Environmental Underwriter

4 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Sompo International Holdings Ltd Full time
Job Title: Assistant Vice President, North America Environmental

We are seeking an experienced insurance professional to join our North America Environmental team as an Assistant Vice President Underwriter. This role will involve underwriting construction risks for environmental and professional exposures on a practice and project basis, as well as underwriting site environmental liability for specified appetite and following form excess opportunities for both contractors and owner exposures.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Agility in underwriting to efficiently review submission documents and determine acceptability of risk in accordance with Sompo guidelines.
  • Demonstrate a solid understanding of pricing and rating methodology.
  • Price risk based on underwriting and competitive analysis.
  • Manage and justify rate changes.
  • Select, price, and craft terms and conditions for risks in an innovative and competitive manner.
  • Communicate with strong sales and negotiation skills to promote Sompo proposals and brand, resulting in positive production results.
  • Exhibit strong decision-making skills.
  • Adhere to guidelines, authority, and referral process.
  • Maintain underwriting discipline to minimize exposure.
Requirements:
  • Minimum of 5 years of underwriting/insurance experience in environmental, construction, or professional areas.
  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • Strong market presence and visibility.
  • Consistent production track record.
  • Extensive depth of product and market knowledge.
  • Ability to establish, manage, and maintain distribution and clients.
  • Strong marketing, sales, and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to work as a part of a team with a collaborative communication approach.
  • Consistent emphasis with attention to detail.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to present referrals, products, and capabilities to various audiences in different settings.
Compensation and Benefits:

At Sompo International, 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 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:

  • Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution.
  • Pharmacy benefits with mail order options.
  • Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children.
  • Vision benefits.
  • Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse, and children.
  • Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments.
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions.
  • Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays.
  • Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Tax-Free Commuter Benefit.
  • Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits.

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