Agricultural Underwriter

Starr Underwriting; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialist underwriting business seeks an Agriculture Underwriter to join its team in Harrogate. The role involves underwriting and administering agricultural risks, ensuring compliance, and fostering professional relationships. Ideal candidates will have comprehensive underwriting knowledge and a Cert CII. This position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive underwriting knowledge and ability including specialist market and product knowledge.
• Working knowledge of the legal and regulatory insurance framework.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and administer risks including new business, renewals, and midterm adjustments.
• Demonstrate a high level of technical understanding and progress underwriting license attainment.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships both internally and externally.

Skills

Underwriting Knowledge

Technical Understanding

Relationship Building

Education

Cert CII

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Agriculture Underwriter. Geo Agriculture is a dynamic and fast-growing specialist underwriting business. Our proposition is centred on technical and service excellence, product coverage, fair and consistent pricing, and our trusted claims service.

What you will do as an Agriculture Underwriter:

• To underwrite and administer risks (including new business, renewals, and midterm adjustments) and issue accurate, compliant documentation on behalf of Insurers within Delegated Underwriting Authority limits, and personal product licensing allowances.
• To clearly demonstrate proactive, follow up of risks underwritten.
• Proactively demonstrate a high level of technical understanding commensurate with the licence held, and to actively progress underwriting licence attainment and technical understanding.
• Demonstrate a high quality of underwriting in accordance with the businesses Quality Control requirements and framework.
• Demonstrate an effective trading process and ability in line with individual business productivity expectations.
• Develop and maintain professional, effective internal and external relationships.
• Contribute positively and proactively to business development and change.
• Conduct all business activities in line with prescribed Group business standards, service standards, and regulatory frameworks.

What we are looking for in an Agriculture Underwriter:

• Cert CII preferred
• Comprehensive underwriting knowledge and ability inc. specialist market and product knowledge
• A comprehensive level of specialist market and specialist product knowledge
• A working knowledge of the legal and regulatory insurance framework

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Everywhen is an equal opportunities employer, with a growing and thriving diversity, equity and inclusion strategy; we are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check.

Please note: We may close a vacancy prior to the publish end date if the required quality or number of applications has been received. No Agencies please.

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