Executive Director, Claims

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

You desire impactful work. RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life‑and health‑related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Leads and manages the department responsible for U.S. mortality markets claims providing the business expertise required to ensure appropriate client service, internal controls, reporting and claims administration practices. Provides guidance for client company claims audit function. Establishes strategic plans, objectives, goals and processes to ensure claims practices are competitive, effective and protective of RGA Re's long‑term success. Ensures department alignment and coordination with all other areas of the company to achieve corporate business strategies and vision.

As a member of the Operations Leadership Team, contributes to the establishment of division guidelines and direction and contributes to the Operations organization through strategy, definition and implementation.

• Directs and leads the activities of the US mortality markets claims staff, assuring thorough review of targeted claims, timely and accurate financial reporting and prompt, efficient service to client companies.
• Directs and supports the management and direction of claim practices to ensure identification and resolution of unfavorable trends in ceding company underwriting and claims handling. Ensures claims practices and procedures are developed to minimize exposure to undesirable or unanticipated outcomes and provide superior client service.
• Provides guidance to external client company audit functions relating to proper client claims administration of reinsurance transactions. Reviews reports and other documentation produced from those audits.
• Works with all departments within the Operations division and other departments within RGA Re to identify and resolve problems/issues. Develops relationships with client companies and seeks resolutions to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Works with Change Management to prioritize projects on the basis of costs vs. benefits.
• Leads and manages the activities of department management in all aspects of supervisory duties, including, but not limited to hiring, training, evaluating, coaching, and disciplining direct reports. Fosters a positive and engaged work environment. Mentors associates and gives guidance on associate development.
• Collaborates with all departments in the Operations division and departments throughout RGA to identify and resolve problems/issues. Develops relationships with client companies and seeks resolutions to ensure timely, accurate reporting while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Participates and collaborates with other members of the US Operations leadership team to develop goals/plans/budgets that align with division and company objectives and then manages to those expectations.
• Represents RGA Re, as an expert in reinsurance claims expertise, at industry meetings and exercises influence, as appropriate, with customers, competitors, retrocessionaires.
• Serves as a member of the Operations leadership team, including setting strategic and tactical direction, division goals and objectives, and development of joint plans to achieve goals and objectives. Manages department within budget guidelines.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent work experience in insurance/reinsurance Required
• Graduate work, MBA,…