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Sompo

Sr. Underwriter, Healthcare

Posted: Oct 13, 2025
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Job Description

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Senior Underwriter as part of our Bermuda Healthcare team.Our Healthcare Underwriting team offers solutions for healthcare facilities writing Healthcare Professional Liability, General Liability, and other ancillary lines for Umbrella, and Excess risks. We work through a network of brokers who share our commitment to long-term partnerships built on a strong service proposition.Location: This position will be based in our Bermuda office.Our Business, Your Impact, Our OpportunityWhat you’ll be doing:The Senior Underwriter will have a thorough understanding of Sompo’s strategies and appetites and will use internal and external data to make appropriate individual and portfolio risk decisions. This position is responsible for the profitable growth of an assigned book of business, utilizing underwriting policies and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations. The open position reports to the AVP of Healthcare Underwriting.  Essential Duties And Responsibilities  Reviews applications and financial requirements to determine acceptability of risk in accordance with Sompo underwriting guidelines and standards  Understands pricing components and rating methodology; prices risk based on financial and competitive analysis  Demonstrates technical underwriting skills through strategic, thorough account reviews and file documentation  Manages assigned portfolio to achieve gross written premium, profitability, rate, retention, product mix, new business and portfolio management goals  Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of  products and appetite while clearly communicating Sompo position   Develops and implements distributor specific plans, monitors performance, and adjusts plan to ensure a substantial pipeline for future profitable growth  Drives effective relationship management and customer activities to build trust, facilitate negotiation and secure commitment with the customer  Proactively identifies cross-sell opportunities and partners with other underwriters to deliver comprehensive insurance solutions for the customer   What You’ll BringUndergraduate or advanced degree preferred; At least 6 years of Healthcare underwriting experience; knowledge of Healthcare products and marketing techniques; Established relationships producers; Strong negotiation skills; Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills; Ability to plan strategically and prioritize workload to meet production and management objectives. 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.SummaryWe 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 Bermuda benefit programs:Comprehensive health plan offering medical, dental and vision benefits Life & AD&D benefits Short term and long term Disability benefits with very competitive coverage Competitive pension plans (private and social insurance) Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays Generous Parental Leave Benefits including Adoption Assistance program Employee Assistance Program Monthly Parking Reimbursement Allowance Robust professional development benefits, including qualification bonus awards Closing Date: August 25, 2025In today’s world, what do we stand for?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.

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