Sr. Underwriting Assistant - E&S Excess Casualty

Sompo Holdings, Inc.; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Sompo Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Senior Underwriting Assistant, E&S Excess Casualty, for its New York City, Alpharetta or Dallas office, reporting to the VP, Underwriting Support Manager, E&S Casualty.

The role supports underwriters through the quote, bind, policy issuance and endorsement process. You will coordinate with brokers, review regulations, create binders and endorsements, and maintain audit-ready underwriting files while delivering high-quality service.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a Senior Underwriting Assistant or similar.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Strong problem solving and decision‑making abilities.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
• Able to multitask with solid planning and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle new and renewal submissions and prepare files for quoting.
• Provide administrative support through the quote, bind, policy issuance and endorsement process.
• Coordinate with brokers to obtain required information and subjectivities.
• Review Surplus Lines regulations and state-specific requirements.
• Create, register, and distribute binders, policies and endorsements per SLAs.
• Prepare policies accurately with final binders and approvals.
• Maintain audit-ready underwriting files and documentation.
• Collaborate with Underwriters, brokers, and internal partners to complete activities.
• Provide coverage and workflow support to other Underwriting Assistants.
• Identify process improvements to enhance efficiency.

Skills

Problem-solving

Written and oral communication

Multi-tasking

Planning and organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Outlook

Access

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Job Description

Are you looking for your next opportunity? Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Senior Underwriting Assistant, E&S Excess Casualty. The position is for our New York City, Alpharetta or Dallas Office, reporting to the VP, Underwriting Support Manager, E&S Casualty. Our seasoned U.S. E&S Excess Casualty 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 new and renewal submissions, review documentation, and prepare files for quoting.
• Provide administrative and operational support to Underwriters throughout the quote, bind, policy issuance and endorsement process.
• Coordinate with brokers to obtain outstanding information, documentation, and subjectivities necessary.
• Review and adhere to applicable Surplus Lines regulations and state-specific requirements.
• Create, register, process and distribute binders, policies and endorsements in accordance with established SLAs.
• Prepare policies accurately and in accordance with final binders, ensuring all documentation has been reviewed and approved by appropriate underwriting staff.
• Maintain a high level of service and professionalism, contributing to a field service reputation recognized as exceptional in the industry.
• Review and analyse facultative reinsurance certificates and related documentation is completed accurately, as directed by management.
• Maintain accurate, organized and audit-ready underwriting files and documentation.
• Collaborate effectively with Underwriters, fellow Underwriting Assistants, brokers, and internal business partners to ensure timely and accurate completion of account activities.
• Provide coverage and workflow support to other Underwriting Assistants as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance efficiency, and support the overall effectiveness of your role.

What you will bring:

• Minimum of 4+ years’ experience as a Senior Underwriting Assistant with similar duties
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• 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 wellDemonstrated planning and organizational skills

Salary Range: $60,000-$105,000. 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 International, 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.

Sompo is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. M/F/D/V

Visit our website at www.sompo-intl.com

We are Sompo, a global provider of commercial and consumer property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance. Building on the 137 years of innovation of our parent company, Sompo Holdings, Inc., Sompo employs approximately 10,000 people around the world who use their