Safety / Loss Prevention Consultant
Summit provides independent insurance agents and their clients with market-leading workers' comp insurance and elite customer service. We're growing and currently serve more than 7,000 independent agents and 31,000 policyholders across the South, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic.
Our strength comes from a single-minded focus on workers' comp and a commitment to long-term customer relationships. Summit is who you turn to when you need a specialist who not only knows workers' comp but also gets to know your business and your priorities.
Our field team members are located in every state in which we operate.
Summit is a member of the Great American Insurance Group where our highest goal is for all employees to feel included, respected, and empowered to perform at their best.
Position Information
This is a field-based position located in the Jackson metro area responsible for servicing workers' compensation policyholders throughout Mississippi. Regular travel is required to conduct on-site risk assessments, consult with insureds, and support policyholder injury prevention and risk management initiatives.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
- Conducts comprehensive workers' compensation risk assessments of insured operations to identify injury exposures and support underwriting and account management decisions.
- Identifies workplace hazards, injury trends, and operational risk factors, and develops practical recommendations to reduce employee injuries and workers' compensation claim frequency and severity.
- Analyzes loss experience, claims data, and injury trends to identify root causes and develop targeted loss prevention strategies tailored to insured operations.
- Designs, implements, and supports workers' compensation risk improvement programs focused on injury prevention, return-to-work initiatives, ergonomic controls, and safety culture enhancement.
- Provides advanced technical consultation and training to policyholders on occupational safety, regulatory compliance, injury prevention best practices, and effective workers' compensation cost-control strategies.
- Collaborates with underwriting, claims, and agency partners to evaluate risk exposures and support account retention, profitability, and growth objectives.
- Monitors the effectiveness of loss prevention recommendations and risk management initiatives, evaluates outcomes, and develops action plans to drive continuous improvement in workplace safety performance.
- Serves as a technical resource and subject matter expert on workers' compensation loss prevention issues, emerging injury trends, and industry-specific risk exposures.
- May be responsible for coaching and developing loss prevention staff and may participate in talent selection, performance management, and professional development activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Job Requirements
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Risk Management and Insurance, Safety Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
Experience: Generally, a minimum of 9 years of experience in loss control, risk management, or a related field within the property and casualty insurance industry. Completion of or continuing progress toward a professional designation preferred, such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS), Certified Safety and Health Management (CSHMS), Associate Loss Control Management (ALCM) or Occupational Health and Safety Technician (OHST).
Scope of Job/Qualifications: Works on assignments of moderate to higher technical and logistical complexity. Displays advanced analytical, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills. Maintains advanced knowledge of company policies and industry laws and regulations. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and results-oriented consultative skills. Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to analyze situations, identify problems, and develop effective solutions.
Company:
SCI Summit Consulting, LLC
Salary Range:
Benefits:
We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.
Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.
*Excludes seasonal employees and interns.