Senior Agribusiness Underwriter

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews new risk submissions, renewals, and endorsement requests within assigned authority and underwriting guidelines.

• Obtains additional information where necessary and analyzes all pertinent data to determine acceptability of risks according to established underwriting guidelines.

• Reviews endorsements on existing policies to identify any change in original coverage or amounts.

• Assist Division Manager in the development and implementation of the Business Plan for the division.

• Assist Division Manager in planning and implementing the marketing strategy for division.

• Assume day to day responsibility for the areas delegated by Underwriting Supervisor.

• Evaluates, accepts, rejects or modifies risks within established underwriting guidelines.

• Prepares submissions for higher review by Underwriter Supervisor when risk limits are outside assigned authority.

• Communicates with agents either written or orally to develop agent/underwriter relationships.

• Encourage submission of targeted business and maintain liaisons with agents to obtain necessary underwriting information.

• Make referrals to Underwriting Supervisor when necessary.

• Provides assistance, consultation and advice on underwriting matters to other underwriters, support staff, and Underwriting Supervisor.

• Provides underwriting assistants/technicians with all necessary rating information.

• Assists in training of personnel as needed.

• Performs special projects and other job duties as necessary.

• Knowledge of rating, forms, and underwriting requirements for Agribusiness lines of insurance.

• Analytical ability to evaluate underwriting risks within assigned authority limits.

• Ability to read and understand company procedure manuals and apply information to work tasks.

• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks.

• Ability to work well with people in a team environment.

• Ability to effectively communicate and maintain business relationships with Company personnel, agents, outside resources, and customers.

• Ability to train or assist in training of underwriter assistants, underwriting technician, and underwriters.

• Ability to use the company terminology, processes and systems.

• Knowledge of general office practices.

• Ability to perform basic and complex mathematical calculations.

• Ability to remain calm and professional.

• Ability to work from oral and written communications.

• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to assist in other work-related areas as required.

High School or GED required, baccalaureate degree preferred and at least 1 year as an Underwriter Specialist at Rain and Hail Agribusiness Division or at least 5-7 years of Property and Casualty insurance experience.