Underwriting Trainee, Inland Marine

Sompo Underwriting Trainee Program

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a 2026 Sompo Underwriting Trainee for our Inland Marine Team in our Denver, CO and Dallas, TX, office(s). Our Trainee Program is an 18-month program beginning in July 2026 designed to equip you with the essential business and technical skills needed to build a successful career in insurance.

Job Description

As an Underwriting Trainee you will work alongside the most experienced underwriters in the industry to gain in-depth knowledge of our business units and underwriting philosophy through on-the-job learning, workplace mentoring. Our Trainees work directly on their products' accounts, building relationships and identifying customers' needs. This rigorous curriculum also includes training in negotiation, risk analysis and relationship management. Sompo's Trainee Program serves as a launchpad for career advancement, empowering you to acquire the knowledge and skills essential for success in your respective field.

What can I expect as a Underwriting Trainee?

• On-The-Job Learning Insurance requires a high degree of experience and expertise something you can't learn in the classroom. Sompo Trainees are immersed in the day-to-day activities of their team, assisting Underwriters in exposure analysis and operational analysis of insureds, compiling a competitor analysis from a publicly available database, working with Underwriting Assistants in developing renewal lists, contacting brokers for submissions, and accompany underwriters during internal meetings and occasional external marketing calls.
• Activities, Learning and Development Directed Self-Study Professional designation courses give new Trainees professionals technical knowledge of insurance operations and industry practices. Sompo supports our employees pursuing continuing educations opportunities by covering the cost for fees and textbooks, offering time off work to take exams and providing additional compensation for successful completion of many courses.
• Career Development Support At Sompo, we are committed to developing our people. We encourage employees to strengthen their skills and expand their understanding of the business. Our Underwriting Trainees receive professional development training on a variety of topics aligned with their respective business unit.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Sompo employees are some of the best and brightest in the industry. When recruiting the next generation of Sompo employees, we consider graduating Seniors, and recent college graduates with previous internship experience working in insurance, financial services, marketing or sales. Additional requirements include :

Salary Range : $70,000 $77,500 Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.

At Sompo, 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.

Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs :

In today's world, what do we stand for? Ethics and integrity are the foundation of delivering on our commitment to you. We believe that core values drive success, and that when relationships are held in the highest regard, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. At Sompo International, our ring is more than a logo, it is a symbol of our promise.

Sompo International is an equal opportunity employer and we intentionally value inclusion and diversity. We are passionately committed to equal opportunities. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex orientation, national origin, or age.