Cathy Beck

Assoc Director, Risk Management and Insurance @Novartis

East Hanover, NJ, US

Responsible for the management of risk exposures, including purchasing of insurance, management of risk retentions, and management of third party service providers-Integration of risk management programs for acquisitions, generating cost savings and program synergies-Created standardized insurance contract template language to be used in various contract types-Coordinated risk management activities and services between various functional areas (i.e. Legal, HSE, Sourcing, Fleet Administration)-Managed complex claim issues. Effectively managed major workers comp and auto liability claims, subrogation issues and insurance recovery. Supplemental duties cost allocation methodologies; leading various projects and teams to address multiple risk management issues (i.e. loss control, claims handling, risk analysis); conducting insurance based training courses across internal functional areas; and negotiating favorable insurance language terms and conditions in various contract types (leases, manufacturing agreements, service agreements, etc.).

Cook College, Rutgers University

Bachelor of Science, Animal Science