Reinsurance Accountant

Hylant; Beryl (WV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hylant seeks a Captive Reinsurance Accountant to support evaluation and management of reinsurance contracts, claims, and relationships with reinsurers. You will prepare technical, financial accounting of premium, claim, and reserves, ensuring compliance with policies and accurate settlements.

Responsibilities include analyzing contracts, settling claims, generating reports, and advising internal stakeholders on accounting matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in reinsurance accounting, insurance, or a related financial area.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Skilled at building and maintaining internal and external (carrier) relationships.
• Fluent in English.
• Ability and willingness to travel by car or airplane for meetings, conferences, or other business-related functions.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze reinsurance contracts to ensure adherence to company policies and guidelines.
• Manage the processing and settlement of reinsurance claims, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Generate reinsurance reports and conduct analysis to support decision-making.
• Consult internal stakeholders on Statutory and Reinsurance Accounting expertise and guidance.
• Drive continuous process improvement and standardization; actively identify areas for process improvement and inefficiencies.
• Join relevant training sessions to maintain current knowledge of systems, processes, and changes.
• Keep SOP/training guides up to date for role and processes in collaboration with Captive Account Executives.
• Perform other duties and special projects as requested.

Job description

The Opportunity:

The Captive Reinsurance Accountant role provides crucial support in the evaluation and management of reinsurance contracts, claims, and relationships with reinsurers. The role is key to ensuring compliance with company policies, efficient claim settlement, and effective communication and collaboration with reinsurers. Prepare technical, financial accounting of premium, claim and reserves based on statement of accounts or on bordereaux.

• Review and analyze reinsurance contracts to ensure adherence to company policies and guidelines.
• Manage the processing and settlement of reinsurance claims, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Generate reinsurance reports and conduct analysis to support decision-making.
• Consult internal stakeholders on Statutory and Reinsurance Accounting expertise and guidance.
• Drive continuous process improvement and standardization; actively identify areas for process improvement and inefficiencies.
• Join relevant training sessions to maintain current relevant knowledge and of the system, processes, and changes.
• Keep SOP/training guides up to date for role and processes in collaboration with Captive Account Executives.
• Perform other duties and special projects as requested.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in reinsurance accounting, insurance or similar financial area.
• Proficiency in MS Office, primarily Excel, Outlook, Teams.
• Skilled at building and maintaining internal and external (carrier) relationships.
• fluent in English.
• Ability and willingness to travel by car or airplane for meetings, conferences, or other business-related functions.

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