Agricultural Underwriter

Ardonagh; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is seeking an Agriculture Underwriter to join their team in the Tees Valley. You will be responsible for underwriting and administering risks, ensuring compliance, and developing professional relationships. Ideal candidates will have comprehensive underwriting knowledge and relevant certifications. This role offers a supportive environment focused on diversity and inclusion, along with standard benefits.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Standard benefits packages

Qualifications

• Strong product knowledge in agriculture underwriting.
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory insurance framework necessary.
• Ability to demonstrate effective trading process.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and administer risks for new business and renewals.
• Ensure compliance with underwriting authority limits.
• Maintain professional relationships and contribute to business development.

Skills

Comprehensive underwriting knowledge

Proactive follow-up of risks

High level of technical understanding

Effective relationship development

Education

Cert CII preferred

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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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We are 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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