Job Specification:
\nPosition Title: Agriculture Reinsurance Underwriter (1)
\nLocation: Lusaka, Zambia
\nReports to: Head of Underwriting
\nAbout Klapton Reinsurance Limited
\nKlapton Reinsurance Limited is a leading African reinsurance company committed to providing innovative risk solutions and exceptional service to our clients across Africa and Asia. We specialize in developing cutting-edge agricultural reinsurance products that support food security and rural economic development across emerging markets.
\nPosition Overview
\nWe are seeking a highly skilled\u00a0 Agriculture Reinsurance Underwriter to lead our agriculture portfolio across Africa and Asia. This role requires deep expertise in traditional and parametric agricultural insurance products, with a focus on developing innovative solutions for climate risk management in smallholder and commercial agriculture.
\nKey Responsibilities
\nCore Underwriting Functions<\/p>\n
Risk Assessment & Portfolio Management: Evaluate and underwrite complex agricultural reinsurance risks across diverse African and Asian markets, including traditional indemnity, parametric, and index-based insurance products.
\nAdvanced Product Development: Design and implement innovative agricultural reinsurance solutions including:
\n\u2013 Weather index insurance\/Parametric-index\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0based products
\n\u2013 Area yield insurance programs
\n\u2013 Multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) covers
\n\u2013 Traditional Livestock mortality and index\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0based Live-stock insurance
\nTreaty & Facultative Management: Structure and negotiate both proportional and non-proportional reinsurance treaties, facultative placements, and hybrid arrangements
\nRelationship Management & Business Development
\nClient Partnership: Build and maintain strategic relationships with cedants, brokers, and agricultural stakeholders across target markets
\nMarket Development: Actively promote Klapton Re\u2019s agricultural capacity and meet annual premium income targets as established by management
\nTechnical Consultation: Provide expert guidance to cedants on agricultural risk assessment, product design, and portfolio optimization
\nOperational Excellence
\nDocumentation & Compliance: Ensure all underwriting activities comply with regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions
\nPerformance Monitoring: Track portfolio performance using advanced analytics, including basis risk assessment for parametric products
\nReporting: Prepare comprehensive quarterly and annual reports on portfolio performance, market trends, and emerging risks
\nInnovation & Knowledge Leadership
\nResearch & Development: Stay current with agricultural technology trends, climate science, and parametric insurance innovations
\nTraining & Mentorship: Develop junior underwriting staff and share expertise with regional teams
\nMarket Intelligence: Monitor global agricultural trends, climate patterns, and regulatory developments affecting agricultural insurance<\/p>\n
Required Qualifications
\nEducation & Professional Credentials<\/p>\n
Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Agricultural Science, Agricultural Economics, Insurance, Actuarial Science, or related field from a recognized university
\nProfessional Certifications:
\n\u2013 DCII (Diploma Chartered Insurance Institute) required
\n\u2013 Additional certifications in agricultural risk management or parametric insurance advantageous<\/p>\n
Experience Requirements<\/p>\n
Minimum 5+ years of agricultural insurance or reinsurance underwriting experience
\nDemonstrated expertise in at least two of the following:
\n\u2013 Traditional agricultural insurance underwriting
\n\u2013 Parametric\/index-based insurance products
\n\u2013 Weather derivatives and risk modeling
\n\u2013 Emerging markets agricultural systems
\n\u2013 Climate risk assessment and modeling<\/p>\n
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