Farm Underwriter
- Employer
- Brethren Mutual Insurance Company
- Location
- Hagerstown MD
- Salary
- Competitive Salary and Comprehensive Benefits
- Closing date
- Aug 9, 2021
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- Category
- Underwriting
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
The Farm Underwriter is responsible for communicating with the agency force, clients, and personnel on all farm lines. Achievement of assigned performance objectives through the underwriting of all business assigned to them.
Essential Duties:
- Communicates via telephone, written correspondence, email, fax and or appearances with the agency force, clients, and personnel with respects to farm underwriting. Responds to agency in matters such as exceptions, rejections, or cancellation of undesirable business.
- Performs underwriting duties, which includes:
- Underwrites new and renewal business, orders and reviews inspection reports and MVR’s Diary for any needed information with proper documentation
- Analyzes underwriting philosophy, products, pricing, positioning and recommends appropriate action
- Performs other duties as assigned or directed
Basic Qualifications
- High School Diploma and/or equivalent experience
- Minimum two (2) years' experience in related positions
- AFIS Designation preferred
- Must be able to analyze underwriting exposures with the ability to interpret an explain coverages
- Must make sound decisions within the underwriting authority
- Must exercise good communication skills and communicate effectively
- Must develop the underwriting necessary to properly evaluate and price risks
- Must have excellent written and verbal skills
- Must offer recommendations of coverage and rating alternatives
- Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Must possess a positive and professional attitude and handle problems in a professional manner
Company
Brethren Mutual has been providing dependable insurance through independent insurance agents since 1897. As a mutual insurance company, it’s important to understand that we are owned by our policyholders – not stockholders. For over 120 years, Brethren Mutual has stayed true to its hometown roots by maintaining its headquarters in Hagerstown, MD. Making its niche in the insurance marketplace, the Company has grown from a small insurance organization that protected local farm dwellings, crops, and personal belongings...to a regional, mutual company servicing the business, farm, and personal insurance needs of policyholders in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
- Website
- http://www.bmic.com/
- Telephone
- 3017390950
- Location
-
149 N Edgewood Drive
Hagerstown
MD
21740
US
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