AgriSompo National Underwriting Operations Specialist

Sompo; Fargo (ND); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two medical plans

Dental & Vision benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Sompo is seeking a National Underwriting Operations Specialist for its AgriSompo National Underwriting Department. The role focuses on training, system support, and consistency across regions, with opportunities to travel up to 25% and collaborate with Product Owners and System Support.

The position supports underwriting teams, develops training materials, and reinforces national standards to drive efficiency and knowledge adoption across locations, including potential remote work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Agriculture Education, Insurance or related experience.
• 5+ years MPCI underwriting experience with knowledge of underwriting systems and resources.
• Experience training, mentoring, and supporting regional underwriting operations across functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver underwriting training and onboarding for new and existing underwriting employees.
• Strengthen underwriting knowledge, system proficiency, and procedural consistency across regions.
• Develop, maintain, and improve training materials, job aids, and process documentation.
• Provide underwriting oversight and review of underwriting-facing training content.
• Reinforce national underwriting standards, service expectations, and best practices.
• Serve as a resource for underwriting system functionality, workflow questions, and operational guidance.
• Partner with Product Owners and System Support on underwriting requirements, enhancements, and process improvements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Agriculture Education, Insurance

Tools

Underwriting systems

Job description

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a National Underwriting Operations Specialist in our AgriSompo National Underwriting Department team.

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a National Underwriting Operations Specialist in our AgriSompo National Underwriting Department team. National Underwriting Operations Specialist supports underwriting consistency, operational efficiency, and employee development through training, system support, and regional underwriting assistance. The role serves as a national resource to help underwriting teams strengthen system proficiency, underwriting knowledge, process consistency, and adoption of national standards across all regions. This position also partners with Product Owners and System Support teams to support training, system enhancements, issue resolution, testing, and underwriting-related initiatives. Location: This position can be based out of our Lenexa KS, Topeka KS, Fargo ND, Batesville MS, our Lubbock TX office or remote. 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

• Deliver underwriting training and onboarding for new and existing underwriting employees.
• Strengthen underwriting knowledge, system proficiency, and procedural consistency across regions.
• Develop, maintain, and improve training materials, job aids, and process documentation.
• Provide underwriting oversight and review of underwriting-facing training content.
• Reinforce national underwriting standards, service expectations, and best practices.
• Serve as a resource for underwriting system functionality, workflow questions, and operational guidance.
• Partner with Product Owners and System Support on underwriting requirements, enhancements, and process improvements.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelors degree in Business, Agriculture Education, Insurance is preferred, or equivalent related experience.
• 5 plus years of MPCI underwriting experience with strong knowledge of underwriting systems, procedures, handbooks, provisions, and related resources.
• Experience training, mentoring, developing employees, supporting regional underwriting operations, and working across functional teams is also preferred, along with a practical understanding of underwriting workflows, documentation requirements, and service expectations.
• Strong knowledge of MPCI underwriting procedures, crop insurance resources, operating systems, and underwriting workflows, with the ability to translate complex concepts into practical, easy-to-understand guidance.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence outcomes, support process improvements, and work effectively across underwriting, Product Owner, and System Support teams.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Salary Range

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.

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

Who We Are And What We Stand For

At Sompo, our shared purpose is to create meaningful value for clients, communities, and each other. We strive to foster a workplace where everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to excel. As a global organization, we embrace diversity and champion equal opportunity. Guided by our core values—Accountability, Agility, Collaboration, Development, and Integrity—we build trust and support one another to achieve our goals worldwide. Life at Sompo page Our values come to life in how we hire and grow talent. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and organizational need, and we strive to ensure equitable access to opportunities so everyone can do their best work.