Agriculture Underwriter

Job Overview

As an Agriculture Underwriter, you will play an active role in underwriting multi-line property and liability and Agri Motor business whilst providing excellent service, and developing and using your expertise to ensure we grow our account profitably.

Job Responsibilities

• Underwriting Agriculture business in accordance with agreed standards and limits to deliver planned financial results.
• Manage referrals & queries for cases within underwriting license and in adherence to guidelines. 
• Work collaboratively with other members of team and with colleagues in other parts of organization to provide excellence in service standards to our customers.
• Completing all tasks in line with Department Procedures including those for renewal management, complaints and error management, SLAs, CPC timelines and agreed Personal Business Objectives.
• Support and encourage a high performance culture within the team and broader business through participation in training and internal Quality Assurance activities.
• Any other duties/responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned in line with company requirement.

Education

• Achieved a professional insurance qualification qualified to a minimum level of Accredited Product Advisor (APA) or Certified Insurance Practitioner (CIP).

Experiences

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as an Insurance Underwriter
• Proven track record of high performance standards.
• Strong technical understanding of Insurance products and Underwriting disciplines.

Competencies

• A Pragmatic Decision maker with solid underwriting assessment and reasoning skills and an ability to work on own in initiative.
• Quality focused to provide excellent service to all customers and meet deadlines as required
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated record in building working relationships within team units and with other internal and external stakeholders.
• Ambitious and energetic in their approach to their work and possess a positive outlook.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative and an active desire to develop knowledge and experience.
• Strong knowledge of Irish Agricultural Industry
• Excellent keyboard skills and proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and an underwriting application.

MCC

• Problem Solving 
• Customer Focus 
• Cultivating Relationships
• Leading Self 
• Management of Information and Data Analysis 

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This role sits within the pay grade B within FBD's Underwriting Department. 

This role is being offered on a 12 month FTC.

FBD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applicants of all ages, genders, ethnicities, cultures, religions, languages, sexual orientations, abilities, disabilities, and social backgrounds.

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone is encouraged to bring their whole, authentic self to work. Our approach to inclusion is embedded in our hiring practices, pay structures, leadership development, and workplace policies. At FBD, we believe that when our people feel valued and supported, they thrive, and so does our business. We are proud to foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and shared success at every stage of your career.