Commercial Agriculture Underwriter

The Vacancy

Agriculture Underwriter - Home Based - ARD1040193

We're on the hunt for a talented Agriculture Underwriter to join our team at Geo Underwriting. This pivotal role, reporting to our Trading Manager, offers the flexibility of being home based with the requirement of travel to our Harrogate or Darlington office for an initial 2-week induction and occasionally for team meetings. You will be responsible for driving the acquisition and retention of profitable, target business in line with company underwriting strategies and business plans across the portfolio range of Geo Agriculture products. You will generate and underwrite new business opportunities and maximise existing business retention.

What you will do as an Agriculture Underwriter:

1. Initiate and develop new underwriting opportunities across relationships and products.
2. Demonstrate strong technical capability, and trading and negotiating skills in the attainment of retaining and acquiring business.
3. Develop and maintain key account underwriting relationships.
4. Maintain a working knowledge and trading ability across all relevant Geo Agriculture binders.
5. Underwrite / take underwriting lead on complex risks.
6. Support product administration and development.
7. In collaboration with the technical team, develop new underwriting opportunities across products.
8. Acquire and retain profitable target business.
9. Achieve key team and individual targets assigned.

What we are looking for in our next Agriculture Underwriter:

1. Cert CII essential. DIP CII/ ACII preferred.
2. Advanced level of specialist market and specialist product knowledge.
3. Proven, effective training style (Train the trainer essential).
4. Proven ability to write profitable business in the Agriculture specialist market.
5. A working knowledge of the legal and regulatory insurance framework.
6. Exceptionally strong decision-making confidence and ability.
7. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels with internal and external stakeholders.
8. Highly organised with a focus on individual and business objectives, priorities and deliverables.

In return you will be welcomed and supported by Geo Underwriting, part of our Ardonagh family, with opportunities to earn your annual salary plus a role-based incentive plan and grow your career. You will also be joining an organisation that cares about you as a person and your wellbeing. Some of the other benefits are:

1. Holiday entitlement of 26 days plus bank holidays, with an option for holiday trading.
2. Company funded membership for your CII/ACII qualification.
3. Life Assurance, Insurance and Income Protection.
4. Opportunity to progress your career across the entire Ardonagh family.
5. Gain CII or ACII qualifications to boost your knowledge and career prospects.
6. Pensions scheme for when you feel it's time to retire.
7. 24-hour support for physical and mental wellbeing.
8. 1 days paid volunteering day to give back to our communities.
9. The Spotlight Awards, where we shine a light on the brightest talent across our group.

So, what are you waiting for? Apply today and one of our team will be in touch.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check.

Please note: We may close a vacancy prior to the publish end date if the required quality or number of applications has been received. No Agencies please.

Why not check us out on LinkedIn or speak to one of our team to find out what life's really like with The Ardonagh Group family.

The Company

Geo Underwriting is one of the UK's largest, full service managing general agent's (MGA) encompassing Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Agriculture and our London Market business, Geo Specialty.

With 11 regional offices, we offer a wide underwriting footprint, diverse product range and A-rated capacity.