Corporate Planning/Marketing Associate

Tokio Marine Group of Companies•Jersey City, NJ

11d•$60,000 - $70,000

About The Position

This position will be responsible for coordinating with Tokio Marine Head Office (“HO”) and overall support and coordination to Tokio Marine America operations in North America. The main focus of the HO-related role will be serving as a liaison supporting the development and implementation of global program operations for the large Japanese clients, including regulatory research, fronting network management, operational process improvement, provision of professional advice, and responding to inquiries. The primary function in supporting Tokio Marine America will be to provide assistance for administrative work including but not limited to communications with external parties (e.g. brokers). The role is also expected to conduct facilitation/logistics support for various committees/conferences/projects and setting the schedule for customer engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting preferred
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Bilingual communication skills preferred, with business‑level proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English and Japanese.
Three+ years of property/casualty insurance industry experience preferred
Knowledge and experience in marketing, IT, business process, project management preferred
Working proficiency of Microsoft Office, and knowledge/skills in Microsoft Word/Excel/PPT preferred
Strong analytical ability with the capability to determine the root cause of problems and issues and provide solutions
Superior attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team

Responsibilities

Serve as a liaison with HO regarding Global Program operations
Global Program Operations Coordination
Coordinate insurance coverage surveys, loss surveys, underwriting related activities
Coordinate issuance instructions including follow-ups
Respond to and coordinate inquiries from Group Companies involved in Global Program operations
Provide professional advice and guidance to Producing Offices and Local Offices related to Global Program operations
Development and Maintenance of the Fronting Network
Coordinate the execution and implementation of fronting service agreements and reinsurance agreements
Coordinate the registration of reinsurers in each country
Support the development and maintenance of the fronting network
Monitor service levels
Collection, Dissemination, and Management of Country-Specific Insurance Regulations
Collect, review, and consolidate regulatory information across multiple jurisdictions
Maintain and update regulatory information for each country
Coordination and Administration of Global Program-related IT Systems
G-Cabinet roll-out and maintenance, system security, and ID registration, etc.
Coordinate user access management and system security procedures for Global Program related systems
Provide guidance to internal users on the operation of systems supporting Global Program operations
Identify opportunities to improve systems and operational processes.
Support/Assistant to Tokio Marine America Assistant for Account Executive Officer (“AEO”)’ marketing activity
Act as assistant for the AEOs in Eastern Region; arrange meetings, travel arrangements, etc.
Greet guests and customers in traditional Japanese manner if necessary.
Assist members of Eastern Region with administrative duties including e-mailing, copying, faxing, processing mail, escorting visitors.
Help communications with third parties (e.g. brokers)
Support AEO's in coordinating accounts and reviewing new business and follow-up renewals.
Analyze and summarize various types of data mainly using Microsoft Excel, including but are not limited to: new market opportunities, monthly branch report, list of bookings by account, broker, etc.
Prepare presentation materials, including Microsoft PowerPoint presentations under the direction of the AEO.
Assist AEO with preparing expense reports including usage of SAP Concur system.
Propose and create new reports in order to analyze business needs.
Facilitation/logistics support
Conduct facilitation/logistics support for various committees/conferences/projects and setting schedule for customer engagement. (e.g. internal meetings including meetings with HO, Anniversary event, etc)