Crop Insurance Underwriting Assistant

Job Description

Are you looking for your next opportunity?

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Crop Insurance Underwriting Assistant in our Underwriting Department. In this role, you’ll support the Underwriting team with tasks such as processing applications, production reports, and acreage reports, conducting research, managing scanning operations, and continually delivering outstanding client service.

Location: This position will be based remotely in Illinois, with a preference for those in close proximity to our Jacksonville, IL office for occasional in-person collaboration and training opportunities. We strive for collaboration, which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long-lasting careers. 

Our business, your impact, our opportunity:

What you’ll be doing:

• Support underwriters by assisting with the review and processing of applications, production reports, and acreage reports.

• Organize and maintain records by scanning, uploading, and accurately identifying documentation in processing systems.

• Provide excellent customer service by responding to inquiries, assisting with requests, and ensuring a positive and professional experience.

• Communicate with agents to clarify or correct any discrepancies in provided information.

• Review existing coverage amounts to determine appropriate benefit levels.

• Verify and ensure policy forms comply with Risk Management Agency (RMA) guidelines.

• Perform accurate and timely data entry tasks as needed.

• Research and resolve underwriting-related inquiries.

• Analyze applications and documentation to identify areas requiring additional research.

• Participate in other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

• Receive ongoing feedback and coaching to enhance research skills, timeliness, and professional attitude, while building adaptability and initiative to manage new tasks, changes, and diverse teams or systems.

What you’ll bring:

• High school diploma (or equivalent) required

• 0–3 years of related experience preferred

• Experience in crop insurance is a plus

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to work well in a team environment

• Basic knowledge of administrative and office tasks  

• Proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Office

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Comfortable interacting with people at all levels, both inside and outside the organization

• Good time management, organization, and project management skills

• Detail-oriented with a strong customer service mindset

• Able to manage multiple projects while maintaining a positive and professional attitude

Physical Requirements & Work Conditions

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Ability to stand or sit constantly/continuously.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

Visual: The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical environment requires the employee to work inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold; moderate noise; a normal office environment. This position will require travel for meetings and trainings.

Salary Range: $50,000– $55,000 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, 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 

• 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 

In 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.