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Senior Underwriter Agriculture (F/M)

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Description

The Agri Insurance Underwriter has a key responsibility for the business both in terms of growth and profitability.

 

Your mission is to transform deals at best terms and conditions, in accordance with his/her Underwriting authorities and in strict compliance with the Underwriting framework in force. The Underwriter decisions have key impact on overall business, both in terms of growth and profitability. 

 

  • Design Agri insurance covers tailored to client needs (parametric + indemnity)
  • Underwrite deals: as “deal leader”, the Underwriter is accountable to manage the broker / client and to secure deal delivery from A to Z (inc. risk analysis, pricing, decision making process, policy wording, negotiation of terms and conditions).
  • Develop and Build worldclass underwriting capabilities (projects related to products, data, tools, etc.).

Responsibilities

Experience required:

  • Top Maths / physics academic background
  • 10+ years of experience in Agri insurance

 

 

Technical Skills:

  • Expertise of pricing and underwriting (e.g. guidelines, risk carriers, insurance / reinsurance / captive / derivative set-up).
  • Main Crops expertise
  • Expertise of data modeling

 

 

Behavioural Skills:

  • Ability to prioritize tasks in the context of many deals in parallel.
  • Clarity of thinking and communication.
  • Ability to listen to clients/brokers, but also help them to buy the proposed solution.
  • Ability to work in a team (i.e. leverage expertise from colleagues for his/her missions, contribute to the missions of other colleagues, give feedback).
  • Open-mindset and appetite for transformative environment.
  • Ability to deliver under deadline pressure.
  • Solution oriented
  • Client negociation skills and co-construction

Hard Skills

  • Customer relations
  • Contract negotiations
  • Relationship building
  • Competitor research
  • Cross-cultural sales background

Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Problem-solver
  • Team-oriented
  • Skilled Collaborator
  • Work well under pressure