Senior Crop Insurance Underwriter

As one of the leading writers of Federal Crop Insurance, Agri Sompo North America combines industry experience, resources, capital and talent to deliver both traditional and innovative crop insurance and productivity tools to farmers, ranchers, insurers and agribusinesses in the United States. Our organization operates within a culture rooted in ethics, integrity and a belief that accountability, collaboration and agility are crucial to long-term success.
Agri Sompo North America is a part of Agri Sompo , Sompo International’s global agriculture platform. This platform is an integrated underwriting, technology and distribution platform delivering innovate insurance and reinsurance solutions to agriculture partners worldwide. Sompo International, Agri Sompo ’s parent company, is a global organization driven by its core values, a carrier that holds promise, trust and the commitment to protect. Through operating subsidiaries, Sompo International writes agriculture, casualty and other specialty, professional lines, property, marine/energy and aviation lines of insurance and catastrophe, property, casualty, professional lines and specialty lines of reinsurance.
As a leading provider of crop insurance and other agricultural risk management tools, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those whose contributions matter most: our people. Agri Sompo North America has major offices in Lenexa, Kansas and Des Moines, Iowa as well as regional offices around the country. A shared commitment to integrity, accountability, collaboration and agility define our culture, and we strive to create exceptional value for our clients and shareholders and maintain Agri Sompo North America as a desirable place to work.
Job Description
Are you looking for your next opportunity?

Agri Sompo has a unique opportunity for an experienced Crop Insurance Senior Underwriter on our Southeast team.

Our Southeast team reviews, analyzes and inspects insurance contracts, application, production, and acreage report processing, research, written agreement processing, scanning, policy reviews, and always provide exceptional customer service.

This position can be based fully remote in Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina or North Carolina. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environmentwhere our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers
Our business, your impact, our opportunity:
What you'll be doing:

- Obtain policy from agents.

- Verify acreage and production reports.

- Research agent questions.

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Meet agent deadlines established by Risk Management Agency (RMA) policy and procedure.

- Teach agents to use the system.

- Review applications for renewals.

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Data Entry including policy information, production data, acreage report data, etc. and updates records. Confirms accuracy of information

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Obtain knowledge of a variety of crop insurance requirements.

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Confirm and verify policy forms in accordance with RMA guidelines and approve acceptance.

- Interpret FCIC policies.

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Work Policy Acceptance and Storage System (PASS) Errors and help train other Underwriters how to access and work errors.

- Submit and process RMA exceptions.

- Process production and acreage reports.

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Conduct policy Reviews including but not limited to, applications, production, acreage, and quality assurance.

- Other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring:

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Required – Experience in crop insurance.

Preferred – 5+ years related experience preferred.

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Knowledge of the MPCI program and the applicable underwriting rules and procedures.

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Ability to learn and understand what information is needed to process insurance policies, FCIC rules and regulations, policy provision, etc.

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Ability to understand printed policy information, such as manuals, handbooks, and actuarial documents and to apply information to work tasks.

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Basic keyboarding skills, ten-key skills, and the ability to enter information ra