Underwriting Assistant, Excess Casualty E&S

Sompo International • New York, NY

2d • $80,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for your next opportunity? Sompo has a unique opportunity for an Underwriting Assistant, E&S Casualty. The position is for our New York office, Reporting to the VP, Underwriting Support Manager, 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 will be Doing: • Responsible for reviewing submissions • Assist underwriters with quote, binder, policy issuance & endorsement workflows • Work with and follow up with producers for any outstanding information & subjectivities • Review & adhere to Surplus Lines State regulations • Create, register, process and distribute binders, policies and endorsements within processing standards established by management • Prepare all policies in accordance with final binders inclusive of review by underwriting staff • Implement and maintain a field service reputation that is recognized as superior in the industry • To review and analyse facultative reinsurance certificates as determined by management • Provide backup to other Underwriting Assistants as necessary

Requirements

• Minimum of 2+ years’ experience as a technical/underwriting assistant with similar duties
• Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Adobe Acrobat
• Able to multi-task and communicate well
• Demonstrated planning and organizational skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reviewing submissions
• Assist underwriters with quote, binder, policy issuance & endorsement workflows
• Work with and follow up with producers for any outstanding information & subjectivities
• Review & adhere to Surplus Lines State regulations
• Create, register, process and distribute binders, policies and endorsements within processing standards established by management
• Prepare all policies in accordance with final binders inclusive of review by underwriting staff
• Implement and maintain a field service reputation that is recognized as superior in the industry
• To review and analyse facultative reinsurance certificates as determined by management
• Provide backup to other Underwriting Assistants as necessary

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees