Salary
💰 $116,700 - $130,000 per year
About the role
- Oversee the policy administration function for an entity servicing federal crop insurance and private crop insurance programs
- Build and lead a team of policy administration personnel with expertise in various crops, insurance plans and commodity types charged with reviewing policy information provided by agents and policyholders
- Ensure underwriting process follows provisions of standard reinsurance agreement and supplemental guidance on underwriting in the federal crop insurance program
- Ensure adequate internal control policies and procedures over the underwriting process
- Lead underwriting documentation function, ensuring accuracy and completeness of all information and a complete documentation trail exists
- Aid compliance functions such as policy review and error tracking as needed
- Support training function by developing and potentially delivering training curriculum
- Liase with other departments within the company, such as claims, compliance and accounting to ensure a coordinated approach to policy administration
- Stay up to date with changes in crop insurance regulations and industry best practices, participating in ongoing professional development activities
- Other projects and duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 10+ years of progressive experience working with crop insurance policy administration
- 5+ years of experience supervising crop insurance underwriting and policy administration procedures
- Knowledge of crop insurance underwriting guidelines and procedures
- Policy management system
- Policy issuance
- Acreage and production reporting knowledge
- Crop insurance regulatory compliance
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Effective communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Decision making
- Problem-solving
- Continuous learning