AVP, Allied Health Underwriter

As a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance with worldwide operations and employees in Bermuda, U.S., U.K., Continental Europe and Asia, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those who matter the most : our people .

At Sompo International, our values of integrity, collaboration, agility, execution and excellence underpin our culture and our commitment to providing an employee experience that attracts and engages the best talent in the industry.

As we continue to grow, we strive to find diverse, innovative and driven professionals to join our teams and offer a broad range of career and development opportunities at all levels, in multiple business areas, in each of our locations throughout the world.

Our compensation and benefits programs are market driven and competitive, with excellent family friendly policies and flexible working provisions.

Job Description

Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (Sompo International) is a specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, established in March 2017 as the result of the acquisition of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

by Sompo Holdings Ltd. (Sompo).

Sompo's core business encompasses one of the largest property and casualty insurance groups in the Japanese domestic market.

In addition, Sompo is engaged in the provision of insurance services as well as other related services through its global network of businesses operating in 32 countries around the world.

Sompo International is the international operation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sompo, which trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Through our operating subsidiaries, Sompo International underwrites agriculture, professional lines, property, marine and energy, and casualty and other specialty lines of insurance and catastrophe, property, casualty, professional lines, weather risk and specialty lines of reinsurance.

As a leading global provider of insurance and reinsurance, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those who matter most : our people.

Sompo International's headquarters is in Bermuda and we currently have offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Asia.

At Sompo International, a shared commitment to integrity, teamwork, agility, execution, and excellence define our culture, and we strive to create exceptional value for our clients and shareholders and maintain Sompo International as a desirable place to work.

We are seeking an Assistant Vice President - Allied Health Underwriter to join our Sompo North America Healthcare team. The location of the position is Chicago, IL.

The Underwriter will have a thorough understanding of Sompo's strategies and appetites and will use internal and external data to make appropriate individual and portfolio risk decisions.

The Underwriter is responsible for the profitable growth of an assigned book of business, utilizing underwriting policies and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations.

The open position is responsible for a book of business working with miscellaneous healthcare facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Underwriting Miscellenous Healthcare which consists of Healthcare Profesional Liability, General Liability, and other ancillary lines for primary, Umbrella, and Excess risks
• Ability to evaluate all individual risk characteristics and properly determine capacity, attachment point, terms and pricing.

This includes understanding pricing components and rating methodology as well as use of the predictive modeling tools

• Fosters and utilizes expertise within the company including claims, actuarial, and business development
• Maintain and enhance existing broker relationships as well as identify and develop new relationships within the Midwest region with both retail and wholesale partners
• Drives effective relationship management and customer activities to build trust, facilitate negotiation and secure commitment with the customer
• Proactively identifies cross-sell opportunities and partners with other underwriters to deliver comprehensive insurance solutions for the customer

Qualifications :

• Established relationships with Retail and Wholesale Network
• Minimum of 7 years of Professional lines Underwriting Experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to travel approximate 10% of the time

Sompo International offers a competitive compensation and benefits package commensurate with experience.

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, 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 :

• 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 & 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.

Sompo International is an equal-opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. M / F / D / V