Underwriter 1 - Crop

COUNTRY Financial • Bloomington, IL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Step into a key role that supports our mission of delivering exceptional crop insurance service. As a Crop Underwriter, you’ll evaluate and underwrite new business, policy changes, rewrites, and seasonal activities across both Federal and Crop Hail lines. You’ll work closely with our agency partners to make sound underwriting decisions, ensure full compliance with federal requirements, and provide outstanding support to financial representatives, crop specialists, and their teams. This position is perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys making a meaningful impact on the success of our agents and clients.

Requirements

• Typically requires 2+ years of relevant experience or a combination of related experience, education and training.
• This position is part of a job family. Placement will be determined based on skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Review and underwrite crop lines risk (i.e., selection/rejection of new and renewal business) of new applications and in-force business with higher degrees of risk not processed by automated systems.
• Administers and monitors underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules, and federal rules and regulations.
• Analyzes quality and quantity of risks underwritten and utilizes various systems to retrieve and/or enter policy information and access reference material.
• Ensures adequate pricing of insurable risks by properly classifying the exposure and verify that characteristics are identified and applied to make changes where appropriate.
• Communicating with agency partners, Underwriting, and/or other internal departments to obtain information or approval/denial of a policy transaction.

Benefits

• insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life)
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off, parental leave, paid company holidays and paid time off to volunteer in your community
• Tuition assistance and industry education certificates and designations
• Employee resource groups to connect with your peers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees