Senior ES Excess Casualty Underwriter

Senior E&S Casualty Underwriter – West Coast

We are seeking a Senior E&S Casualty Underwriter with a strong production mindset and established wholesale broker relationships to help expand our presence across the West and Southwest markets
. This individual will play a key role in building a profitable book of Excess & Surplus casualty business through strategic broker partnerships, disciplined underwriting, and a solutions-oriented approach to complex risks.

The ideal candidate is an experienced underwriter who is comfortable operating in a dynamic E&S environment, has a demonstrated ability to generate new business, and understands how to balance growth objectives with sound underwriting judgment.

• Develop and expand a profitable E&S Casualty book of business throughout the West and Southwest.

• Establish, strengthen, and maintain productive relationships with wholesale brokers and key distribution partners
  .

• Drive new business production through proactive marketing, broker engagement, and consistent follow-up.

• Underwrite new and renewal business in accordance with company appetite, authority, and underwriting guidelines.

• Evaluate complex casualty exposures and determine appropriate terms, conditions, pricing, limits, deductibles, and attachment points.

• Target opportunities within key industry segments, including:

  • Premises Liability

  • Hospitality

  • Product Manufacturing

  • Excess Auto

• Consider both supported and unsupported business
  , depending on the overall quality, structure, and characteristics of the account.

• Maintain a minimum target premium of $25,000 per account
  .

• Partner with brokers to structure creative and competitive solutions for challenging or hard-to-place risks.

• Monitor portfolio performance, exposure, and profitability while maintaining disciplined underwriting standards.

• Stay current on emerging casualty trends, market conditions, loss developments, and evolving exposures within the E&S marketplace.

• Represent the organization professionally in broker meetings, industry events, and other business-development activities.

• 7+ years of commercial casualty underwriting experience
  , preferably within the E&S marketplace.

• Demonstrated success in new business production and portfolio growth
  .

• Established relationships with wholesale brokers across the West and/or Southwest
  .

• Strong knowledge of casualty exposures, particularly premises, hospitality, manufacturing/product liability, and excess auto.

• Proven ability to assess complex risks and exercise sound underwriting judgment.

• Comfortable underwriting both supported and unsupported opportunities within established authority.

• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-management skills.

• Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and highly accountable approach to business development.

• Ability to balance production goals with underwriting discipline and profitability
  .

Success in this role will be measured by the ability to expand the West/Southwest footprint, deepen wholesale broker relationships, generate quality new business, and build a sustainable and profitable E&S Casualty portfolio
. The successful candidate will bring both the market relationships and underwriting expertise necessary to identify opportunities and turn them into long-term trading partnerships.

Target Account Size: $25,000 minimum premium
Territory: West Coast / West & Southwest
Distribution: Wholesale Brokers
Focus: E&S Casualty – Premises, Hospitality, Product Manufacturing & Excess Auto