AVP, E&S Excess Casualty Underwriter
Duties And Responsibilities
- Underwriting of lead and excess liability business
- Evaluate all individual risk characteristics to properly determine capacity, attachment point, terms and pricing
- Maintain and enhance existing broker relationships and 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
- Operate and lead a team-based environment which includes claims, legal and actuarial staff
Qualifications
- 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
- Willingness to travel as needed to support business activities
- CPCU designation and/or Surplus Lines license preferred
Pay
Sompo Insurance offers a salary range of $125,000 – 200,000. 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.
Benefits
Summary
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
About the Role
We are seeking an AVP, E&S Casualty Underwriter for our E&S Casualty team supporting the West Coast. Our preference is for the position to be located in Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, Scottsdale or Denver.
Company Information
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.
Summary
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