Environmental Claims Specialist – Pollution & Remediation

AXIS Re; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

AXIS Capital in the United States is seeking a Claim Specialist, Environmental Claims to manage primary and excess environmental claims including pollution, contamination, toxic tort, and remediation. You will work with internal teams and external counsel to assess coverage, liability, damages, and settlement value in a disciplined, technically sound manner.

This hybrid role requires strong judgment, collaboration, and the ability to develop strategies for long-tail exposure, regulatory issues,

Qualifications

• Experience handling environmental, pollution, toxic tort, construction defect, casualty, 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.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including concise claim summaries, reserve rationales, and recommendations.
• Ability to work effectively with defense counsel, coverage counsel, experts, vendors, brokers, insureds, reinsurers, underwriters, actuaries, and claims leadership.

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 matters.
• 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.
• Serve as a resource to colleagues on environmental claim handling, coverage issues, litigation management, and resolution strategy.

Skills

Environmental claims

Coverage evaluation

Policy language analysis

Communication skills

Collaboration

Litigation management

Budget management

Organization

Professional development

Job description

AXIS Capital in the United States is seeking a Claim Specialist, Environmental Claims to manage primary and excess environmental claims including pollution, contamination, toxic tort, and remediation. You will work with internal teams and external counsel to assess coverage, liability, damages, and settlement value in a disciplined, technically sound manner.

This hybrid role requires strong judgment, collaboration, and the ability to develop strategies for long-tail exposure, regulatory issues,