Junior Underwriter Agriculture - North America & EMEA (Hybrid; m/f/x/d; 80-100%)

Location: Zurich, Switzerland; hybrid work with an expectation of being in the office at least three days per week.

Base salary: CHF 72,000–108,000 per year for a full-time role, plus performance-based variable compensation.

Company

hirify.global provides reinsurance, insurance, and insurance-based risk transfer solutions, including agricultural reinsurance, through a global workforce of more than 15,000 employees.

What you will do

• Originate, analyse, and underwrite reinsurance business across North America and EMEA, including crop, livestock, and specialty Agriculture risks.
• Support costing, loss modelling, portfolio management, and analysis of climate, agronomic, market, and other risk drivers.
• Develop analytical and costing approaches, particularly for US MPCI and Livestock & Dairy products.
• Translate data and model outputs into insights for pricing, risk selection, and portfolio steering.
• Analyse commodity-price exposures and contribute to hedging and derivative solutions where relevant.
• Build client, broker, and market relationships; support business development, client meetings, market visits, and industry events.

Requirements

• University degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Natural Sciences, Agriculture, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Analytical and data skills, including the ability to work with complex datasets and translate findings into clear insights.
• First experience in (re)insurance, underwriting, pricing, quantitative modelling, analytics, risk management, or commodity markets.

Nice to have

• Understanding of insurance and/or agricultural production systems, with a willingness to deepen this knowledge.
• Familiarity with Python or R.
• Ability to explain complex technical topics clearly to clients and decision-makers.
• Self-motivation, collaboration, and willingness to take responsibility and support colleagues.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Cross-cultural agility and willingness to travel for client meetings, market visits, and industry events.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an international, specialised, and collaborative Agriculture Reinsurance team with colleagues across multiple countries.
• Gain exposure to markets, disciplines, and geographies alongside underwriters, modellers, and subject-matter specialists.
• hirify.global provides global and location-specific benefits, subject to company policies and the employment contract.
• The role includes a performance-based variable compensation component.
• hirify.global promotes an inclusive workplace with equal opportunities and supports professional development.