Who You Are:

You are a Loss Control professional, who enjoys educating clients on the risks they face. You have an innate ability to connect with clients, assess their risks and develop and help implement risk control plans. You can develop and deliver loss control strategies to help clients reach their loss reduction goals. You are adept at assessing Commercial insurance risks over a wide variety of business exposures. You also are capable to reviewing loss history on existing accounts to identify trends in frequency and severity and reach conclusions based on your analysis. You are extremely well spoken, and can create written reports outlining your conclusions and recommendations for strategy changes. You are comfortable sharing those conclusions in a small group or presenting a formal presentation or training session to a large group. You have your OSHA certification.

You get to know your clients and what their needs are. You are comfortable communicating with clients via email and phone. This is a relationship business and you recognize and appreciate that. Your documentation is impeccable. You are motivated by hard work and doing what is right. Accuracy and attention to detail are strong points of yours. You are comfortable traveling 40-70% of the time, primarily throughout the New England states. You are proud of your work and doing what is best for your clients. You enjoy and are up for a challenge!

Who We Are:

Starkweather is a 140 year-old company with the reputation of being one of the Best Places to Work in our territory. We are owned by a Trust, run by the Trustees along with a Board of Directors whose mission is to provide stability and security for our clients and our employees. We offer a competitive compensation package including base salary, annual bonus, 401 (k) match and generous profit sharing plan. We also afford the opportunity to participate in Quarterly Sales Contests, attractive commission structure and annual Leader's Trip.

Our benefit package is equally as robust including, Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA and HRA plans. We offer an open-ended, performance driven vacation and sick policy as well as a relaxed dress code. Also offered are Life, LTD, voluntary opportunities for Supplemental Life, Supplemental LTD and Pet Insurance with Accident and Critical Care coverage coming soon.

Job Summary:

This position provides a thorough, professional level of hazard detection, risk evaluation, and improvement recommendations initially for underwriting purposes, but primarily focused on the benefit for the insured customer. Between 40% and 70% of the work performed is expected to be consulting service work for customers receiving ongoing safety management service. This will involve identifying exposures with significant loss potential, investigation of cause/effect of major losses and hazards, and determining alternate methods of control that can be recommended to the customer. All job duties and responsibilities must be carried out in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

What you bring to the table:

Degree in Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety or Risk Management

OSHA certification required

Expertise in Commercial Property and Casualty insurance coverage and risk evaluation techniques

Superior verbal and written communication skills

Ability to multitask and operate in an ever changing environment is critical

Travel required throughout New England states, 40- 70% of your time

Must be able to build rapport and effective relationships with clients

Must be able to develop and present an effective technical training session to a group

Ability to work well in a team environment

Strong attention to detail

Fluency in MS office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and internet research tools

Must have valid driver's license in good standing