Role Title: Agriculture Underwriter - 1 Post

Business Unit(s): Rwanda

Business /Function: Agriculture Underwriter

Location: Rwanda-Kigali

Reports To: Senior Underwriter

MDP Level: Manager of self

Role Size: L

Job Summary

The role holder will assist grow agriculture business, assess manage the risks and support the claims adjustment process and business to achieve growth and profitability of this class of business.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Assist carry out risk assessment and prepare reports on potential business in order to better understand the risks
• Assist the business development team promote and sensitize the crop and livestock insurance product to the entire agriculture sector through field days, exhibitions, media, trade fares, farm visits
• To acquire and develop agriculture business 
• Engage with re-insurers to develop/refine agricultural insurance products that suit the needs of the local market in order to grow this line of business
• Assess, manage and rate risks to ensure the company accepts and retains quality business
• Provide expert advise during the claims adjustment process, including crop surveys at the time of loss
• Assist carry out inspections of the crops during planting, mid-season and pre-harvest to track crop condition as well as loss if any
• Ensure timely and accurate agriculture quotations and follow up

• Ensure accuracy of renewal notice and timely dispatch and maintain a monthly report
• Respond to correspondence, queries and complaints on agricultural insurance for efficient service delivery
• Train and sensitize staff, intermediaries and other stakeholders in the agricultural industry in order to create awareness
• Ensure that renewals for agriculture business are done in a timely manner in order to enhance customer retention
• Ensure follow up of payments and reconciliation of the NAIS accounts with Minagri.
• Ensure proper filing of all underwriting documents ie proposal forms, quotations, contracts, receipts 
• Carry out to satisfactory any other activities and/or tasks given by the Management

Qualifications and experience

• Degree in Agriculture Economics (Qualified Agronomist)
• Organized and self-driven person who can work with minimal supervision who will be able to work on his/her own initiative
• Minimum of 3 years in a similar role

Skills and competencies

• Good communication skillsMarketing &Customer relations
• Good interpersonal skills
• Thorough understanding of policy covers/wordings and their interpretation as pertaining to claims

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Interested candidate are requested to submit their applications by 5.00 p.m. 09th November 2025.

Applicants must possess or be in the process of applying for a POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE as at the time of making an application.

ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted.