Full-Time

Regional Underwriting Director

Posted on 7/25/2025

CompScience

CompScience

51-200 employees

MGA providing workers' comp with analytics

No salary listed

Remote in USA

Remote

San Diego preferred; West Coast candidates considered.

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Required Skills
Hubspot
Requirements
  • Experience: Minimum of 10 years in commercial underwriting, with at least 5 years in a managerial role.
  • Industry Expertise: Proven experience in underwriting within middle-markets, construction, restaurant, and loss-sensitive account sectors.
  • Agency Relations: Demonstrated success in building and maintaining relationships with independent agencies.
  • Company Size: Background in working with smaller-sized companies, showcasing adaptability and hands-on leadership.
  • Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with CRM systems, particularly HubSpot, and comfort with technology-driven underwriting tools.
Responsibilities
  • Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a growing team of production underwriters, aiming to expand from 3 to 5 team members within the first year.
  • Underwriting Excellence: Oversee underwriting activities, ensuring adherence to guidelines and profitability targets.
  • Business Development: Collaborate with the business development team to drive growth, including handling referrals and leading regional conferences.
  • Client Engagement: Conduct external demos and maintain strong relationships with agency partners.
  • Strategic Initiatives: Support the CIO with strategic projects and initiatives as needed
Desired Qualifications
  • Presentation Skills: Strong executive presence with the ability to lead presentations and demos.
  • Educational Background: Degree in Insurance, Risk Management, or a related field is advantageous but not mandatory.
  • Location Flexibility: While San Diego is preferred, candidates based elsewhere on the West Coast will be considered

Generating company summary.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$43.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $27.6M Series B from Sands Capital fuels AI innovation and market expansion.
  • Garrett Koehn and David Michelson joined board March 2026 for InsurTech scaling.
  • Viam partnership May 2025 enables broker-distributed AI safety in warehouses.

What critics are saying

  • Free Safe Work Plan cannibalizes paid SaaS revenue within 6-12 months.
  • Voxel AI's superior industrial training erodes CompScience's edge in 12-24 months.
  • Generative AI hallucinations trigger liability from misidentified hazards in 12 months.

What makes CompScience unique

  • CompScience bundles workers' compensation MGA with AI video analytics for proactive safety.
  • Safe Work Plan uses NSC SIF model for instant phone-based hazard detection.
  • Privacy-focused AI analyzes footage without identifying individuals or retaining data.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

5%

2 year growth

1%
PR Newswire
Apr 14th, 2026
CompScience launches free AI job safety platform built on National Safety Council model

CompScience, a business insurance provider, has launched its Safe Work Plan platform, an AI-powered workplace safety tool built on the National Safety Council's Serious Incident and Fatality Prevention Model. The platform allows workers to photograph worksites with their phones and receive instant hazard analysis and safety recommendations. The system identifies tasks, environmental conditions and potential hazards in seconds, providing risk scores and suggested safeguards. Tesla and Conagra are currently piloting the platform. CompScience is offering a free version for small businesses and public use. The platform aims to reduce paperwork burden whilst providing OSHA-compliant documentation. CEO Josh Butler stated the company's mission is to prevent one million injuries in the next decade by placing safety information directly in workers' hands.

CompScience
Mar 11th, 2026
CompScience appoints Garrett Koehn and David Michelson to Board of Directors.

