Environmental Claims Specialist: Complex, High-Impact

AXIS (AXIS Capital); New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AXIS Capital is seeking a Claim Specialist for Environmental Claims in North America. You will manage primary and excess environmental claims, spanning pollution, contamination, and toxic tort matters, working with internal teams and external partners to drive resolution.

The role emphasizes disciplined evaluations of coverage, liability, damages, and settlement value, plus developing strategies for long-tail exposures and regulatory issues.

Qualifications

• Experience handling environmental, pollution, toxic tort, or other complex liability claims.
• Strong understanding of coverage, liability, damages, reserving, litigation management, and settlement evaluation.
• Ability to assess complex facts and policy language and develop practical claim strategies.

Responsibilities

• Assess environmental claims to determine coverage, liability, damages, settlement value, and appropriate claim strategy.
• Manage a pending inventory of primary and excess environmental claims, including pollution, contamination, toxic exposure, remediation, and related bodily injury or property damage.
• Investigate facts, evaluate policy terms, and coordinate with coverage counsel where appropriate.
• Establish and maintain appropriate reserves based on liability, damages, coverage, litigation posture, and settlement potential.
• Collaborate with defense counsel, coverage counsel, experts, environmental consultants, vendors, and insureds to drive claim resolution.
• Develop litigation and resolution strategies for complex, high-exposure, or contentious claims.
• Manage legal, expert, and vendor costs in coordination with Litigation Management and Vendor Management teams.
• Communicate effectively with senior claims leadership, brokers, reinsurers, actuaries, underwriters, insureds, auditors, and external business partners.
• Prepare clear claim notes, coverage assessments, reserve rationales, settlement recommendations, and large loss reports as needed.
• Identify trends, emerging exposures, coverage issues, and portfolio risks impacting Environmental Claims.
• Support claim process improvements, best practices, and consistent claim handling standards.
• Participate in industry events, professional associations, and continuing education to stay current on environmental claims trends.

Skills

Environmental claims

Policy terms

Reserving

Litigation management

Communication

Job description

AXIS Capital is seeking a Claim Specialist for Environmental Claims in North America. You will manage primary and excess environmental claims, spanning pollution, contamination, and toxic tort matters, working with internal teams and external partners to drive resolution.

The role emphasizes disciplined evaluations of coverage, liability, damages, and settlement value, plus developing strategies for long-tail exposures and regulatory issues.