Ceded Reinsurance Consultant, Reinsurance Placement (Remote)

Ceded Reinsurance Consultant

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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 collaboration

It 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.

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.

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.