Executive Loss Control, Property & Marine Specialist

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About the role

The Executive Risk Solution Specialist is a senior-level technical position supporting loss control/risk engineering efforts through interaction with internal and external stakeholders. The Specialist will possess a strong property and inland marine risk control background to support Markel’s property, inland marine, and ocean marine book of business.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Underwriting to select, retain, and grow a profitable book of business to meet department and corporate goals for retail, wholesale, primary and excess markets.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with Underwriting, Claims, RSS Team, Brokers and other stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain risk control reports, report forms and other documents to support the growth and development of property loss control.
• Aid RSS and underwriting leadership in developing guidelines for when and how to use loss control.
• Serve as subject matter expert in inland marine/property.
• Complete on-site, virtual and desktop risk assessment evaluations for a wide variety of moderate to high complex Property, IM & Ocean Marine accounts.
• Identify and communicate potential risks, exposures, and controls needed to reduce the likelihood of loss and to aid underwriting with informed decisions and risk selection.
• Identify uncontrolled exposures and influence the customer to make improvements and/or take corrective actions to mitigate the potential for loss.
• Provide solutions and resources to assist the customer in risk identification and reduction.
• Write technically detailed reports that communicate a clear assessment of risk and effectively articulate recommendations.
• Assist with risk control vendor utilization, quality control, and management as needed.
• Prepare and deliver technical training to team members and underwriters, insureds and others as appropriate.
• Stay current with technical subject matters, regulatory environment, and emerging issues.
• Aid with technical content development.
• Collaborate with other team members and business partners on special projects benefiting the loss control department and organization.
• Support other product lines and conduct multi-line surveys when additional support is needed across the team or to maximize travel efficiency.
• Independently manage workload and maintain documentation for tracking of work requests.
• Learn and use available and new technologies for assessment and reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Approximately 25% travel will be necessary. Additional travel may be required to support workload or new initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. or B.S.) in an Engineering, Risk Management, Fire Sciences preferred.
• Recognized relevant certifications (such as P.E., CSP, ARM, CFPS) or willingness to pursue preferred.
• Minimum of 6+ years combined documented Property, IM & Ocean Marine related loss control/risk management experience in either retail and/or wholesale markets.
• Understanding of different Property, IM & Ocean Marine related insurance coverages, including general property, builders’ risk, contractors’ equipment, motor truck cargo, equipment breakdown, warehouse legal liability, or fine arts.
• Experience and familiarity with Property, IM & Ocean Marine exposures in a variety of low to high hazard occupancies (residential, commercial, industrial) and controls.
• Technically proficient in understanding, interpreting, and applying standards such as NFPA, FM Global, IBC, or clients own; and, evaluating fire protection systems (automatic sprinklers, special extinguishing systems, etc.).
• Strong technical skills, fluency in risk management software platforms, MS Office products, etc.
• Understanding of boiler & machinery operations, exposures and controls.
• Understanding of fine arts risk management a plus.

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Pay

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The national average salary range for the Executive Loss Control, Property & Marine Specialist is $116,080 - $159,610 with 25% incentive.

Benefits

We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life. All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance. We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

About Us

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further.