Underwriter Supervisor - Agribusiness

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Job description

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, a Fortune 500 company. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value the unique perspective each of our employees bring to the workplace. We know that when people with different cultures, backgrounds and experiences work collaboratively, we can exceed our business objectives. We are dedicated to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce that fosters creativity and enables our ongoing success.

The AgriBusiness® Division provides coverage for full-time operating farms, ranches, equine and agricultural operations on a nationwide basis through independent agents who specialize in the rural market. AgriBusiness® is searching for an Underwriting Supervisor. This position will be located in Cincinnati, OH.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Responsible for performance and coaching of staff and has a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection,
• development, and performance management. Provides training to new members of the team.
• Provides technical advice to lower level associates and other functional areas. Review and make decisions on referrals.
• Has accountability for own risk selection/rejection, pricing, retention, growth, and profitability (per divisional
• objectives) decisions and those made by members of the team/unit.
• o Empowers employees to use independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.
• o Oversees analysis of coverage and limit requests and decisions for what terms to offer.
• o Ensures business is priced in accordance with company guidelines.
• o Assesses risk quality and compliance within company guidelines and initiates appropriate loss prevention actions.
• o Ensures that appropriate reports are available, accessed, and appropriately used for rating and underwriting
• processes.
• Ensures that effective business relationships with internal and external customers/coworkers are developed and
• maintained in order to attract and retain profitable business.
• Visits agents, brokers, and producers in order to retain existing accounts, build and maintain business relationships, and develop new opportunities in support of divisional objectives.
• Interprets, explains, and markets products and services.
• Leads by example in providing excellent customer service. Compiles statistics and reports on service levels, activity, and
• customer experience. Identifies and recommends appropriate changes to processes and/or procedures to increase
• customer service/satisfaction.
• Administers, applies, and may update underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules, and insurance laws and
• regulations.
• Analyzes quality and quantity of risks underwritten and prepares reports to communicate this information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3 to 5 years of commercial property and casualty underwriting and marketing experience preferred.
• Proficient with underwriting concepts, practices and procedures is a plus.
• Must possess excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and organizational skills. Uses communication skills to build trusting relationships and enhance service reputation.
• Continuing education such as CIC or CPCU designation is preferred.