Risk Coordinator / Underwriting
About The Position
The Risk Coordinator will serve as the primary underwriting Subject Matter Expert (SME) forthe Department of Financial Services Treasury Division. Through close partnership with the Risk Manager, the Risk Coordinator will periodically review standard insurance requirements for adequacy. The incumbent will routinely perform adequacy and compliance reviews of Certificates of Insurance for vendors provided by internal county departments. The Risk Coordinator will identify exposures related to large county projects to establish insurance requirements for vendors. This involves collaboration with internal business partners, including but not limited to, Purchasing Associates and department associates.
Requirements
- Current insurance underwriting experience
- Underwriting best practices
- Principles of Underwriting
- Record keeping principles
- Supervisory principles
- Complex liability claim's principles
- Detail-oriented
- Analytical
- Learning agile
- An effective communicator with an ability to interact and engage with coworkers, supervisors, and the public in a manner sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction
- Able to train others, both individually and in larger groups
- Leadership-oriented and capable of supervising and evaluating employees
- Bachelor's degree in Business or Risk Management or a closely related field AND
- Five years of claims experience OR
- An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job
Nice To Haves
- Five years of underwriting experience
- Commercial insurance experience
- Insurance designation
- Broad underwriting experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the contracted Insurance Broker of Record to review and update the established Insurance Requirements to maintain Risk Transfer practices that are industry standard
- Facilitate training to internal partners to support the acquisition of valid insurance documentation required for the insurance approval process
- Manage the maintenance of official records, files and related documentation as well as open records requests for litigation purposes
- Work to support claims and safety personnel as needed. Serves as the administrator for the Riskonnect system, and coordinator for vendor relationships
- Coordinate with other departments and Third-Party Administrator
Benefits
- health coverage
- a robust wellness program (Spouses can participate, too!)
- onsite employee wellness center
- longevity pay
- tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
