Specialist, Risk Management - P&C (Agribusiness)

About the role

This Specialist, Risk Management will support Agribusiness. The territory is Indiana and Illinois. Qualified candidates will reside in Central or Southwest Illinois, Metro St Louis or Indianapolis.

Responsibilities

• Researches client information using both internal and external resources. Researches client business history, industry and related technical information during survey preparation.
• Analyzes loss exposures and effectiveness of controls in place to mitigate them. Analyzes industry and client historical loss information for patterns or inherent exposures.
• Identifies improvement opportunities and service opportunities based on the loss trends or data. Communicates potential services and/or solutions to customers enabling them to manage their risk. Coordinates services internally and requests assistance from specialists and engineers as needed.
• Advises Underwriting on risk insurability and coverages. Determines effectiveness of client’s operational risk control techniques by line of business. Identifies improvement opportunities and provides recommendations to assist client in risk management. Determines when additional internal assistance is needed to help clients improve Property and Casualty risk management programs.
• Manages travel, personal workload and special projects to meet agreed upon timelines. Consults with Underwriting pertaining to account rehabilitation and may work directly with those accounts to make them insurable. Consults with clients, internal business partners and agents regarding risk analysis, recommendations and service needs.
• Creates comprehensive technical reports and recommendations that address the hazards and controls associated with the client’s business, insurance needs and coverage. Completes assigned surveys based on established time and service standards. Communicates, both verbally and in writing, recommendations for risk reduction to underwriting, clients and agent partners.
• Responsible for a portfolio of clients. Required to work in partnership with the clients, internal associates and agent partners to mutually benefit all parties. Works cooperatively and builds strong working relationships with clients’ Senior Leadership (CEO’s, CFO’s, Risk Manager, Business Owner). Functions as ongoing risk management resource for clients and business partners.
• Participates in training classes, department and company meetings. Assists in the creation of a professional development plan with direct manager or director and is accountable for professional development progress.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

We are seeking an individual with multi-line commercial and/or agribusiness insurance industry experience to complete risk management surveys and provide ongoing consulting service to agribusiness accounts.

Qualifications

• Education: BS/BA studies in insurance, risk management, agriculture, food, engineering, business administration, safety related field desired or equivalent experience.
• Licenses: Associates must obtain the required Federal and/or State licenses/registrations within the time period designated by the business unit. Additional licenses/registrations maybe required when new products and services are implemented.
• Experience: Six to eight years’ commercial underwriting, commercial claims adjusting, loss control/safety or associated commercial insurance fields preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of worker’s compensation, fleet, general liability and property insurance coverage.
• In-depth knowledge of risk management issues, loss drivers and risk controls associated with various commercial industries.
• Good verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of internal and external contacts.
• A desire to learn, grow and develop as a risk management professional.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with leadership, internal business partners and peers.
• Ability to prioritize work/time.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and learn/use applicable systems.
• Ability to consistently and effectively communicate on complex exposures and controls of those exposures through efficient reports.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Pay

The national salary range for Specialist, Risk Management - P&C : $95,500.00-$177,500.00

Schedule

Frequent and overnight travel is required. Must be able to conduct physical surveys inspections. Must be able to climb, stoop, bend, balance on various heights, crawl and lift up to 50 lbs. May require relocation. This maybe an office-based or field-based position. Must have a valid driver’s license with satisfactory driving record in accordance with Nationwide standards.