Ceded Reinsurance Consultant, Reinsurance Placement (Remote)

## Ceded Reinsurance Consultant, Reinsurance Placement (Remote)Applylocations: Ohio - Columbus, One Nationwide Plaza: Arizona - Scottsdale: United States - Remote: Iowa - Des Moines, 1100 Locust Streettime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 098601As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.This role reports to the P&C Reinsurance Placement Leader and serves as a key Ceded Reinsurance Consultant, responsible for developing and executing strategies that enable effective risk transfer solutions to support business growth and risk mitigation. The position involves close collaboration with reinsurance brokers, reinsurers, and senior underwriting leaders to design and implement optimal reinsurance structures for the Alternative Ventures and Specialty Finance portfolios.As a Ceded Re Consultant, this role leads treaty placement activities, including setting placement strategy, directing broker and reinsurer engagement, negotiating program terms, and ensuring alignment with enterprise risk and capital objectives. The role provides leadership throughout the placement lifecycle, driving timely execution and optimizing market outcomes.In addition, this position contributes to corporate treaty renewals by providing subject matter expertise for Alternative Ventures and Specialty Finance. This includes supporting renewal data strategy and development of marketing materials in partnership with underwriting, actuarial, and finance stakeholders to strengthen the program narrative. The role also collaborates with legal to review, negotiate, and finalize contract language to ensure alignment with coverage intent and compliance standards.Experience in reinsurance, underwriting, finance, or claims is preferred. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong capabilities in the following areas:* Strategic analysis and decision-making* Consultative leadership and stakeholder influence* Market-facing negotiation and placement execution* Cross-functional collaborationIt is our intention to fill this role in Columbus, OH, Scottsdale, AZ or Des Moines, IA. However, applications from candidates working remotely who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered.This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.#LI-KD1**Job Description Summary**JOB SUMMARY: Leads activities related to enterprise risk management or ceded reinsurance policies and procedures. Leads activities related to insurance and reinsurance program design, placement, administration, insurance and/or reinsurance claims recovery, reinsurance accounting and risk mitigation. Provides consultation and advanced solutions to enterprise senior management on complex risk management, insurance and reinsurance recovery issues. Note-associates in this classification may specialize in corporate risk management, ceded reinsurance, reinsurance accounting, or reinsurance claims recovery.******Job Description********REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS**: Reports to Manager/Director/Sr Director**CORE JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:**Provides consultation and supports the design, evaluation and implementation of insurance, reinsurance and/or alternative risk transfer programs, both ceded and assumed, negotiating rates and contract terms. Serves as business unit technical subject matter expert for reinsurance facing systems and applications, including internal data extractions and analysis.Provides leadership on an enterprise insurance or ceded reinsurance claims administration and recovery operation, ensuring accurate, timely and complete communications with insurers, reinsurance and brokers in accord with contract requirements and in collaboration with enterprise business units and staff offices.Assist in producing or verifying data and exhibits required for risk transfer or recovery submissions. Assists in Facultative reinsurance processing and accounting. Coordinates a reinsurance claims recovery process, including communications with brokers and reinsurers in accordance with contract requirements. Advises on contract language interpretation for recovery application. Coordinates compliance with company accounting and reporting standards, under strict guidelines.Partners on process improvements initiatives. Develops and maintains corporate risk management or reinsurance policies and procedures to assure efficient and effective best practices. Provides analysis and support for risk transfer decisions including structure, pricing and cost allocations.Conducts and leads activities regarding the planning, development and implementation of risk and loss prevention controls to ensure accurate claims handling, safety compliance, and risk management analysis. Coordinates preparation & review of risk transfer and recovery reports, May review other associates' work for data accuracy and technical resolutions.Leads recovery coordination, development and presentation of reinsurance claims training. Supports the development and maintenance of insurance and reinsurance claims reporting guidelines and communications to enterprise claims staff.Coordinates the establishment of enterprise security standards and evaluation of insurer and reinsurance security and performance. Coordinates the design, development, implementation, maintenance and administration of the corporate risk management and reinsurance information database in collaboration with FIT.Responsible for contact with internal and external customers or stakeholders, maintaining, developing and influencing relationships involving all enterprise business and staff offices, vendor systems, customer training, insurers, reinsurers and brokers.Responsible for administration of risk transfer attestation process or recovery requirements, including the interaction with internal/external auditors. Provides responses to documentation requests from rating agencies and regulatory interrogatory exams and surveys. Provides consultation on accurate ceding set-up, systems, programs, projects and enhancements. Leads projects relating to placements, recoveries, systems, or enhancements.Negotiates insurance and reinsurance placements, including costs, terms, and conditions of coverage. Negotiates the recovery of reinsurance recoverables or the arbitration, litigation or commutation of reinsurance claims. Supports the claims responsibilities for appropriate insurance programs.Responsible for contract negotiation and management of third party administrators. Manages loss mitigation work and activity with Associate Health Services, Safety and Facility management or other business unit as requested to reduce enterprise losses.Assists in the development and attainment of team and department strategies, plans and objectives.Manages risk management and reinsurance projects. Recommends project requirements, timelines, resources and budget. Consults on special projects and requests.Performs other related duties as assigned.**MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:****Education:** Undergraduate studies in business administration, finance, accounting or a related field preferred.**License/Certification/Designation:** Pursuit or attainment of insurance related designations such as CPCU, CLU, ARM, ARe preferred.**Experience:** Eight years experience in risk management, property and casualty reinsurance underwriting, or property and casualty claims or accounting. Project management experience is preferred.**Knowledge:** Proven knowledge of risk management, insurance or ceded reinsurance practices. Must have a thorough understanding of property, casualty, life, accident and health insurance coverages. Also various insurance or reinsurance related accounting and finance practices, concepts, techniques. Has a good understanding of legal, actuarial, financial, sales, underwriting and claims policies and practices as they relate to the insurance or reinsurance function.**Skills/Competencies:** Strong analytical, technical and verbal/written communication abilities. Ability to manage complex technical insurance/reinsurance issues. Ability to negotiate and mediate claims or contract disputes. Strong decision-making ability and project management skills.**Values**: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values and Guiding Behaviors.**Staffing Exceptions to the above Minimum Job Requirements must be approved by the:** hiring manager’s leader and HRBP.**JOB CONDITIONS:****Overtime Eligibility:**Not Eligible (Exempt)**Working Conditions**: Normal office environment. Occasional travel. Non standard or extended hours may be required based on project needs.**ADA:** The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.**Job Evaluation Activity****:** Revised 8/2016 SNGWe currently anticipate accepting applications until 06/18/2026. However, we encourage early submissions, as the posting may close sooner if a strong candidate slate is identified before the deadline.**Benefits**We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.This position could be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states.Smoke-Free Iowa Statement: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at View phone number on click.appcast.io. For NY residents please review the following state law information: Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations LS740 (ny.gov) TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:**We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.The national salary range for Consultant, Risk Mgmt Reins : $97,000.00-$180,000.00The expected starting salary range for Consultant, Risk Mgmt Reins : $97,000.00 - $145,000.00 #J-18808-Ljbffr