Sompo International Holdings Ltd.
• $110K — $130K *Qualifications
Responsibilities
Benefits
Are you looking for your next opportunity?
As an AVP, Underwriter, you will be responsible for underwriting both renewal and new business Environmental Pollution and Casualty accounts within your territory. You will build and manage partnerships with agents, brokers, and other distribution partners, leveraging strategic thinking to develop and maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities that supports profitable growth in Sompo’s Environmental business. You will underwrite within your authority level and established guidelines while partnering across functions to deliver strong portfolio performance.
Location: This position will be based out of our Alpharetta, GA office. We strive for collaboration, which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long-lasting careers.
Our business, your impact, our opportunity:
What you'll be doing:
Meet stated financial objectives for growth and profitability for the Environmental elements of the Specialty portfolio.
Create and maintain relationships to showcase Sompo’s products and capabilities beyond underwriting, including market trends, audits, and claims; represent Sompo through on-site visits, industry conferences, and other engagements.
Utilize underwriting standards, practices, and tools to determine accurate classifications, rates, and premium charges.
Review applicable laws and regulations, including cancellation and non-renewal protocols, in assigned locations.
Perform and/or oversee risk analysis (exposure, aggregation, scenario testing, and profitability) using internal models and market data.
Support internal and external audits; identify control gaps and drive remediation actions where needed.
Partner with Claims, Actuarial, Cat/Exposure Management, Finance, and Operations to support underwriting outcomes and portfolio health.
What you’ll bring:
7+ years of casualty or environmental underwriting experience.
Familiarity with required forms and coverages.
Knowledge of relevant laws associated with US Environmental underwriting coverages.
Experience underwriting non-admitted lines of coverage, and working with wholesale and retail brokers/agents
Ability to travel as needed.
Demonstrates an understanding and ability to effectively engage in the negotiation process.
Adept at risk selection, exposure evaluation and ability to rate, quote, and sell admitted and non-admitted solutions.
Excellent organizational skills.
Very strong analytical, oral and written communication skills required.
Ability to meet tight deadlines is essential.
Strong customer service with a professional attitude and approach needed.
Ability to interact and communicate with various levels of the organization to cross-sell or address processing requirements.
Demonstrate significant contribution to underwriting profit.
Proficient in associated computer programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
At Sompo, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees.
Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company underperforms. The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.
We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs:
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