Underwriting Support III
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Underwriting Support III reviewing and rating crop insurance policies for ProAg, a specialty agricultural insurer. Supporting agents, resolving FCIC issues, and ensuring federal and company guideline compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Review policy information for crop insurance coverage, proper rating, and other information to determine application acceptability
- Contact and respond to verbal and written inquiries from brokers within designated timeframes
- Verify policy rates using RMA and ProAg quoting applications
- Use automated underwriting and/or processing systems for new or renewal policies
- Prepare quotations and answer questions from agents, policyholders, and prospects
- Follow company underwriting authority directives, guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Request documentation needed to process applications, endorsements, or cancellations
- Approve or deny applications within authority, or recommend decisions to higher authority
- Review cancellation and endorsement requests
- Research and resolve FCIC error-resolution items
- Read and interpret FCIC documents
- Analyze and revise acreage reports
- Respond to inquiries from RMA and RSOs
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, government regulations, and relevant deadlines
- Cultivate internal and external relationships to facilitate underwriting and promote business development
- Serve as a resource to departmental staff on underwriting procedures and guidelines
- Develop understanding of factors affecting policy rating and risk
- Assist with data entry as needed
- Attend required training sessions
Requirements:
- A minimum of two years of relevant and progressive professional experience
- Previous agriculture or crop insurance industry experience preferred
- A bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Business Administration, or a related field, or the equivalent education and/or experience
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to handle confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy
- Knowledge of crop insurance underwriting and policy processes
- Ability to read and interpret FCIC documents
- Ability to use Risk Management Agency (RMA) and ProAg quoting applications
- Knowledge of automated underwriting and/or processing systems
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package
- Strong learning culture with ongoing development opportunities
- Opportunities for growth and career advancement
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, with eligibility beginning on your first day of employment
- Basic life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with 6% company match
- 20 days of PTO
- Three floating holidays
- Approximately 10 paid holidays
- Volunteer time off
- Paid parental leave
- Award-winning wellness program, including mental health services, fitness network membership, and a complimentary Headspace subscription
- Student loan matching program
- Employee discount program
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