CompScience appoints Garrett Koehn and David Michelson to Board of Directors. New York, NY - [March 11, 2026] - CompScience, a leading provider of technology-driven workers' compensation and safety solutions, today announced the appointment of Garrett Koehn and David Michelson to its Board of Directors, further strengthening the company's leadership as it defines the future of AI work safety innovation and expands its market presence. Garrett Koehn brings more than 31 years of experience in complex commercial insurance, private equity, and fintech innovation. He began his career at Marsh and has since held senior executive and partner roles across leading insurance organizations. Most recently, Koehn served as President of Brokerage at CRC Group, where he led strategic initiatives spanning international markets. In addition to his operating background, Koehn is a prominent venture advisor and angel investor in FinTech and InsurTech. He currently serves on numerous advisory boards across the fintech ecosystem, including companies focused on insurance technology, insurance capital markets, MGAs, parametric insurance, energy finance, real estate, blockchain-crypto, and fintech software. "CompScience sits at the intersection of insurance, technology, and data. These three forces are reshaping how risk is understood and managed," said Koehn. "The company's unique, vision-derived AI approach to workplace safety fundamentally improves underwriting outcomes while helping employers proactively reduce losses. I'm excited to support the team as they scale innovation and expand their impact across the market." Alongside Koehn, David Michelson joins the Compscience Board, bringing more than 46 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry. He previously led a publicly traded specialty P&C insurer, where he drove strong growth while delivering underwriting results that consistently outperformed peers and built an employer-of-choice culture recognized by multiple organizations. Michelson's background includes leadership roles in successful acquisitions and company sales, along with extensive public company board experience. He has served on several publicly traded insurance boards, chairing Audit and Compensation Committees and contributing to Governance, Risk, and Strategy oversight. "CompScience represents the next evolution of underwriting where technology enhances decision-making, strengthens risk selection, and improves client outcomes," said Michelson. "I look forward to contributing my experience to help guide sustainable expansion and long-term value creation for another company with a critical mission to protect human life." "Garrett and David each bring expert perspectives that will be instrumental as CompScience continues to grow," said Josh Butler, CEO of CompScience. "Garrett's depth in insurance, distribution, and InsurTech investing, combined with David's industry connections and expertise in tech-powered underwriting systems and governance, will help guide our strategic vision and execution." Koehn holds an MBA with Honors from Brown University and IE Business School in Spain, a Fintech Certificate from MIT, and completed the CIAB Insurance Executive Leadership Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business and Politics from the University of Puget Sound. He also serves on the Alumni Board of Directors of IE Business School and the Board of Governors of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation. Michelson holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accountancy from Miami University and an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also earned an Associate designation in Research & Planning from the Insurance Risk Management Institute (IRMI). His volunteer work includes taking part in a fundraising committee for Akron Children's Hospital with the mission of raising funds for the hospital's NICU. About the Board members. With a mission to prevent 1 million injuries in the next decade, CompScience is a technology-enabled managing general agent (MGA) transforming workers' compensation insurance through AI-driven workplace safety and advanced underwriting. Its integrated platform aligns underwriting, risk management, and safety performance, enabling more accurate risk selection, better loss outcomes, and broader coverage solutions for clients. By leveraging technology to continuously improve workplace safety, CompScience helps employers reduce claims, lower total cost of risk, and access high-quality workers' compensation coverage tailored to their operations. For more information visit their website or Linkedin page.

PR Newswire
May 8th, 2025
Viam And Compscience Partner On Scalable Ai Workplace Safety Solutions

The integration of Viam's technology provides CompScience with a broker solution that offers valuable AI insights to warehouses, manufacturing facilities and retail environments of all kindsNEW YORK, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Viam, the engineering platform for data, AI and automation, today announced a partnership with CompScience, the leading active workers' compensation provider leveraging computer vision to identify and predict risks before they become claims. Together, the companies are pioneering the use of AI to provide insurance brokers with turnkey solutions for businesses to ensure the safety of their workplaces and avoid costly losses

Latin Business Today
Apr 22nd, 2025
CompScience Secures $27.6M for AI Safety

CompScience has secured a $27.6M Series B funding round led by Sands Capital to enhance its AI-driven insurtech for workplace safety. The investment will boost product innovation, expand operations, and increase market reach. CompScience's platform uses visual AI to identify risks and prevent incidents, reducing workplace injuries by 35% and saving over $30M. The funding will also help expand its global team and deepen insurer partnerships.

PR Newswire
Mar 6th, 2025
Compscience Partners With California Manufacturers & Technology Association (Cmta) And Bender Insurance Solutions To Modernize Workers' Compensation

New AI-Driven Program Prevents Workplace Injuries, Improves Safety, and Lowers Insurance Costs StatewideSACRAMENTO, Calif., March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CompScience , the leading active workers compensation insurance provider, has partnered with Bender Insurance Solutions and the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) to launch a new program tailored for California manufacturers. Together they are helping businesses statewide lower insurance costs, preventing workplace injuries and improving safety with a unique technology solution.With over 35,000 manufacturers in California—mostly small to medium-sized businesses—rising workers' compensation costs and workplace injuries present growing challenges. In 2023 alone, private industry employers in California reported 363,900 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This partnership delivers data-driven solutions that help manufacturers strengthen workplace safety, reduce expenses, and ease financial and operational burdens.CompScience's AI technology integrates with existing camera systems and analyzes workplace video footage to detect hidden safety risks before they lead to serious injuries. This revolutionary "active insurance" model shifts the focus from reacting to incidents to actively preventing them, creating significant value for employers and employees."This partnership comes at a pivotal moment," said Lance Hastings , President of CMTA

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