Senior Underwriter, Primary Retail Casualty - Accounts

Sompo; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sompo is seeking a Senior Underwriter for the Primary Retail Casualty Business Unit in the United States. The role focuses on large accounts across diverse industries and requires ownership of underwriting decisions, pricing strategy, and client/broker engagement.

The position will be based in multiple offices including New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Purchase, NY, Garden City, NY, or Morristown, NJ, with travel to market territories (25%).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial underwriting experience, preferably within casualty lines.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Experience in underwriting and managing accounts of varying sizes with large brokerage houses, regional agencies, and specialty retail brokers.
• Established relationships with brokers and agents on both a regional and national level.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to access complex risk, make sound business decisions and balance profitability with growth objectives.
• Willingness to travel to market assigned territory to include overnight trips (25%).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted underwriting expert across a broad range of casualty products and industries.
• Analyze submissions, evaluate risk exposures, and make timely underwriting decisions.
• Apply pricing and rating methodologies for various program structures to develop profitable pricing strategies.
• Demonstrate underwriting expertise through strategic evaluation of large and complex casualty risks.
• Prepare and evaluate underwriting recommendations, rate modifications, exceptions, referrals, and declination decisions.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers and agency partners as the primary underwriting contact.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Client relationship management

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Sompo is seeking a Senior Underwriter for the Primary Retail Casualty Business Unit in the United States. The role focuses on large accounts across diverse industries and requires ownership of underwriting decisions, pricing strategy, and client/broker engagement.

The position will be based in multiple offices including New York, NY, Charlotte, NC, Purchase, NY, Garden City, NY, or Morristown, NJ, with travel to market territories (25%).