Risk, Claims, Insurance Specialist - Surrey, Canada - School District #36 (Surrey)

School District #36 (Surrey)

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Surrey, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

The Surrey School District respectfully acknowledges that our schools reside on the traditional, unceded, and shared territories of Coast Salish peoples: The q? íc?? y? - Katzie, the q'wa: n??'?n? - Kwantlen and the SEMYOME - Semiahmoo First Nations, who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.

Surrey Schools values an inclusive school district, where equity is deeply embedded and diversity welcomed.

We are committed to creating and cultivating diverse, inclusive and barrier-free environments for all applicants, employees, students, and their families.

We work to continuously grow and improve our practices, celebrate our differences, and empower people to promote positive change in our communities.

Our identity, as Surrey Schools, is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness and tolerance and recognize the importance of diversity of identity and thought.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Surrey Schools, recipient of the BC Top Employers and Canada's Greenest Employer awards, is the largest school district in BC and the second largest employer in Surrey.

Spread across one of the fastest-growing cities in British Columbia, Surrey Schools provides quality education to over 77,000 students with 124 schools sites and a variety of other learning facilities, offering a broad range of innovative programs and services to support the learning of our students.

The Surrey School District team of approximately 13,000 employees works tirelessly every day to ensure that children are getting the best start they can, providing the preparation to be our leaders of tomorrow.

NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK

The Risk, Claims and Insurance Specialist works very closely with the Associate Director, Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management, focusing on the risk management activities of the department which requires a significant degree of independence and judgement in the areas of risk management, insurance and claims management.

The position provides guidance and direction to school and district staff on risk, insurance and claims management issues. The Risk, Claims and Insurance Specialist reports to Management.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Claims Administration:

Understands and interprets insurance policies and applies judgement in initiating and processing claims.

Provides guidance on coverage for theft, loss or damage including property claims, fleet vehicle claims, vehicle vandalism claims, personal property claims.

Provides direction and support to staff on the claims process.

Liaises with the Schools Protection Program (SPP) Claims Examiners and/or Independent Adjusters to provide information / documentation regarding claims.

Manages cost recoveries, including obtaining source internal cost information, liaising with RCMP and ICBC on related recoveries, and creating follow-up system to ensure collection.

Liaises with schools / departments to facilitate repair or replacement of damaged or lost property.

Initiates financial transactions and monitors uninsured loss budget.

Insurance:

Manages the Schools Protection Program (SPP) Incident reporting system, including developing training material and training district employees on how and what to report, reviewing daily incident reports, escalating and following up on significant issues, maintaining incident report files and developing analysis of incident reports for management.

Manages policies and renewals for other district insurance including Optional Property coverage, Personal Accident Coverage, ICBC Garage Policy and ICBC Special Liability Policy, and Student Accident Insurance.

Utilizes coverage, administration and claims knowledge to handles incoming insurance coverage requests.

Produces insurance letters for Director's signature where required.

Risk Management:

Provides risk management advice for contracts including review of contract language, negotiating unacceptable indemnity and insurance terms, liaising with SPP for complex contracts and providing the Memorandum of Coverage where necessary.

Provides risk-based advice to school administrators and staff.

Creates and maintains a master list of contracts issued with contact information.

Department General:

Maintains Internal Audit and Risk Management website.

Pre-screens legal requests and refers to the appropriate person / department.

Creates and maintains a calendar of key risk management communications to assist in safeguarding district assets.

Creates and maintains a schedule of key dates (i.e. insurance renewals, reporting deadlines, etc.).

Performs other duties as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Considerable knowledge of insurance industry, including property, casualty and automobile insurance and familiarity with policy wordings, endorsements, certificates of insurance and claims management.

Practical experience in the principles, practices and procedures used in claims investig