Staff Underwriter II

Staff Underwriter II

**Will be filled at the appropriate level based on experience**

Who We Are: At Farm Bureau Financial Services, we make insurance simple so 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 75-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.

What It Takes to Join the Farm Bureau Financial Services Underwriting Shared Services Team:

·           Prior Property & Casualty insurance underwriting experience.

·           A positive individual with a demonstrated passion to learn, develop, and improve systems and process efficiencies.

·           High level of prioritization skill working on multiple priorities.

·           An individual that is analytical and enjoys problem solving.

·           Demonstrated work toward Property & Casualty industry designations is preferred. Including, but not limited to, the Associate in Personal Insurance and Chartered  Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).

·           College degree or seven years of relevant experience.

·           Valid Driver’s License and the ability to travel and/or stay overnight as needed. Minimal travel is required.

·           Prior experience working with external vendors preferred.

·           Prior project related work experience preferred.

·           Proven experience working between multiple business areas preferred.

·           Business report writing experience preferred.

What You’ll Do: The Underwriting Shared Services team at Farm Bureau Financial Services is the home office team that supports our eight-state business unit underwriting teams. This team works primarily with personal lines property and casualty insurance with some involvement in Farm/Ranch and/or Commercial lines depending on the project. Underwriting Shared Services is committed to sound underwriting fundamentals that are achieved through underwriting best practices, philosophies, strategies, and procedures necessary to achieve corporate and state business unit goals.

Day-to-day responsibilities will involve, but not be limited to:

·           Responding to and resolving internal and external customer service requests.

·           Monitoring reinsurance bordereau reporting, treaty exclusions/exceptions so that all are appropriately reflected in underwriting best practices, policies and procedures.

·           Writing and development of system update release notes.

·           Updating and developing new material for the underwriting reference manual.

·           Development toward subject matter expertise in a designated area relating to the core systems and strategies of Underwriting Shared Services.

·           Represent underwriting shared services and contribute in cross-department projects.

·           Assist in developing training programs or communications designed to keep agents and underwriting staff consistent and in compliance with underwriting best practices, company guidelines, state/federal rules and regulations relative to Property/Casualty products and services.

·           Research, evaluate, design, implement and manage internal and vendor-based solutions to improve overall property and casualty underwriting performance.

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, as well as a company car and cell phone.

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. 

If you're interested in joining a company that has a long history of stability, one that appreciates its employees, and offers great benefits, we invite you to apply today.  Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!