A winner of Best Places to Work in Insurance seven years in a row, Virtus is looking for innovative individuals to join our fast-paced, rapidly growing team headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Virtus is a next generation insurance consulting firm that focuses on middle market clients in a variety of lines of coverage. With locations in Kansas City, Memphis, Chicago, Ft. Collins, St. Louis, Dallas, and Austin, our team has a national scope and with a sophisticated client base that thrives on new ideas and our consultative approach. We're shaking up a tired insurance industry and creating something better: an experience that empowers our people to evolve, take smart risks, and face the future boldly.
The Risk Control Consultant role presents an opportunity to join one of the fastest growing firms in the industry and be a key player in developing our Virtus Risk Solutions (VRS) team. They are the eyes and ears of our team gaining essential information about our clients and their risk exposures.
The Ideal Candidate:
•Lives the Virtus Core Values – brings their A game and a great attitude each day.
•Is detail-oriented, service motivated, and accountable to working harmoniously and thoroughly with their team to achieve results that are aligned with Virtus’ company goals.
•Can adapt to a newly created position to support the growth of Virtus and our developing Virtus Risk Solutions (VRS) team.
•Exudes confidence as a self-starter; has a natural ability to problem-solve and find answers without much direction.
•Recognizes this role is people facing; must have strong interpersonal skills and a customer service mindset.
•Has an ambitious, entrepreneurial spirit – we are a well-funded, growth stage start-up and everyone must roll up their sleeves to take us to the next level!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Consult with clients and prospects regarding risk control and risk analysis intended to positively impact their loss experience.
•Advocates and assists clients with responding to insurance carrier recommendations and requirements.
•Provides customer service to key accounts to improve overall risk exposure.
•Analyzes client loss information, industry hazards, and business specific risks.
•Establishes and maintains client relationships with key stakeholders of current and prospective clients.
•Conduct loss analysis to help identify where potential problems stem.
•Develop plans and materials required to achieve successful implementation of risk programs.
•Implement plans to minimize loss by applying research and trends from loss history and claims analysis.
•Make recommendations and develop programs for remedying hazardous conditions, practice, or potential loss for Client, ensuring causing circumstance to comply with appropriate codes and standards.
•Communicate and distribute safety, hazard prevention, and risk control information to Client.
•Assist producers and service team in identifying and retaining business through the creation and presentation of risk control services.
•Ensure compliance with regulations and keeps abreast of any changes to laws and regulations which pertain to risk control.
•Educate Clients on regulations pertaining to risk control as needed.
•Travels and performs observations of client locations, assets, and business operations.
•Assist with the completion of projects as needed.
Education and Experience:
•Bachelor’s degree in risk management, safety, or related field and/or years of experience equivalent.
•Previous risk control/loss control insurance experience required.
•Risk, Safety, or Insurance Designations and/or desire to complete designations a plus.
•Applies a solid knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, EPA, and other risk and safety regulations; construction experience is preferred but not required.
•Knowledge of commercial property, casualty coverage, services, and programs.
•Understands industry trends and governmental regulations.
•Ability to utilize all resources available to find answers for client inquiries and fully resolve any risk control/loss control related issues is required.
•Understands carrier risk control/broker risk control interaction and collaboration.
•Position requires direct communication with clients; therefore, strong written, oral and presentation communication skills, with a commitment to impeccable client service are required; ability to adjust easily to working well with a variety of workstyles.
•Must have familiarity and good working knowledge of various Microsoft software applications (Excel), Agency Management Systems, and the ability to learn new software systems.
•Willingness to grow and develop.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision. The employee will be navigating client locations such as construction sites, manufacturing facilities, outdoor areas, etc.
Travel:
Approximately 20-30% and/or dependent on client needs.
Why Virtus?
Virtus has a strong culture anchored by our Core Values: Better Tomorrow, Fearless Pursuit and One Virtus. This creates an environment of teamwork, excellence, and continuous improvement. Employees and their families enjoy great benefits including health/401(k)/dental/vision and unlimited PTO, among other progressive perks.
Virtus is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees– so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the recruitment process. If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.
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What We Do
Virtus is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm built for today’s experience economy. We blend creativity with technology to bring a more streamlined, personalized and human approach to insurance. This insulates our clients from the process, putting the focus back on their goals and growth strategy to unlock their full potential. Our vertical specialization makes us different—we know the industries we serve inside and out.
Our team is comprised of industry renegades, analysts, consultants, technologists, creatives and problem solvers. We’re aligned by our values and fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit, giving us the grit to make your dreams a reality, no matter the challenge or task at hand.
