Manager - Corporate Insurance

Position Summary:

The Corporate Insurance Manager plays a vital role in safeguarding the financial and operational integrity of the credit union by managing its insurance portfolio and mitigating risk exposures. Reporting to the Risk Management department, this position ensures that the credit union maintains comprehensive insurance coverage across operations, protects assets, and optimizes risk transfer strategies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Insurance Program Management: Oversee corporate insurance policies, including property, casualty, liability, and specialty coverage. Ensure appropriate risk transfer and policy adequacy. Claims Management: Coordinates with insurers, legal counsel, and internal stakeholders to manage claims efficiently, minimize costs, and ensure compliance with contractual obligations. Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Collaborates with risk management to evaluate potential exposure areas and develop insurance solutions to mitigate financial impacts. Stakeholder Coordination: Works closely with internal departments, brokers, underwriters, and external partners to optimize insurance placements and policy renewals. Regulatory Compliance: Ensures all insurance programs comply with industry regulations and company requirements. Support reporting and documentation needs. Cost Optimization: Analyzes insurance premiums, deductibles, and policy structures to maximize coverage while minimizing costs. Contract Review & Advisory: Provides insurance guidance on contractual agreements, indemnification clauses, and risk transfer mechanisms. Reporting & Analysis: Maintains insurance records, conducts loss trend analyses, and provides reports to leadership on risk exposures and insurance program effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, or related field.
• Experience in Audit and Insurance preferable.

Experience:

• Ten plus years in managing large insurance portfolios, vendor negotiations, claims oversight, compliance and strategic risk planning.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of insurance policies, underwriting, and risk mitigation techniques.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.
• Problem-solving skills are needed to address issues, and leadership skills are important for collaborating with the executive staff.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, making sound decisions under pressure, and continuously learning and developing new skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage multiple projects.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with high degree of latitude for independent judgment and situation decisioning.
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively across functions.
• Demonstrates effective time management and has a passion for accuracy.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with members, management, team members and external third parties.
• Ability to interface with people in a positive manner with empathy, courtesy, and tact.
• Able to handle difficult calls.
• Must be able to coordinate, manage and guide multiple priorities simultaneously and effectively through to completion.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

(The physical demands and work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this position and/or may be encountered while performing essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• While performing the essential duties of this position, an employee would frequently be required to stand, walk, and sit.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Our company offers a dynamic hybrid work arrangement, which requires three days of on-site work, in the Sugar Land, TX office.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Texas Dow Employees Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, protected veteran status, sex, religion, disability, genetic information, national origin, or other status protected by federal, state or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.