About this role
Job title: Senior Financial Lines Underwriter – Belgium & Netherlands
About the Role Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Senior Financial Lines Underwriter – Belgium & Netherlands. The Senior Financial Lines Underwriter will contribute to the growth and development of a book of profitable and diversified Financial Lines and Cyber insurance business, aligned with the anticipated growth of the Financial Lines segment in 2026. This role is pivotal in delivering superior service to stakeholders and differentiating Sompo in the market.
What You'll Do
- Contribution to growth and profitability (bottom line) of Sompo International’s portfolio by sourcing submissions, underwriting, pricing, marketing, and managing Cyber Insurance business and territories with the goals of maximizing the expected profitability and risk-adjusted return on capital.
- Manage existing relationships with clients and brokers while also developing new business opportunities.
- Contribute to build a well-diversified and balanced book in terms of risk profile and segmentation.
- Analyse underwriting information and ensure appropriate terms and conditions are secured and aligned with our underwriting guidelines.
- Perform contract negotiation, attending and travelling to brokers meetings and conducting underwriting reviews.
- Proactively promote the Sompo footprint and increase our recognition in Belgium and Netherlands.
- Cross sell other Sompo International Specialty Lines products, in particular identifying insurance needs that evolve out of an insured transaction.
What We're Looking For
- A recognised qualification in law, economics, finance and/ or IT engineering.
- 5 years + in Financial Lines and Cyber Insurance underwriting.
- Experience in building and growing a profitable Financial Lines and Cyber Insurance book in the European markets.
- Proven disciplined approach to underwriting.
- Knowledge of the Financial Lines and Cyber Insurance markets, regulation and products.
- Excellent networking skills and relationships with clients and brokers in Belgium and Netherlands.
- Analytical, energetic, creative, meticulous, driven, determined self-starter, smart, hardworking, resilient, ambitious, good team player.
- Strong presentation and negotiation skills.
- Flexibility and willingness to travel and offer top service quality.
- Dutch and English at working level. French is a plus.
Nice to Have
- French language skills are a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
- 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 performs 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 offer Health & Wellness Benefits, Retirement & Savings Plans, Global Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits, and other programs depending on the country.