Health Underwriter jobs in Montana

Primary Responsibilities

* Apply underwriting judgment in order to review, evaluate and price crop insurance policies along with adhering to company policy, state and federal regulations within established authority
*Ensure complete and accurate policy processing activities by reviewing and/or data entry of applications, policy changes, actual production history (APH), acreage report (AR) written agreements, and gathering missing information, resolving inconsistencies and confirming next steps
*Print status reports and track policy cycle to completion, ensuring coverage continuation and avoiding late penalties
*Provide processing and support for claims and compliance departments and complete transactions within area of responsibility
*Review all written agreement documents before submission
*Track, monitor and route written agreements to ensure timely processing
*Correct errors and resolve issues with the FCIC Error Report
*Effectively answer requests for information regarding crop hail from key stakeholders
*Assist team members with questions and training
*Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value "can do" people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun
*Utilize various resources to research and answer crop insurance questions
*Attend training sessions to continue to gain knowledge on crop insurance
*Provide exceptional customer service
*Meet deadlines established by RMA (Risk Management Agency) policies and procedures

Required Education

* High School Diploma/GED

Required Experience

* 2 years relevant experience

Preferred Competencies/Skills

* Quickly and accurately perform data entry
*Use multiple resources to gather and analyze information and use logic to underwrite basic risk exposures within authority
*Understand the needs and goals of a customer and actively look for ways to meet them
*Build and maintain professional networks
*Clearly and confidently convey information to a wide audience
*Prioritize interests of the company and community during decision-making
*Complete tasks by taking decisive or quick action
*Utilize established procedures to guide decision-making
*Communicate information in a clear, well-organized, and professional manner
*Follow established guidelines to focus on details and complete tasks attentively and thoroughly
*Escalate issues when necessary
*Demonstrated multitasking while maintain accuracy skill
*Maintain highest confidentiality
*Make decisions and act in uncertain and ambiguous situations
*Quickly learn, understand and take action
*Multi-task and handle competing priorities
*High attention to detail
*Adapt and be flexible in a complex changing environment
*Motivational, inspirational and enthusiastic approach to team involvement and engagement
*Demonstrated interest in enhancing knowledge; seeks opportunities to learn and grow
*Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy
*Able to self-start and manage to an end
*Able to assist team members with learning

Preferred Education

* Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Preferred Experience

* Experience in an underwriting capacity
*insurance industry experience
*crop insurance experience

Preferred Knowledge

* Working knowledge of crop insurance industry and underwriting policies, practices and processes
*Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
*Proficient with Easy Mapping, Easy Hail, On Base and workflow
*Terminology, function and fundamental capabilities of common computer, software, information and communication technology devices, components and concepts


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