Director, Risk Management
Ashford Inc.•Dallas, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
This is a high-visibility role for a seasoned risk management professional who wants real breadth: financial lines, property, casualty, and cyber, plus a wide mix of business package, stand-alone, and specialty coverages for the Company's subsidiaries which range from hospitality to project management. Reporting to the SVP, Risk Management, the Director will lead risk identification, mitigation, and prevention efforts across Ashford's family of operating companies — with direct exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to grow the role.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required in business or a relevant field
- 5+ years of progressive risk management experience
- Extensive experience with shared and layered programs required
- Working knowledge of: (i) casualty coverage, including workers' comp in multiple jurisdictions; (ii) construction and development coverages, including builder's risk, GL wraps, and owner/contractor controlled insurance programs; and (iii) property coverages, including All-Risk, Named Perils, Wind/Hail, earthquake, pollution, terrorism, flood, and NFIP programs
Nice To Haves
- CPCU, ARM, or similar risk management certification preferred
- Captive insurance structure experience preferred
- Lodging industry acumen a plus
Responsibilities
- Gathering pertinent information from various departments and subsidiaries and preparing applications and submissions for a variety of corporate insurance programs as well as for subsidiary companies
- Preparing marketing materials and interacting with brokers in preparation for insurance policy renewals
- Pulling and consolidating reports amongst various brokers and preparing loss runs and reports on claims
- Performing trend analysis and recommending and implementing risk mitigation solutions such as safety policies and training
- Providing contractual, insurance, and risk management support to internal departments and subsidiaries, including negotiation and drafting of insurance language in material contracts with clients, lenders, contractors, and vendors
- Preparing budgets and allocations of insurance premiums to hotels and subsidiary companies
- Preparing accounting reports and interfacing with accounting and auditing teams
- Working with brokers to place bonds and managing their renewal
- Overseeing the renewal of flood policies
- Requesting and reviewing certificates of insurance
- Working with lenders and their consultants on policy review and compliance matters
- Assisting with the enterprise risk management program and captive insurance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
