Corporate Insurance Director in Los Angeles, California at The J. Paul Getty Trust

Corporate Insurance Director

US-CA-Los Angeles

Job ID: 2026-4858
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Professional/Managerial
Getty

Overview

The J. Paul Getty Trust seeks an accomplished insurance professional to lead its corporate insurance program, protecting a world-class collection of cultural assets - ensuring comprehensive coverage for permanent collections, traveling exhibitions and loans, facilities, and public programming - as well as Getty’s facilities, people, activities, and operations.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Finance & Operations, the Corporate Insurance Director will oversee a sophisticated and well-established portfolio of insurance coverages and claims, combining technical expertise with sound judgment, hands-on execution, and continuing to build trusted relationships across the organization and insurance markets.

This protection of high-value, irreplaceable cultural assets must be achieved while strictly navigating the complex tax, governance, and public-access requirements unique to a private operating foundation - ensuring rigorous compliance, mitigating fiduciary liability, and managing specialized fine art exposures.

Getty is undertaking its largest-ever capital program, which will be shaped by a commitment to strategic and innovative stewardship and development of Getty’s remarkable spaces. This includes Tram replacement, reimagined property entrance area to include additional visitor spaces, the renovation of all museum galleries, a new energy plant, infrastructure improvements to improve fire resiliency, finalizing the renovation of a 32,000-square-foot building, and future construction at Getty-owned property in Westwood.

This is an opportunity for a highly experienced leader to steward and continuously refine an eminent insurance program. Success will depend on technical insurance fluency, an engaged and collegial approach to internal and external partnerships, and the ability to lead a small team while remaining directly involved in the work.

Getty has partnered with Bridge Partners and welcomes nominations or expressions of interest. If you have an interest in this opportunity, please share a resume and brief cover note to:

Tory Clarke

tory.clarke@bridgepartnersllc.com

or

Malissa Brennan

malissa.brennan@bridgepartnersllc.com

Only parties who express interest via Bridge Partners will be considered as part of the selection process. Priority will be given to applications submitted by December 7, 2026 although we will continue to receive and review applications until the position is filled.

Responsibilities

The Director will work closely with the broker, carrier, underwriters, and Getty colleagues to ensure that coverage, valuations, contractual protections, and claims management remain responsive to these varied needs.

• Lead the design, placement, renewal, administration, and ongoing evaluation of Getty’s corporate insurance portfolio, including fine arts, property, general and excess liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, cyber, professional liability, workers’ compensation, automobile, and other relevant coverages.
• Manage relationships with underwriters, carriers, claims professionals, and other external partners; negotiate effectively and represent Getty’s interests in complex insurance discussions.
• Partner with the Museum and Getty Research Institute, including the Registrar’s Office, on fine art valuations, collection exposures, exhibition and loan coverage, and the insurance implications of art handling, transit, storage, and conservation activities.
• Assess and connect risks across the organization, including physical assets, fire and natural hazards, erosion, security, technology and cyber, construction, laboratories, transportation, public access, and governance-related liabilities.
• Oversee significant insurance and liability claims, coordinate with carriers and external advisers, and partner with Legal, Human Resources, and operating teams to achieve sound and timely resolution.
• Collaborate with appropriate internal departments on insurance provisions, indemnification, and risk allocation in contracts, construction agreements, loans, and other arrangements.
• Oversee workers’ compensation insurance and related claims in partnership with Human Resources, carriers, and medical providers; coordinate return-to-work and injury-related matters within the agreed division of responsibilities.
• Work collaboratively with Facilities, Security, and other teams responsible for enterprise safety, emergency preparedness, physical inspections, and hazard mitigation, providing insurance and claims expertise without owning those functions.
• Identify practical opportunities to optimize coverage, limits, deductibles, costs, and claims outcomes while preserving the strength of Getty’s existing program.
• Lead and develop a small insurance team, setting clear priorities and remaining personally engaged in technical, administrative, and relationship-management responsibilities.
• Provide informed advice to Getty leadership and contribute insurance perspectives to broader organizational risk discussions and internal audit activities.

Qualifications

• Substantial commercial insurance experience, ideally gained through an insurance carrier, brokerage, high level adjusting or claims practice, or sophisticated corporate insurance function; experience across complex property and casualty risks is particularly relevant.
• Strong command of insurance placement, coverage analysis, claims, underwriting relationships, and the commercial and contractual dimensions of risk; able to navigate sophisticated insurance markets and counterparties.
• Exposure to fine arts or other high-value, specialized assets is preferred but not essential; intellectual curiosity, humility, and the capacity to learn Getty’s collections and museum-related exposures quickly are critical.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; relevant designations such as CPCU, ARM, or CRM are advantageous.
• Candidates with strong potential and demonstrated insurance sophistication will be considered even without extensive people-management experience.