Senior Underwriter Agriculture

International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP); Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Swiss Re Singapore is seeking a highly experienced agriculture underwriter to join the Agriculture Reinsurance Team. You will support underwriting activities across Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, ANZ, and other APAC markets, including pricing and development of new agricultural schemes.

Positioned at VP level depending on experience, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to grow the agriculture portfolio while ensuring profitability and risk management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years relevant work experience in insurance or reinsurance underwriting, actuarial, or pricing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to global agriculture portfolio strategy by identifying and originating new opportunities in responsible markets.
• Underwrite, cost, and price agricultural reinsurance business including renewals and new deals.
• Develop new agricultural insurance schemes with private sector partners and public sector entities.
• Maintain and develop client and Agri-stakeholder relationships for portfolio steering and client management.

Skills

Underwriting

Pricing

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Agriculture insurance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/ Actuarial/ Finance

Tools

Excel

UW systems

Job description

Location

Singapore, SG

Corporate Title

Vice President

Division

BOU-CUO P&C Reinsurance (54001146)

Department

BOUS-Specialty (54001164)

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate agriculture underwriter with hands on experience in agriculture insurance/ reinsurance business or a related field to join our Agriculture Reinsurance Team at Swiss Re in Singapore.

In this role, you will contribute to growth and profitability by supporting underwriting activities in agricultural reinsurance across Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, ANZ, with flexibility to support other APAC markets as required.

This includes costing and pricing of agricultural reinsurance treaties and facultative business, as well as the origination of new business opportunities-such as developing new agricultural schemes-in collaboration with both internal stakeholders and external partners from the private and public sectors.

Depending on experience of candidate, this role would be positioned at VP level.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the global agriculture portfolio strategy with a main focus on identifying and originating new opportunities in the responsible markets.
• High-quality underwriting, costing, and pricing of agricultural reinsurance business-including both renewals and new deals-in alignment with Swiss Re's underwriting guidelines, pricing tools, and best practices.
• Develop new agricultural insurance schemes-including product design, pricing, and policy wording-in collaboration with private sector partners (e.g., local insurers) and public sector entities (e.g., government agencies) in the responsible markets. Develop skills and knowledge in index-based insurance solutions.
• Maintain and develop client and Agri-stakeholder relationships, playing a key role in portfolio steering and client management.
• Originate and manage relationships with insurers, brokers, and government entities in collaboration with Client Markets and Public Sector Solutions, where applicable.
• Contribute to internal and external technical and market studies, publications, and deliver value‑added training and consulting services to clients.
• Continuous Data analytics, data management and processing & analysis of agriculture insurance and reinsurance market data & information.
• Responsible of collating pricing & claims data and presenting it for companies' business need for business planning and execution.
• Responsible for the end‑to‑end underwriting process, encompassing business, contract administration, UW data system input as well as UW budgeting, in close collaboration with Business Services, Contract Wordings, and Finance teams.

About the Team

Swiss Re is a global leader in agricultural reinsurance with more than 30 underwriters spread across the globe. Deep expertise and our global footprint put us in a strong position to serve clients in both mature and emerging markets.

About You

• Minimum 5-8 years relevant work experience in insurance or reinsurance underwriting/ actuarial / pricing. Knowledge of agriculture business in Asia will be an advantage.
• Effective communication skills and solid working relationship with various stakeholders in agriculture business.
• Highly Self‑motivated and able to engage, empower and work in agile team environment.
• Ability to work accurately and deliver to deadlines.
• Analytical skills with ability to solve technical issues in a pragmatic way.
• Strong technical understanding of agriculture pricing, exposure assessment and claims/loss experience analysis.
• Resilient and agile, with the ability to adapt effectively to demanding and rapidly changing market environments.
• Good in Data analytics, data management and processing.
• Good at problem solving and ready to take on new initiatives.
• Graduate or Post‑graduate in Agriculture/ Actuarial Science/ Finance/ Agronomics/ Statistics/ Computer Engineering/ Insurance and related discipline
• Proficient in using Microsoft products like excel, power point etc.
• Knowledge & understanding of emerging technology in agriculture insurance is an advantage.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance‑based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting‑edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

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