Farm Underwriter - Virginia Farm Bureau

LOCATION

West Creek Office (Goochland County, VA – Richmond, VA)

This position is based out of our beautiful West Creek Office location. Hybrid work schedule is offered after a period of in office training.

POSITION

Full time (37.5 hours per week) – Salaried Position with Benefits

Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Accept, modify, or reject risks according to assigned authority limits.
• Evaluate accounts for eligibility and continued insurability.
• Review contracts and requests for coverage changes.
• Communicate decisions via phone, email and face to face and provide quick turnaround time.
• Assist in monitoring assigned book of business and report positive and negative trends to manager.
• Actively support and encourage the achievement of company profitability, growth and retention goals.
• Serve as coverage and underwriting resource to agents and Claims for all farm lines of business.
• Promote strong relationships with the agency force through education, technical assistance and superior service.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Review claim files
• Agent Visitations
• Review underwriting information sources: MVRs, CLUE, inspection reports, internet etc.
• Develop and deliver educational presentations for agents and underwriters
• Maintain a high degree of expertise in all farm lines of business
• Participation in agent, agency and Underwriting meetings
• All other duties assigned by the Manager and/or Vice President

MINIMUM SKILL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven decision making ability
• High level of initiative and motivation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong team orientation
• High degree of Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
• Customer focused
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented

MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 years of underwriting experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Insurance course work and related designations (CPCU, CIC, AU, AFIS, etc.)
• Farming/agricultural experience with knowledge of operations and equipment
• Effective presentation skills (group & individual)
• Computer literate with proficiency in ImageRight, FINYS, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

At VA Farm Bureau, we provide an exceptional benefits package, including ongoing job development and support in all roles, paid training and continuing education reimbursement, medical and dental insurance available on your first day, generous employee 401K contribution, excellent Paid Time off (PTO) plan and more!

Virginia Farm Bureau Companies provide equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, disability, orientation or veteran status.

VAFB supports compliance with COVID-19 protocols.