About the Role: As a Claim Specialist for Maxum Primary and Excess Liability Claims in the Liability Major Case Unit, you will be responsible for handling a caseload of bodily injury and non-bodily injury claims. The claims often involve complex fact patterns requiring analysis of contracts between parties to determine indemnity and contribution obligations and risk transfer opportunities. As these claims are often in litigation, experience handling litigated matters and managing defense counsel is required, as is prior experience handling primary and excess policy coverages and claims.
Responsibilities
- Conducting investigations and analyzing and evaluating the information learned;
- Making coverage determinations and communicating written position(s) to insureds and other required parties;
- Within prescribed authority levels, setting appropriate expense and indemnity reserves and monitoring on a regular basis for any needed adjustment;
- Presenting cases to management for expense or indemnity reserve authority above established authority levels;
- Developing and implementing resolution strategies to achieve high quality outcomes;
- Proactively managing litigation and counsel, inclusive of litigation planning and execution, budgeting and bill review;
- Attending trials and mediations as necessary;
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required; law degree a plus.
- Minimum of five plus years handling complex litigated coverage and commercial general liability matters.
- Candidate should be disciplined, results-oriented and able to focus on bottom line results.
- Superior analytical ability and organizational skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent strategic thinking ability and execution skills.
- Excellent negotiation and advanced technical claim handling skills, including knowledge of coverage and tort laws.
Pay range and compensation package: $106K to $159K