Analyst, Global Agriculture Reinsurance
Skyward 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 Analyst, Global Agriculture Reinsurance provides analytical and operational support to the Global Agriculture underwriting team, helping to evaluate, price, and manage Skyward's global portfolio of agriculture reinsurance. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytically strong, detail-oriented professional to build deep expertise in a specialized and globally significant line of business while working alongside senior underwriters, actuaries, and finance partners.
Key Responsibilities
Support underwriters in the technical analysis of treaty reinsurance submissions, compiling and organizing submission data, exposure information, and loss history.
Assist with pricing analyses, including gathering and validating model inputs and running standard pricing and exposure tools under the direction of senior underwriters.
·Monitor and analyze the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) commodities markets, tracking price movements, indemnity triggers, and program participation trends to inform underwriting and portfolio decisions.
Support the daily execution and monitoring of options trading activity tied to the company's agriculture hedging strategy, including tracking positions, pricing, and market exposure across relevant commodity instruments.
Assist in the valuation and risk assessment of hedging positions, reconciling traded positions against portfolio exposures and escalating material variances to senior staff.
Track CME Group futures and options markets (e.g., feeder cattle, fed cattle, milk Class III/IV) relevant to LRP and DRP coverage, maintaining current market data feeds and pricing references.
Review primary policy, reinsurance contract, and endorsement wording to support underwriters in confirming terms and conditions.
Maintain accurate submission logs, bordereaux, and portfolio data, ensuring records are complete and current.
Maintain detailed records of hedging transactions, option expirations, and settlement activity, ensuring accurate and auditable documentation.
Prepare and distribute monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reports in partnership with Accounting, Finance, Claims, and Actuarial — including hedge performance summaries and LRP/DRP portfolio exposure reports.
Support the monitoring and management of the global agriculture portfolio, tracking metrics relevant to profitability and portfolio construction.
Respond to data requests from brokers and ceding company clients and help maintain strong working relationships.
Monitor agriculture reinsurance market data and assist in identifying trends and cycles relevant to the portfolio — with particular attention to USDA RMA program changes, commodity price cycles, and basis risk in livestock and dairy markets.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, agricultural economics, mathematics, statistics, risk management, actuarial science, or a related field.
1+ years of experience in (re)insurance, financial analysis, data analysis, commodities trading, or a related field; strong internship experience considered.
Familiarity with USDA federal crop insurance programs, particularly LRP and DRP, including an understanding of coverage mechanics, expected prices, endorsement periods, and indemnity calculations.
Exposure to or strong interest in options pricing fundamentals (e.g., puts, calls, Greeks) and commodity futures markets; direct trading experience is a plus.
Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with and organizing large data sets; familiarity with data and pricing tools a plus. Experience with Bloomberg, CME Direct, or similar commodity market platforms is desirable.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with excellent attention to detail — capable of working with time-sensitive market data and making accurate calculations under pressure.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across underwriting, actuarial, finance, trading, and claims.
Highly organized and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment — including daily market monitoring routines alongside longer-cycle analytical work.
Compensation & Benefits
The applicable base salary for this opportunity is $90,000 - $120,000. The base pay offered will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. In addition to the base salary, this opportunity may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition and professional certification assistance, 401k savings, elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program, paid time off, paid holidays, and child bonding leave, as well as other employee assistance.
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Position Summary
The Analyst, Global Agriculture Reinsurance provides analytical and operational support to the Global Agriculture underwriting team, helping to evaluate, price, and manage Skyward's global portfolio of agriculture reinsurance. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytically strong, detail-oriented professional to build deep expertise in a specialized and globally significant line of business while working alongside senior underwriters, actuaries, and finance partners.
Key Responsibilities
Support underwriters in the technical analysis of treaty reinsurance submissions, compiling and organizing submission data, exposure information, and loss history.
Assist with pricing analyses, including gathering and validating model inputs and running standard pricing and exposure tools under the direction of senior underwriters.
·Monitor and analyze the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) commodities markets, tracking price movements, indemnity triggers, and program participation trends to inform underwriting and portfolio decisions.
Support the daily execution and monitoring of options trading activity tied to the company's agriculture hedging strategy, including tracking positions, pricing, and market exposure across relevant commodity instruments.
Assist in the valuation and risk assessment of hedging positions, reconciling traded positions against portfolio exposures and escalating material variances to senior staff.
Track CME Group futures and options markets (e.g., feeder cattle, fed cattle, milk Class III/IV) relevant to LRP and DRP coverage, maintaining current market data feeds and pricing references.
Review primary policy, reinsurance contract, and endorsement wording to support underwriters in confirming terms and conditions.
Maintain accurate submission logs, bordereaux, and portfolio data, ensuring records are complete and current.
Maintain detailed records of hedging transactions, option expirations, and settlement activity, ensuring accurate and auditable documentation.
Prepare and distribute monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reports in partnership with Accounting, Finance, Claims, and Actuarial — including hedge performance summaries and LRP/DRP portfolio exposure reports.
Support the monitoring and management of the global agriculture portfolio, tracking metrics relevant to profitability and portfolio construction.
Respond to data requests from brokers and ceding company clients and help maintain strong working relationships.
Monitor agriculture reinsurance market data and assist in identifying trends and cycles relevant to the portfolio — with particular attention to USDA RMA program changes, commodity price cycles, and basis risk in livestock and dairy markets.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, agricultural economics, mathematics, statistics, risk management, actuarial science, or a related field.
1+ years of experience in (re)insurance, financial analysis, data analysis, commodities trading, or a related field; strong internship experience considered.
Familiarity with USDA federal crop insurance programs, particularly LRP and DRP, including an understanding of coverage mechanics, expected prices, endorsement periods, and indemnity calculations.
Exposure to or strong interest in options pricing fundamentals (e.g., puts, calls, Greeks) and commodity futures markets; direct trading experience is a plus.
Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with and organizing large data sets; familiarity with data and pricing tools a plus. Experience with Bloomberg, CME Direct, or similar commodity market platforms is desirable.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with excellent attention to detail — capable of working with time-sensitive market data and making accurate calculations under pressure.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across underwriting, actuarial, finance, trading, and claims.
Highly organized and self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment — including daily market monitoring routines alongside longer-cycle analytical work.
Compensation & Benefits
The applicable base salary for this opportunity is $90,000 - $120,000. The base pay offered will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. In addition to the base salary, this opportunity may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition and professional certification assistance, 401k savings, elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program, paid time off, paid holidays, and child bonding leave, as well as other employee assistance.
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