Assistant Vice President OR Senior Underwriter, Global Agriculture Reinsurance
Skyward Specialty InsuranceSkyward Specialty is a rapidly growing specialty Property & Casualty insurance carrier headquartered in Houston, Texas. We deliver tailored solutions across nine specialized underwriting divisions, with a culture grounded in deep technical expertise, decisive underwriting, and long-term broker and client relationships. Our Global Agriculture division underwrites a worldwide portfolio of agriculture reinsurance, partnering with cedants and reinsurance brokers across multiple territories to support food and farm economies through thoughtfully structured treaty solutions.
Position Summary
The Assistant Vice President OR Senior Underwriter, Global Agriculture Reinsurance is a senior technical underwriting role responsible for supporting, expanding, maintaining, and managing Skyward's global portfolio of agriculture reinsurance. The role underwrites and prices new and renewal treaty submissions, shapes portfolio strategy, and represents Skyward in the reinsurance market with brokers and ceding company clients.
This is a high-authority individual-contributor position for a proven (re)insurance professional who is at their best evaluating complex treaty business, forming a defensible technical view of risk, and building durable broker and client relationships. The role can be filled at the Senior Underwriter or Assistant Vice President level depending on the candidate's experience and underwriting authority. It reports to the Head of Global Agriculture and partners closely with Actuarial, Claims, Finance, and Accounting.
Key Responsibilities
Perform in-depth technical underwriting and analysis of treaty reinsurance business across the global agriculture portfolio, including proportional and non-proportional structures.
Underwrite and price new and renewal agriculture reinsurance submissions, applying delegated underwriting authority and pricing methodologies appropriate to crop, livestock, and related agricultural risks.
Review primary policy forms, reinsurance contract wording, and endorsements to confirm coverage intent, terms, and conditions are accurately reflected and aligned with Skyward's risk appetite.
Evaluate exposure, loss history, accumulation, and program structure to form a clear, defensible technical view of each opportunity.
Provide support for strategic planning and ongoing management of the global agriculture portfolio, including profitability monitoring, portfolio construction, and renewal strategy.
Market, develop, and maintain strong broker and ceding-client relationships, representing Skyward in the market and at industry events.
Monitor market development and explore trends and cycles in agriculture reinsurance, translating those insights into actionable recommendations.
Partner with Accounting, Finance, Claims, and Actuarial on monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting and on res
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