Manager of Agri Business Underwriting

5 months ago

ChathamKent, Canada JN Salinas Full time

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**JOB SUMMARY**

**Skills**:Insurance, Agriculture, Underwriting, People Managment

**Experience required**: 10 Years

**Education level**:Director

**Industry**:Insurance


**Job Summary**:
Work location for this position is ideally in-office. This is a new role, therefore, initially we expect 4-days in-office with more flexibility added as the role develops. When working remote, the work is required to be completed within the Province of Ontario.

We are pleased to introduce a new leadership opportunity with our team at Kent & Essex Mutual Insurance Company. As the **Manager of Agribusiness Underwriting**, you will be accountable for leading product development and daily operations for underwriting services related to the Agribusiness.

**Leadership and Operational Accountabilities**
- Develop and implement agri-business underwriting plans, processes, procedures, and co-ordinates specific projects in accordance with approved company strategic plan.
- Lead a team of SME underwriters, and team leaders to influence frontline decisions to shape the best practices of the agribusiness department.
- Implement corporate strategic direction to sustain a profitable book of business and growth objectives.
- Provide direction, guidance, training, and technical advice leading to the development of underwriters to achieve their highest performance potential.
- Develop, execute, and oversee KPIs, to achieve business goals and service standards.
- Communicate department objectives and motivate the team to meet and exceeding customer service standards.
- Analyze data and make recommendations on staffing levels, staff development, broker authority, underwriter authority levels and workflow.
- Be the face of Kent & Essex Mutual’s Agribusiness SME UW team.
- Develop and facilitate strong broker relationships using a high degree of diplomacy and negotiation.

**Skills & Requirements**
- A college diploma in business, agriculture, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years’ technical experience in the P&C insurance industry plus 3-5 years of people management experience.
- CIP/FCIP/CRM designation earned or in progress or equivalent Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance technical background.
- Advanced knowledge through work or life experience of agribusiness/farm risk evaluation, rating, and procedures.
- Proven technical skills, sound judgment and decision-making skills are essential.
- An exemplary role model, demonstrating inspirational and motivational leadership for the entire business.
- A positive, enthusiastic, and compelling representative of Kent & Essex Mutual to policyholders and external contacts.
- Demonstrates collaboration, integrity, and performance in all that they do.
- Developing and fostering exceptional relationships.

**Must have**:

- Minimum of 10 years’ technical experience in the P&C insurance industry plus 3-5 years of people management experience.
- CIP/FCIP/CRM designation earned or in progress or equivalent Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance technical background.
- Advanced knowledge through work or life experience of agribusiness/farm risk evaluation, rating, and procedures.

**Salary**: $100,000.00-$125,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Application question(s):

- Please share your E.mail adress.
- Are you legally authorized to work in the US for any employer?
- Will you now or in the future, require immigration sponsorship for work authorization (for example, H-1B status)?
- Please describe your past management experience and list the size of your team.
- Please provide the link of your LinkedIn profile:

- What is your highest level of education?

Can you detail the top 3 responsibilities you held in your most recent role?
- Have you applied or been interviewed for any role with this company in the past? If so, please provide details.
- What is your desired total compensation? (Please specify base salary vs. commission/bonus expectation)
- Where are you located? If you are not near the job location, please explain relocation plan in detail (e.g. timeline, relocating with family, selling/buying property)

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