As a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance with worldwide operations and employees in Bermuda, U.S., U.K., Continental Europe and Asia, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those who matter the most: our people. At Sompo International, our values of integrity, collaboration, agility, execution and excellence underpin our culture and our commitment to providing an employee experience that attracts and engages the best talent in the industry. As we continue to grow, we strive to find diverse, innovative and driven professionals to join our teams and offer a broad range of career and development opportunities at all levels, in multiple business areas, in each of our locations throughout the world. Our compensation and benefits programs are market driven and competitive, with excellent family friendly policies and flexible working provisions. Job Description A r e you lo o k i n g f o r yo u r n ext oppo r t u n i ty? Und e r w r i t i ng A s s i s t ant Sompo is r e crui t ing for an Un d e rw r iting A ss i s tant to p r o v ide s u p po r t to v ar i ous b u s i n e ss lines w it h in our Underwriting te a m b as e d in o ur Cologne o f f i c e. As a n Underwriting A ss i s tan t, y ou w ill be requ i r e d to p r o v i de pro c e ss ing a n d u n derwrit i n g s u p p o rt to t h e b u s ine s s u n i t s (BUs). Y ou w ill get the o p portunity to work c lo s e ly with Un d e r w riters and w ider S e r v ice t eam, in c lud i ng o f f s ho r e te a m s, t o en s u r e s er v ice a c t i v ities are a chi e v ed w i t h in s er v ice d e li v e ry t i m e f r a mes s peci f ied. Y ou al s o can act a s a n a cc o u nt r e p r e s e n t a t i v e by r e s p on d ing t o s e r v ice m a tters a nd coor d inat i ng w ith the ap p rop r iate b u s i n e ss p artner f or re s olu t i o n. Yo u r m a i n r e s p o ns i b ili t i e s w i ll in v ol ve : Pro v ide s up p ort t o U nderwri t e rs i n t h e a r e a s o f u n der w riting oper a tion s, p r oc e d u res a n d p olici e s. Build str o ng relati o n s hips with and pr o v ide p rompt c u s t o m er s er v ice to all in t e rn a l a n d extern a l cu s t o m ers Comple t e as so c iated b u s ine s s p r oc e ss es s uch as Guide w ire d a ta en t r y, e D o cum e nt platforms (Ima g e Right ), E xc e l fo r m s u p d a t e s, san c tio n s c hecks a nd ot h e rs Pro v ide s up p ort t o a nd c o n d u c t r e gul a r q u ality checks o n ta s k s as s igned t o a n d c omplet e d b y t h e o ff s ho r e team R e s p o n s ible for a ccur a t e i ss u a n ce of p o licy do c um e n t s i n c l u ding p olicy s chedu l e s, p olicy word i ng, e n dor s em e nt s, in v oic e s a nd c e rti f i c a t e s o f in s u r an c e to t h e b r oker or cu s tomer in collab o ration with Poli c y Admin is t r a tion Te a m E s t a bli s h p r oc e s s to e ff ec t i v e l y monit o r w o r k on h a nd a nd s et p r iorities to c omplete t as k s with i n tu r nar o und tim e. H an d le c ompl e x w o r k i t ems i n cludi n g in v e s tigat i on o f i ss ues a nd t o a p p l y pr o blem s o lving s kills whi c h e n t a ils e f f e cti v e colla b oration w ith ot h e r d e p a rtm e n t s a nd coll e a gu e s w h ere requ ir e d to a chie v e win - w in re s oluti o ns to id e n t ifi e d i s su e s S e r v e as t h e l iai s on for un d e rwriters a nd b rokers in order t o t r ack, man a g e, a nd priorit i z e in s u ran c e ap p licatio n s a nd o t her s e r v ic e s R e a dy to pr o vide c ro ss - tr a ini n g to fe llow Underw r iti n g A ss i s tan t s for o ther B Us to red u ce key man depen d e n c y as well as to recei v e cro ss - t r aining by fellow Sk i lls a nd Pr o f e ss i o n a l E xp e r i en c e: D e s ir a ble p rior e x per i e n ce w o rking i n a n in s u r an c e /rein s u r an c e c ompa n y D e s ir a ble k nowl e d g e o f c o m m e r c i a l in s ura n ce p r od u c t s D e s ir a ble e x p e rien c e in un d e rwriting s up p ort fu n ction s, da t a en t ry a nd policy a dmin is t r a t ion Profici e nt in M i c r o soft O f f i ce Ef f ecti v e c o m mun i cation s k ills Good cu s tom e r s e r v ice s k i lls Ability to de v elop and m a int a i n ef f e c t i v e w o r king r e l a t io n sh i ps in t e rn a lly and ext e r n ally Ability to s ee work thr o ugh t o c omple t i o n with m inimal s u p e r v i s ion Pro-a c t i v e and “ c an-d o ” a t t i tu de Willin g n e s s to learn T e a m p l a y e r La n guages G e rman a nd E n g l i s h, de s ir a ble D u tch o r Fl e mi s h o r Fr e n ch p r o f ici e n cy O u r B e n ef i ts We co n ti nu o us ly e v al u a t e a n d upd a t e ou r b e n ef it p r o grams t o e nsu re th at o u r p la n s m ee t t h e n ee d s o f ou r em p lo ye e s an d th e ir d e p e nd e n t s. B e low a re a f e w h ighlig h t s o f ou r i n clu s i v e b e n ef it p r o gram s : • E x p a ns i v e H e al t h & W e llne s s B e n e f its • Ge n e r ou s R e ti r e m e n t & S av i n gs P la n s • G lo b al P a r e n t a l L e a v e & A d o p ti o n A s s i s t a n ce In tod a y’ s w or l d, wh at d o w e s t a n d f or ? We s tri v e to c r e a t e e xc e p ti o n al v al u e f or o u r cl i e n ts a n d s h ar e h ol d e rs w h ile m ai n t a i n i n g So m p o as an a t tr a cti v e p lace to w or k. We f o s ter an e nv iro n me n t of o n goi n g, o p e n d ial o g u e b e tw e e n m a n agers a n d t h e ir d ir e ct r e p ort s, a n d b e li e v e in an orga n iz a ti o n al e n v iro n me n t w h e re e v e r y o n e b e lo n g s. We p r oud l y a r e a m u lt i - racial, m u lt i - c u lt u ral, glo b al e n ter p ri s e. We r e je c t all f orms of raci s m, b i go t r y, p r e j ud ice a n d i n j u s tice a n d co n ti nu e to i n v e s t in bu ildi n g ou t an i n clu s i v e a n d d i v e r s e work e nv iro n me n t. A bou t Us E x p e r t Pa r t n e r s. C l a r i ty i n comp l ex i t y. Un w a v e r i n g comm i t m e n t. We’re S o m p o, a gl ob al p r ov i d e r of p r op e rt y, c asu al ty, a n d spec i al t y i nsu ra n ce an d r e i nsu r a n c e. Buildi n g o n Sompo H ol d i n g s ’ 130 y e ars o f i nn o v a t io n, w e ’re c o mm it t e d t o app l y i n g a ll o f ou r e x p e ri e n ce t o s i m p li f y y o u r s. O u r d e d icati o n t o y ou sh o w s u p in th e c a re we pu t in e v e ry d e t a il, w or k i n g t o crea t e a fr i ctio n l e s s ri s k m a n age m e n t j ou r n e y for e v e r y o n e we s e r v e. We l e ad with y o u r p riori t i e s, m e tic u lo us ly cr a f ti n g s ol u ti ons, s h ar i n g i ns igh ts, a n d und e r s t and i n g y o u r n ee ds. 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