Sompo International Los Angeles , CA 90009
Posted 4 days ago
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
Are you looking for your next opportunity?
Sompo has a unique opportunity for an Assistant Vice President, E&S Casualty Underwriter. The position can be located in our LA, or Irvine CA office, reporting into the Senior Vice President, E&S Casualty.
Our seasoned U.S. Excess Casualty - E&S team applies significant expertise and creativity to complete placements. Leveraging our relationships with appointed wholesale brokers, we provide meaningful capacity, a consistent underwriting approach and timely coverage and claims responses.
Our business, your impact, our opportunity:
What you'll be doing:
Underwrite lead and excess liability business in accordance with Sompo's process, procedures, business philosophy and appetite.
Ability to evaluate all individual risk characteristics to properly determine capacity, attachment point, terms, and pricing
Maintain and enhance existing wholesale broker relationships, as well as identify and develop new relationships both regionally and outside the territory.
Adapt underwriting techniques to underwriting guidelines and rating plans to write a wide range of account size and operations
Develop and execute marketing plan aimed at retaining existing business and producing new business
Collaborating and cross selling with other lines of business within Sompo
What you'll bring:
Strong Established relationships with regional wholesale brokers with ability to move business a plus
8+ years of casualty underwriting experience
Bachelor's Degree from a four-year College or University
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong analytical and organizational skills
CPCU designation and/or Surplus Lines license preferred
Salary Range: $110,000 - $180,000 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 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
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, our ring is more than a logo, it is a symbol of our promise. Click here to learn more about life at Sompo.
Sompo is 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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