What are the responsibilities and job description for the Risk Services Specialist position at Berkley?
Company Details:
Our mission is to provide financial protection to our customers by offering premier insurance solutions, products, and services through our select independent agents. BNP is a proud member of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500® company. While we are regionally focused, we have the security and financial backing of one of the largest commercial lines’ writers in the United States.
The company is an equal opportunity employer. #LI-AV1 #LI-REMOTE
Responsibilities:
You'll be critical to the organization's success because you'll directly influence our ability to manage risks, reduce losses, and maintain high safety standards. By ensuring our clients' operations are safe and compliant, you help protect our reputation and contribute to our overall success. Join our team and make a real impact on business operations and safety standards!
What you can expect:
Qualifications:
Berkley North Pacific is a regional insurance company that offers niche products and specialized coverages through local independent agency partners. We differentiate ourselves in the marketplace with our customer-obsessed approach that exceeds timeliness and responsiveness expectations. Partnering with a select group of Independent Agents in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, we pride ourselves on the ease of doing business. With local leadership, conversational underwriting, and responsive claims services, we truly are relationship driven.
Our mission is to provide financial protection to our customers by offering premier insurance solutions, products, and services through our select independent agents. BNP is a proud member of W. R. Berkley Corporation, a Fortune 500® company. While we are regionally focused, we have the security and financial backing of one of the largest commercial lines’ writers in the United States.
The company is an equal opportunity employer. #LI-AV1 #LI-REMOTE
Responsibilities:
As a Risk Services Specialist, you will visit our customer's (insured's) site locations to inspect their facilities to identify potential risks. You'll perform detailed risk assessments, meet with clients and underwriters to discuss your findings, and provide recommendations to mitigate risks. We'll trust you to partner with the underwriters with reisk selection, to influence the profitability and retention of the account. You'll help customers improve their properties and complex business operations and follow up with them to ensure safety measures are implemented.
You'll be critical to the organization's success because you'll directly influence our ability to manage risks, reduce losses, and maintain high safety standards. By ensuring our clients' operations are safe and compliant, you help protect our reputation and contribute to our overall success. Join our team and make a real impact on business operations and safety standards!
What you can expect:
- Culture of innovation, teamwork, supportive colleagues and leaders willing to invest in talent
- Internal mobility opportunities
- Visibility to senior leaders and partnership with cross functional teams
- Opportunity to impact change
- Benefits – competitive compensation, paid time off, comprehensive wellness benefits and programs, employer funded health savings account, profit sharing, 401k, paid parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tuition assistance and professional continuing education
We'll count on you to:
- Consult and Advise: Survey moderate to high complexity business operations and consult with customers and underwriting to determine the type and level of exposures and controls needed
- Account Management: Provide services to assigned accounts to influence profitability and retention
- Relationship Building: Manage relationships with internal and external partners, including underwriting, claims, product, marketing, and agencies
- Training and Mentoring: Conduct training sessions, mentor staff, and occasionally provide specialized technical advice and counsel
- Risk Surveys: Perform surveys to identify safety issues and hazards, and develop accident prevention programs.
- Reporting and Recommendations: Prepare detailed reports with findings and recommendations for improving safety
- Compliance and Safety: Consult with insured parties to control losses and improve safety, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations
- Technical Training: Assist in creating and delivering technical training to the field risk services team
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Regulatory Updates: Monitor and update staff on changes to local, state, and federal safety laws
Additional Duties: Perform other related duties as assigned by management
Qualifications:
What you need to have:
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university
- 8 property/casualty risk control experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Excellent problem analysis/resolution, time management and prioritization skills
- Strong customer orientation and interpersonal and communication skills including presentation skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; company business systems and various analytical tools to evaluate data
- Ability to travel on a regular basis and work outside normal work schedule to fulfill responsibilities
- Valid driver’s license required
What makes you stand out:
- Licenses/Certifications/Designations: CSP, CFPS, CDS, CIH designation preferred. Completion of or working toward AINS, ARM, CPCU or similar professional insurance designation
- Bachelors degree with emphasis in occupational/industrial safety, agricultural science, engineering or insurance
- Ability to mentor and get results through others
- Training/presentation experience desired
