Matt Ryden has been promoted to western states senior counsel at Westcor Land Title Insurance Co.
Ryden joined Westcor as underwriting counsel in 2014. Prior to joining the title industry, he worked in private law practice at large and small law firms in Boise, Idaho for 11 years.
Ryden practiced in insurance defense, employment law, business, and real estate transactions. Prior to law school, he worked in technology and banking.
Ryden currently underwrites for Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and Hawaii. In this expanded role, he will contribute additional expertise and approval authority to the Western States underwriting team.
“Matt Ryden is a gifted underwriter whose judgment and legal acumen I really admire,” says Richard Bramhall, chief underwriting counsel at Westcor, in a release. “He combines all the right qualities for a title underwriter: intelligent, creative, agent-oriented, and pragmatic. I am delighted that he has received this recognition and promotion.”