Claims Counsel - Surety

Skyward Service Company; United States; A distancia; USD 155.000 - 175.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Skyward Specialty is seeking an experienced claims attorney to manage complex surety claims and support underwriting and leadership. The role requires strong surety claims experience, legal judgment, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced remote environment.

Responsibilities include adjusting complex claims across jurisdictions, managing outside counsel, setting reserves, and drafting reports and indemnity/underwriting documents. A J.D.

Formación

• At least 2 years of surety bond claims experience.
• J.D. from ABA-accredited law school required.
• State Claims Adjuster license strongly preferred.
• In-house experience in a surety claims department preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Independently adjust complex contract and commercial surety claims across jurisdictions.
• Manage outside counsel and related resources to optimize outcomes.
• Set well-reasoned reserves and control claims-handling costs.
• Attend mediations, arbitrations and trials as needed.
• Draft claim reports for underwriting and management.
• Assist in creating or revising surety claim/underwriting forms and documents.
• Draft indemnity and collateral agreements and review bond forms.
• Develop legal resources and training for Skyward Surety.
• Educate underwriting staff on key legal issues involving surety bonds and claims.
• Research and report on legal developments in the surety field.
• Promote accountability and ethical policies in all operations.

Conocimientos

Surety claims

In-house experience

Legal analysis

Research skills

Educación

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Herramientas

Claims processing (software)

Descripción del empleo

This position is responsible for managing complex surety claims and providing legal support to underwriting and business leadership. Success requires strong surety claims experience, legal judgment, business acumen, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced remote environment.

Responsibilities

• – Independently adjust claims on complex contract and commercial surety bonds in multiple jurisdictions in a timely, thorough, and professional manner.
• – Select, retain, and manage outside surety claims counsel and related resources (including consultants, accountants, expert witnesses, etc.) to effectuate best possible claim outcomes.
• – Set well-reasoned reserves and control claims-handling costs and expenses.
• – Attend meditations, arbitrations and trials as needed and appropriate.
• – Draft claim reports for UW & management.
• – Assist in the creation or revision of surety claim and/or underwriting forms and documents as may be necessary.
• – Assist underwriters with the “front end” of surety transactions, for example by drafting indemnity, collateral, and related agreements, and/or reviewing or manuscripting bond forms, in a fast-paced environment with short turn‑around times.
• – Develop legal resource and training materials for Skyward Surety.
• – Provide education and training to surety underwriting (and other selected company staff) on key legal issues involving surety bonds and claims, including “lessons learned” from past surety claim experiences and outcomes.
• – Research, analyze, and provide timely updates on legal developments in the surety field.
• – Promote a culture of personal responsibility, accountability and open communication.
• – Ensure fair and ethical policies and practices in all relationships and operations.
• – Other duties that may be assigned as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in surety bond claims handling.
• Prior experience "in-house" in the surety claims department of an insurance company, is preferred.
• J.D. from an ABA accredited law school required
• State Claims Adjuster license strongly preferred
• Past or present membership in ABA/TIPS/FSLC a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

The applicable base salary for this opportunity is $155,000 - $175,000. The base pay offered will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. In addition to the base salary, this opportunity may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition and professional certification assistance, 401k savings, elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program, paid time off, paid holidays, and child bonding leave, as well as other employee assistance.

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Skyward Specialty is a rapidly growing and innovative specialty insurance company, delivering commercial P&C products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis. The Company operates through eight underwriting divisions – Accident & Health, Captives, Global Property & Agriculture, Industry Solutions, Professional Lines, Programs, Surety and Transactional E&S. At Skyward Specialty, we approach insurance differently. Our specialty insurance experts are empowered to dig deeper to customize solutions that help brokers and agents deliver impactful solutions to their clients. We operate at the complex end of the specialty market and leverage technology to bring disruptive, innovative insurance solutions to market. We are agile and steadfastly focused on our strategy to lead in the select markets in which we choose to do business. We call this our rule our niche strategy.