Insurance Associate

Insurance Associate Position Description

Reports to: Vice President of Safety, HR, and Employee Development

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., unless otherwise dictated

Job Location: 3500 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus OH, 43207

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working with our insurance broker to obtain COIs in accordance with project contract language;
• Checks the accuracy of COIs in accordance with project contract language;
• Organize and file COIs;
• Obtain sample subcontractor COIs and provides them to Igel’s Contract Manager for distribution to subcontractors;
• Works with the Contract Administrator to track the receipt of appropriate COIs from Igel subcontractors by project;
• Maintains various tracking Excel sheets for compliance with insurance requirements;
• Track when COIs are set to expire and communicate the need for updated certificates to the Company’s broker as well as controlling parties for wrap-up insurance programs;
• Responds to client requests for proof of insurance and additional endorsements as needed;
• Provides follow-up calls to claimants to obtain details regarding potential insurance claims against the Company;
• Keeps detailed notes regarding claimant correspondence and communicate any issues to the Safety, Project Management, and Finance departments as appropriate;
• Tracks changes made to the required insurance language for projects and eliminate duplication of records as appropriate;
• Participate in the annual renewal process for business lines of insurance by updating forms and obtaining supporting documentation as requested;
• Processes insurance charges against the appropriate project where costs were incurred
• Furnishes COIs to the Finance Department as appropriate when they are expiring to maintain compliance for proper payment;
• Inputs monthly payroll information to appropriate wrap-up program online portals by the 10^th of the following month;
• Work with Accounts Payable to ensure that truckers, subcontractors, and other vendors have furnished the Company a COI;
• Know and adhere to all company policies and procedures;

  Other duties as assigned.

  Any deviation of job responsibilities must be first cleared by the Vice of President of Safety, HR, and Employee Development.

  Minimum Qualifications

• Be fully computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office
• Be exceptionally detail-oriented
• Knowledge and familiarity with Acord 25 forms
• Ability to manage varying numbers of projects at any given time

• Ability to differentiate between traditionally insured projects and wrap-up insurance programs

• 3-5 years of related experience with insurance

Preferred Qualifications

• CRIS certification or interest in pursuing
• Knowledge of basic construction contract language