Underwriting Assistant, Ocean Marine

Sompo has a unique opportunity for an Underwriting Assistant in our Ocean Marine Team.

As an Underwriting Assistant, you’ll manage policy submissions and ensure timely processing and delivery of quotes, binders, and policies to producers, meeting established service standards. You’ll also support the underwriting team by providing technical analysis and insights to help evaluate risk and inform decisions.

Location: This position will be based in our New York, NY 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:

• Partner with underwriters in the end-to-end processing of new and renewal business

• Evaluate new and renewal submissions against prescribed criteria to determine completeness; documents outstanding items and include them in communication to an underwriter for review.

• Assists in the follow-up and securing of outstanding items from the broker.

• Prepare documents for rating

• Analize loss information and prepare summary documentation

• Review policies and forms for accuracy and completeness.

• Communicate regularly with brokers to assure customer service

• Proactively communicate with producers for any outstanding information and ensure timely follow-up to support the underwriting process

• Provide backup support to team members to ensure continuity of operations and maintain service standards

What you’ll bring:

• Minimum 3 years of related underwriting support experience (preferred)

• Technical capabilities such as Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat

• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills

• Strong analytical and organizational skills

• Team player willing to contribute to the whole of the company

• Must demonstrate the ability to multitask and work under limited supervision

Salary Range: $55,000.00 – $85,000.00 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.