Environmental Claims Strategist

axiscapital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AXIS Capital in Chicago is seeking a Claim Specialist, Environmental Claims to manage primary and excess environmental claims across AXIS-issued policies, including pollution, contamination, toxic tort, and remediation.

You will collaborate with internal claims leadership, counsel, underwriting, brokers, reinsurers, insureds, and vendors to investigate, evaluate, and resolve claims in a disciplined, timely, and technically sound manner.

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 skills, including the ability to prepare 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.
• Sound judgment in evaluating litigation

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.

Job description

AXIS Capital in Chicago is seeking a Claim Specialist, Environmental Claims to manage primary and excess environmental claims across AXIS-issued policies, including pollution, contamination, toxic tort, and remediation.

You will collaborate with internal claims leadership, counsel, underwriting, brokers, reinsurers, insureds, and vendors to investigate, evaluate, and resolve claims in a disciplined, timely, and technically sound manner.