our underwriters.

Our next-gen tech stack supports faster, risk differentiated solutions to be crafted and delivered in response to the fast-paced needs of the E&S market. Our data driven approach seeks to unlock more opportunities and value from every submission received, leading to a faster ‘yes’ more frequently, but may also lead to a quick ‘no’.

We are motivated and structured to move faster than traditional insurance organizations. To fully align business objectives with a long-term view that supports our culture and values, all employees will have the opportunity to participate in company ownership through equity grants. We aim to deliver a highly compelling overall employee value proposition and a total compensation package that couples equity grants with base pay and benefits offerings.

Compensation

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• Base Salary Range $75,000-$150,000- This is a good-faith compensation range based on what Ledgebrook reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of this posting. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of relevant factors including experience, qualifications, geographic location and other relevant factors.
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• Employees in this position are eligible to participate in Ledgebrook’s equity incentive program.
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