Claims Team Lead, Auto

Sedgwick; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sedgwick is hiring for a Claims Team Lead, Auto to supervise multiple examiner teams and support staff handling liability claims. You will oversee workloads, provide training, and guide adjudication reports while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring quality and compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least six years of claims experience with prior supervision, plus solid knowledge of claims management and MS Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Six (6) years of claims experience, including two (2) years claims supervisor experience.
• Thorough knowledge of claims management processes across multiple product lines.
• Excellent oral and written communication, leadership and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervises multiple teams of examiners and technical staff for liability claims.
• Monitors workloads, provides training, and offers direction on examiner reports.
• Maintains a diary on claims including complex or high exposure matters.
• Reviews reserve amounts and ensures proper documentation and coding.
• Acts as second level of appeal for client and claimant issues; implements dispositions.
• Ensures compliance with audit, quality standards, and client requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Claims management

Communication

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Team supervision

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

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Claims Team Lead, Auto

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To supervise the operation of multiple teams of examiners and technical staff for liability claims for clients; to monitor colleagues' workloads, provide training, and monitor individual claim activities; to provide technical/jurisdictional direction to examiner reports on claims adjudication; and to maintain a diary on claims in the teams including frequent diaries on complex or high exposure claims.

Essential Responsiblities May Include

• Supervises multiple teams of examiners, multiple product line examiners and/or several (minimum seven) technical operations colleagues for a wide span of control; may delegate some duties to others within the unit.
• Identifies and advises management of trends, problems, and issues as well as recommended course of action; informs management of new procedures and ideas for continuous process improvement; and coordinates with management projects for the office.
• Provides technical/jurisdictional direction to examiner reports on claims adjudication.
• Compiles reviews and analyzes management reports and takes appropriate action.
• Performs quality review on claims in compliance with audit requirements, service contract requirements, and quality standards.
• Acts as second level of appeal for client and claimant issues regarding claim specific, procedural or special requests; implements final disposition of the appeal.
• Reviews reserve amounts on high cost claims and claims over the authority of the individual examiner.
• Monitors third party claims; maintains periodical review of litigated claims, serious vocational rehabilitation claims, questionable claims and sensitive claims as determined by client.
• Maintains contact with the client on claims and promotes a professional client relationship; makes recommendations to client as suggested by the claim status; and provides written resumes of specific claims as requested by client.
• Assures that direct reports are properly licensed in the jurisdictions serviced.
• Ensures claims files are coded correctly and adequate documentation is made by claims examiners.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supports the organization's quality program(s).

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Administers company personnel policies in all areas and follows company staffing standards and training recommendations.
• Interviews, hires and establishes colleague performance development plans; conducts colleague performance discussions.
• Provides support, guidance, leadership and motivation to promote maximum performance.

Qualifications

Education & Licensing: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred. Licenses as required. Professional certifications as applicable to line of business preferred.
Experience: Six (6) years of claims experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required to include two (2) years claims supervisor experience.
Skills & knowledge: thorough knowledge of claims management processes and procedures for multiple product lines, excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills, PC literate, including Microsoft Office products, leadership/management skills, analytical and interpretive skills, ability to work in a team environment, and the ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies

Work Environment Requirements Include –

Physical: Computer keyboarding

Auditory/visual: Hearing, vision and talking

Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgement and discretion; ability to meet deadlines.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.