Ag Associate Underwriter

3 weeks ago


West Des Moines, United States FBL Financial Full time
Ag Associate Underwriter

Do you have agriculture, farming, or agri-business related experience and are able to work with limited direction? Do you thrive in a work environment where you must multi-task and have strong organization skills? Would you like a career where you have the opportunity to develop your skills and take advantage of new opportunities? If so, this could be a great opportunity for you

Who We Are: With Farm Bureau Financial Services, our client/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We're proud of our more than 80-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.

What You'll Do: As an Ag Associate Underwriter, you will assure the continuous growth of the company by the selection of desirable Agriculture lines of business. You will assist agency staff in selecting and writing new business, as well as respond to underwriting questions and concerns from the agency force. These questions are answered via phone, email and workflow. Your duties will include re-underwriting existing business with the objective of modifying or eliminating undesirable risks in a manner that will promote the best interest of the company. You will monitor the book of business to reduce the company's losses while driving the retention of profitable business through sound underwriting decisions and exceptional customer service.

What It Takes to Join Our Team:
  • Agriculture background/knowledge strongly preferred.
  • High school diploma or equivalent plus 2+ years of relevant experience is required. College degree preferred.
  • Must have excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.
  • Strong customer service skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to spend 30-40% of your day on the telephone, while spending the majority of your time at a desk.
  • Must keep up-to-date regarding local, state and federal rules and regulations to insure government compliance and meet company guidelines.
  • Must be able to work under pressure and shift priorities to achieve corporate and business unit goals, including the ability to meet deadlines, negotiate and cope with stressful situations.
  • Strong computer skills are required to quickly learn our multiple systems.
  • Progress towards industry education is expected (Associate in General Insurance (AINS), Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist (AFIS), etc).
  • Work 8am-4:30pm Monday through Friday from our office in West Des Moines, Iowa.


What We Offer You: When you're on our team, you get more than a great paycheck.You'll hear about career development and educational opportunities.We offer an enhanced 401K with a match, low cost health, dental, and vision benefits, and life and disability insurance options.We also offer paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time, and teams who know how to have fun. Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener

If you're interested in joining a company that appreciates employees, provides growth and professional development opportunities and offers great benefits, we invite you to apply today

Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or permanent work authorization.Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT status.

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