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

Are you looking for your next opportunity?

Sompo has a unique opportunity for an Assistant Vice president, Allied Healthcare Underwriter as part of our Healthcare team.

Our Healthcare Underwriting team offers solutions for Miscellaneous Healthcare facilities writing Healthcare Professional Liability, General Liability, and other ancillary lines for primary, Umbrella, and Excess risks. We work through a network of brokers who share our commitment to long-term partnerships built on a strong service proposition.

Location: This position will be based out of our Alpharetta, GA office. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers.

Our business, your impact, our opportunity:

What you'll be doing:

• The Underwriter will use internal and external data to make appropriate individual and portfolio risk decisions.
• Responsible for the profitable growth of an assigned book of business, utilizing underwriting policies and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations. Underwriting Miscellaneous Healthcare which consists of Healthcare Professional 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
• Foster and utilize 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 Southeast region with both retail and wholesale partners
• Drive effective relationship management and customer activities to build trust, facilitate negotiation and secure commitment with the customer
• Proactively identify cross-sell opportunities and partners with other underwriters to deliver comprehensive insurance solutions for the customer

What you'll bring:

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

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.