Assistant Vice President, Commercial Specialty Property Lead

3 hours ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Sompo International Holdings Ltd Full time
Job Title: Assistant Vice President, Commercial Specialty Property

At Sompo International, we are seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President, Commercial Specialty Property to join our team. As a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance with worldwide operations, we recognize that our success is derived directly from our people. Our values of integrity, collaboration, agility, execution, and excellence underpin our culture and commitment to providing an employee experience that attracts and engages the best talent in the industry.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Assistant Vice President, Commercial Specialty Property to lead our Commercial Specialty Property - U.S. and Canada team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in underwriting, risk management, and commercial property insurance. They will be responsible for reviewing applications and financial requirements, understanding pricing components and rating methodology, and using predictive modeling tools to price risk.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Reviews applications and financial requirements to determine acceptability of risk in accordance with Sompo guidelines and standards
  • Understands pricing components and rating methodology as well as use of predictive modeling tools; prices risk based on financial and competitive analysis
  • Uses all appropriate underwriting tools, disciplines, and knowledge of strategies to ensure underwriting guidelines are followed
  • Demonstrates technical underwriting skills through strategic, thorough account reviews and file documentation
  • Prepares or analyzes information on adverse underwriting decisions, rate appeals, underwriting requirements, status, and declinations in order to drive results within the assigned territory
  • Adheres to CAT guidelines and underwriting discipline to minimize exposure and appropriately price
  • Keeps current on state/territory issues, regulations, and trends
  • Attends client/broker meetings, events, and other social outings as applicable and willingness to travel to market assigned territory
  • Assists in mentoring Underwriting Trainees and junior underwriters
  • Works with Sompo Loss Control property engineers in the triage process in qualifying risks and supporting them in obtaining compliance with Loss Prevention recommendations as needed
Requirements:
  • Minimum of 10 years of underwriting/insurance experience in commercial property
  • Experience in working, producing, and underwriting all sizes of accounts with large brokerage houses, wholesalers, and specialty retailers
  • Experience successfully underwriting, quoting, and binding profitable business
  • Relationships with large brokers on a national level
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational, analytical, numeracy, and statistical skills
  • Self-motivated, good time-management, sound decision-making, judgment, and integrity
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred
What We Offer:

At Sompo International, we offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including a comprehensive U.S. benefit program. 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. 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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we intentionally value inclusion and diversity. Above all, we want you to work in an environment that respects everyone's unique contributions - we are passionately committed to equal opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex orientation, national origin, or age.



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