Commercial Property Risk Control Specialist (Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin)

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company•Des Moines, IA

About The Position

The Risk Control Specialist assists in acquiring and retaining profitable business through direct contact with prospective and current policyholders. The role provides Underwriting with account-classification information, identifies weaknesses in risk-control programs, and recommends corrective measures to prospects and insureds. The position conducts onsite risk-control evaluations and account analyses, evaluates operations and ministry profiles, and supports accurate building valuations. It also responds to agent and insured inquiries, trains agents on risk-control practices, completes reports and assigned visits on schedule, manages expenses within established parameters, and communicates professionally with insureds, agents, regulators, and colleagues. The role requires extensive travel by air and car, including overnight stays, and the ability to evaluate structures through walking, climbing, bending, and stooping. The employee must be familiar with church operations and conduct themselves in a way that does not alienate or offend people in the company’s church and related-ministry market.

Requirements

Associate’s degree required.
Four or more years of general business, insurance, or related experience.
Must be able to pass and maintain any state-required licensing requirements for risk-control inspectors.
Meet the company competency standard for business writing skills.
Ability to locate and extract essential construction elements from blueprints, apply basic construction math, and understand general construction practices, including excavation, concrete, structural techniques, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical work.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, manage time, and plan and execute work strategies.
Solid computer skills and ability to input and access data using company and portable computer equipment.
Ability to evaluate structures by walking, climbing, bending, and stooping.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to present a positive, professional image.
Ability to travel extensively by air and car, including overnight stays; valid driver’s license and clear driving record required.
Ability to interact effectively with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff.
Familiarity with church operations and ability to conduct oneself in a manner that does not alienate or offend people in the company’s church and related-ministries market.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Engineering, Safety, Industrial Operations, or the physical sciences.
CPCU, ARM, or other risk-control or insurance-related coursework.
Hands-on construction or building/industrial maintenance experience and understanding of construction terminology.

Responsibilities

Provide Underwriting with an overall opinion of the desirability of prospective or existing insureds.
Conduct onsite risk-control evaluations of existing and prospective policyholders to determine their attitude toward controlling losses.
Identify and describe prospective and existing insureds’ operations and ministry profiles for Underwriting.
Analyze existing accounts to verify construction class and quality and establish accurate building valuations.
Identify weaknesses in risk-control programs and recommend corrective measures to prospective or insured accounts.
Respond to agent and insured inquiries about risk-control and risk-management issues.
Complete the number of risk-control visits designated by management.
Complete risk-control reports promptly to meet underwriter requirements concerning cancellation, non-renewal, and production.
Maintain a positive and professional image with insureds, agents, regulators, and others.
Assist with training agents on risk-control and risk-management issues and procedures.
Keep expenses within company and department parameters.
Maintain professional standards in written communication.
Complete other projects as assigned.