What are the responsibilities and job description for the Underwriting Assistant, Surety Underwriting Center position at Sompo?
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Sompo has a unique opportunity for an Underwriting Assistant in our Surety Underwriting Center business unit.
As an Underwriting Assistant, you will be responsible for the daily processing and management of surety bonds, while also supporting the broader Surety team. You will also manage key relationships with underwriters and agency partners to ensure efficient and accurate service delivery.
Location: This position will be based in our Mount Juliet, TN 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:
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.
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:
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.
Sompo has a unique opportunity for an Underwriting Assistant in our Surety Underwriting Center business unit.
As an Underwriting Assistant, you will be responsible for the daily processing and management of surety bonds, while also supporting the broader Surety team. You will also manage key relationships with underwriters and agency partners to ensure efficient and accurate service delivery.
Location: This position will be based in our Mount Juliet, TN 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:
- Process Surety business through data entry, Underwriter support, understanding rating scenarios, and producing error-free work through strong attention-to-detail
- Develop superior working relationships with underwriters and act as the first point of contact with timely service inquiries
- Maintain successful relationships with agencies and clients
- Display and use knowledge with filed rates, minimum premium, rater and assisting with line cards
- Manage internal reports: monthly renewal, status reports, data cleanup projects, submission under review & quoted status
- Provide support to Surety Underwriting Center team (other UAs, account management, bond forms, collections)
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a technical/underwriting assistant with similar duties preferred
- Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities
- Strong written and oral communication skills (email, phone, in-person)
- Computer skills including Excel, Outlook, Edge/Chrome, Nitro Pro (Adobe)
- Ability to multi-task and collaborate effectively with others
- Planning and organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Desire to learn, positive attitude and willingness to take on new opportunities or responsibilities from UW’s or Leads
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.
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
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.
