Meet Tara Abel, SVP, Strategic Partnerships
Please tell us about your career journey and your path to Sompo.
My path to my current role at Sompo could be seen as somewhat unconventional. I started my career in the corporate IT department at Nine West as a remote support specialist. While I was there, I worked towards my MBA in Finance which took me down a path of data, analytics, and reporting. I worked as a consultant for a while and then took a role at Saks Fifth Avenue before making a career changing move to the insurance industry with a role at AIG. After 12 years there, I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to work with some former colleagues at Sompo.
What advice do you have for prospective Sompo candidates?
Always be open to learning. There is a wealth of opportunities at Sompo – unique ones at that. Volunteer for projects outside of your team / department, we really encourage that.
Tell us about an initiative at Sompo that you are most excited for in 2022.
The initiative to build out our Multinational capability is very exciting to me as it is an intersection of Product, Operational, Technology, and Distribution that will enable Sompo to serve a broader client base.
What is your idea of a perfect day outside of the office?
Spending the day with someone special detached from the hustle of NYC. I especially love when there is no cell phone service, so I don’t even have the option to check email – and I can totally unplug!
About Sompo
Sompo Holdings Ltd. is a global specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, headquartered in Bermuda. Through its operating subsidiaries, Sompo writes agriculture, professional lines, property, marine, energy, casualty and other specialty lines of insurance and catastrophe, property, casualty, professional lines, weather risk and specialty lines of reinsurance. Sompo companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Sompo Holdings, Inc., whose core business encompasses one of the largest property and casualty insurance groups in the Japanese domestic market. We maintain excellent financial strength as evidenced by the ratings of A+ (Superior) from A.M. Best (XV size category) and A+ (Strong) from Standard and Poor’s on our principal operating subsidiaries. Sompo’s headquarters are located at Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda and its mailing address is Sompo, Suite No. 784, No. 48 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.
For more information about Sompo, please visit www.sompo-intl.com.