Global Insurance Director

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

Location: Global scope/location, position can be filled in any Global GBA location. This job can be performed in any Arcadis US office

Purpose: The position is created in anticipation of the succession of the current Global Insurance Director within a 1-year period. The extensive handover period is meant as knowledge handover and to get fully entrenched into the company, the respective insurance markets, and the management of the captive cell insurance company.

The Global Insurance function has been established within Arcadis to procure and maintain global insurance programs to protect the Arcadis group against identified, insurable risks. The Global Insurance Director is accountable for the setup and maintenance of the Insurance function and programs, the management of the captive cell insurance company, and reports to the Global Treasury and Insurance Director as part of the wider Treasury team.

The Global Insurance Director is responsible for the procurement and maintenance of the global insurance programs as well as for the safeguarding of and adherence to the insurance policies and procedures. The Global Insurance Director is globally responsible for the design, establishment, and maintenance of compulsory global insurance programs for a.o. professional indemnity, general-third party liability, cyber, directors, and officers’ liability at the best possible terms and conditions. For this, the Global Insurance Director will continuously follow and analyze the changes in the business and the insurance markets to ensure the insurance coverage is sufficient or amended at the best possible terms and conditions. The Global Insurance Director is responsible for the correct operation and oversight of the captive cell insurance company.

The Global Insurance Director works closely with the global legal function and local legal counsels with regard to insurance claims handling. The Global Insurance Director works closely with the Global Risk Management function to ensure standardized risk management practices and mitigants are well embedded in business operations. Furthermore, there is close collaboration with a wide and diverse range of colleagues in project bidding and execution as well as in Finance such as Treasury and Insurance Control, Accounting, and Tax.

Role accountabilities:

Individual Accountabilities:

The following accountabilities are associated with the function.

• Actively managing brokers on global insurance program renewals at the best possible terms and conditions.
• Periodically review the global insurance programs to ensure that the insurance coverage remains suitable for current and future risks.
• Propose and manage changes to global insurance programs where necessary.
• Together with Treasury and Insurance Controller, oversee and report upon the management of the insurance captive cell.
• Review, control, and document the global insurance policies.
• Review, control, and document the issuing of insurance certificates.
• Ensuring that local insurance policies have been put in place as required (in conjunction with the local brokers).
• Providing a central point of contact for the local insurance representative for advice and guidance on insurance issues (claims, coverage, specific client/project requests).
• Review reporting claims and circumstances including ensuring prompt notification, explanation, and regular updates are given to insurers.
• Point of contact for the GBAs / local representatives for advice and guidance on insurance issues (claims, coverage, specific client/project requests).
• Working with the local / GBA counsels to collect and to report the details of all claims (potential, outstanding, and settled) on a quarterly basis.
• Data-driven analysis of claims and circumstances and their cause. Done in close collaboration with the Global Operational Legal Director to determine where most claims come from. The Aim of this data-driven analysis is to significantly reduce the number of claims and the amount of pay-outs.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications:

• Working experience on an academic level
• Relevant insurance certificates (“Assurantie A”, “relevant WFT level”, “RIMAP”, “ACII”).
• Experience of at least 10 years in corporate insurance, either as an Insurance Manager or broker.
• Profound knowledge of the corporate insurance market, its specific dynamics, and its players.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with professional indemnity insurance and the management of a captive cell insurance company
• Analytical mindset to recognize (project) risk exposures and translate them into insurance solutions.
• Strong communicator; maintaining contacts with internal and external parties.
• Strong collaboration and advisory skills

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Arcadis. Improving quality of life.

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Transform Your World

Arcadis offers benefits for full-time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program, and optional benefits including adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start, and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. This position is eligible for participating in a company bonus program. The salary range for this position is $122331 - 224952 / year