Loss Control Specialist, Commercial and Residential

Verisk; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Loss Control Specialist to assess properties and provide loss prevention recommendations. This role involves significant travel and requires strong technical skills in insurance and construction. The ideal candidate will work autonomously and contribute to the team's revenue goals.

Qualifications

• Education in insurance, construction, or engineering.
• Experience with building codes and fire services.
• Very good computer skills and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Assess residential and commercial properties for risks.
• Prepare detailed reports on risk assessment.
• Extensive travel required within the region.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Technical Skills

Education

College diploma or bachelor’s degree

Tools

Database

Word Processing

Job description

The Loss Control Specialists review various properties on behalf of insurance companies and provide loss prevention recommendations to reduce the frequency and severity of losses arising from fire, crime and liability. As a Loss Control Specialist, you are responsible for assessing residential / commercial properties and determining risks.

Responsibilities

• Access the internal systems and take ownership of inspection files.
• Schedule appointments with clients to visually assess the properties (about 10%-time allocation) at a mutually convenient time.
• Travel to the properties, tour, and assess for risk features (about 50%-time allocation)
• While touring the properties, take photographs, measure rooms and the structure, review features such as fire prevention systems, heating equipment, and fuel storage tanks.
• Converse with the owners to understand the history of the property, any risks, and answer any questions they might have.
• Prepare detailed reports using the internal systems identifying the fundamental construction and equipment details, risk assessment, and replacement cost value (about 40%-time allocation).
• Ability to work autonomously since most of our Loss Control Specialists are home-based.
• Extensive travel is involved within a region requiring a valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle (50%). National runs at least once per year.
• Entering residences requires tact and professionalism and may require appointments to be scheduled in the evenings and on weekends.

Accountabilities - To the Regional Manager :

• Reports have no errors or omission and provide accurate details of assessment results.
• Contribute to team’s overall revenue goals.
• Continually expand your expertise so you can assess more complex properties.
• To the owners of the assessed properties :
• You have the tact and professionalism for convenient, excellent experiences.
• Your regularly provide value added services within your role and expertise.

Qualifications

• Education in insurance, construction, or engineering will provide a solid technical foundation to recognize and identify construction and equipment details (College diploma or bachelor’s degree)
• Experience with building codes, fire services, construction and maintenance will be an asset
• Very good computer skills including using a database, typing speed & accuracy, use of short-cuts, and word processing is essential to efficiently and effectively creating reports.
• Skillful communication techniques for customer service and report writing.
• Experience as an underwriting assessor or in the insurance field preferred.