VP, Environmental Underwriter

Job title: VP, Environmental Underwriter

About the Role As Vice President, Underwriter on Sompo's North America Environmental team, you will underwrite construction risks for environmental and professional exposures on both practice and project bases, for contractors and owners, and pursue follow-form excess opportunities. This role supports collaboration across multiple offices and requires leadership in underwriting, pricing, and distribution development.

What You'll Do

• Underwrite construction risks for environmental and professional exposures on practice and project bases, for contractors and owners, and follow-form excess opportunities for both contractor and owner exposures.
• Demonstrate agility in underwriting to review submission documents and determine acceptability of risk in accordance with Sompo guidelines.
• Apply pricing and rating methodology; price risk based on underwriting and competitive analysis.
• Select, price and craft terms and conditions for risks in an innovative and competitive manner.
• Communicate with strong sales and negotiation skills to promote Sompo proposals and brand, resulting in positive production results.
• Exhibit strong decision-making skills.
• Maintain underwriting discipline to minimize exposure.
• Establish and maintain distribution relationships (Retail and Wholesale) with regional and national distribution partners focused on construction, professional and environmental products.
• Identify, qualify, manage and maintain distribution relationships.
• Generate new business pipeline for specified classes and manage renewal book.
• Drive new business volume and production, along with marketing and sales responsibility.

What We're Looking For

• Preferably 10 years of underwriting/insurance experience in environmental, construction or professional areas.
• Bachelor’s Degree, strongly preferred.
• Strong market presence and visibility.
• Consistent production track record.
• Extensive depth of product and market knowledge.
• Ability to establish, manage and maintain distribution and clients.
• Strong marketing, sales and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work as a part of a team with a collaborative communication approach.
• Consistent emphasis with attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to present referrals, products, and capabilities to various audiences in different settings.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $190,000 - $250,000 per year.
• 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.