West Pharma Associate Risk & Insurance 

United States, Pennsylvania, West Whiteland Township 

993146183

In this role, you will work closely with the Manager, Global Risk and Insurance to support West commercial insurance strategies worldwide. Role requires active participation in select phases of property, casualty, executive and locally placed insurance policies, including identifying potential loss exposures and analyzing appropriate risk finance techniques for management response. Responsibilities will involve marketing and placement of designated insurance policies, as well as providing ongoing analysis, oversight and support for financial allocation and claims administration duties as may be required.

• Understand and promote Corporate objectives and functional insurance/risk management requirements.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal (Finance, Legal, Health & Safety, Engineering, Operations and Quality representatives on the Corporate and local levels) and external (insurance brokers, underwriters, consultants, customers, vendors, and suppliers) clients. Develop working knowledge of the global property/casualty insurance marketplace.
• Support property/casualty insurance renewals from compiling exposure data and preparing submissions through final placement; requirements include support document verification and ongoing maintenance support.
• Coordinate internal engineering recommendations and construction & renovation updates through WPS’ commercial property program; support internal workflow review protocols for carrier response.
• Review insurance policies for accuracy and work with brokers to identify and resolve policy coverage discrepancies.
• Monitor compliance with carrier underwriting, audit and claims requirements; coordinate resources and preliminary responses for approval.
• Review loss runs; identify costs/benefits of insurable v. retained risks, participate in claim reviews and strategy sessions with senior management. Process insurance and claims invoice requisitions and billing documents for supervisory approval. Review invoice statements for accuracy and address billing issues to final resolution.
• Generate Certificates of Insurance as requested and provide renewal certificates to key external stakeholders.
• Work closely with Manager, Global Risk and Insurance to build a professional development plan for technical proficiency.
• Successfully complete continuing education assignments as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Risk Management or related field
• CIC/CRM/ARM designations preferred
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with strong administrative and analytical skills
• Risk Management or related field work experience required

• Proficient in MS Office including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook. SAP experience is a plus
• Able to be aware of all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times
• Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times
• Strong written & verbal communication skills

• Highly organized and excellent communication skills; able to establish rapport with diverse personalities; responsive to people’s needs; demonstrates initiative and commitment to quality.
• Physical requirements: Sedentary - exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to life, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.