[Hiring] Farm Underwriter @Arlington/Roe & Co Inc

Role Description

Arlington/Roe, a family-owned property/casualty wholesaler and managing general agency since 1964, has an outstanding opportunity for a Farm Underwriter on our Personal Lines team. This opportunity has the ability to work remote.

This position requires collaboration, underwriting, and relationship building/sales with a willingness to succeed. Ability to further develop our business and market position in the Midwest as an underwriter with production responsibilities will be a priority. The candidate for this position must develop and maintain productive working relationships internally and externally with our agents and insurance carriers.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years underwriting experience. Farm and Ranch experience is a plus
• Successfully completed or actively pursuing insurance designation: Associate in Underwriting (AU) or Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialists (AFIS)
• Ability to demonstrate decision making authority with limited supervision
• Ability to pay attention to detail, prioritize and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Results oriented
• Team player, strong work ethic and willingness to take initiative
• Possess a high level of proficiency using multiple carrier systems, agency management system, Microsoft Office Suite and working in a paperless environment

Requirements

• Evaluate and analyze new business submissions, renewals and endorsements to ensure they meet the carriers’ underwriting guidelines
• Within delegated authority accept, reject or modify new and renewal business to ensure a profitable book of business
• Partner with manager, carriers and state territory managers to profitably manage and grow our book of farm and ranch business
• Build and maintain positive agency relationships via phone calls, emails and agency visits
• Contribute as a leader within the department regarding product knowledge, carrier knowledge and underwriting expertise
• Solid knowledge of technical underwriting and consistently make sound underwriting decisions
• Serve as a resource for internal staff when addressing technical underwriting issues
• Focus on key metrics including but not limited to premium growth, loss ratio, new business hit ratio, and renewal retention ratio
• Train and educate agencies on carriers’ products and underwriting philosophies.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Company Description

For more information about Arlington/Roe, please visit our website at www.arlingtonroe.com.

Arlington/Roe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Arlington/Roe participates in E-Verify.