The Risk Manager and International Risk Specialist for the University of Oklahoma Norman campus will assist in placing new and renewing existing lines of insurance including travel insurance policy for study abroad; with a dotted line to Global Engagement, serve as a liaison between Global Engagement and Enterprise Risk Management; engage in international travel risk monitoring, assessment, and mitigation; grow and preserve University assets; coordinate claims activity with Legal Counsel and insurance providers; prepare reports on safety, international risk, insurance and loss prevention issues; manage recovery of damage expenses from insurance providers; coordinate policies, procedures and training programs in insurance and loss prevention, and other trainings to mitigate exposure both domestically and abroad; network with departments and University employees to further safety and risk management programs; act as the contact with insurance providers and brokers on risk management issues; oversee the gathering of information and completion of annual required insurance surveys for the Oklahoma Office of Management & Enterprise Services Risk Management; and other duties as necessary including possible supervision of employees.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures that risk management programs conform to established guidelines, policies, and procedures, and State law.
- Administers various campus-wide risk management programs providing recommendations for program improvement, development, and revision.
- Provides supervision to staff.
- Serves as a point of contact for insurance questions.
- Coordinate policies, procedures, and training programs in insurance and loss prevention.
- Coordinates claims activity with Legal Counsel and insurance providers.
- Oversees insurance collection from third parties for damage to university property.
- Prepare reports on safety, insurance, and loss prevention issues.
- Reviews and maintains various insurance-related contracts, agreements and payment negotiations.
- Reviews commercial insurance availability and applicability.
- Performs liability and risk management analyses.
- Aids in training of university employees in claims reporting as well as property casualty and risk management programs.
- Ensures compliance with risk management requirements for campus events and activities including appropriate documentation, including waivers, are in place and signed.
- Oversees Enterprise Risk Management’s involvement in the international travel registration system, including distribution of information to registrants, analyzing and reporting on data, and sharing travel alerts.
- Coordinates standing meetings with Education Abroad, advises on health and safety matters related to study abroad, and participates in pre-departure presentations and trainings.
- Provides international security assessments as requested, to include researching and providing benchmarking data.
- Through communication, resource development and outreach, raise awareness of resources, insurance benefits and requirements, and guidelines for faculty, staff, and students on university related international travel.
- Provides support to international students regarding the Student Health Plan.
- Performs various tasks as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.