EPL & D&O Claims Counsel - Associate

Travelers; Cockeysville (MD); In loco; USD 94.000 - 156.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Travelers is seeking an Associate Claim Counsel to join our Bond & Specialty Insurance team. You will manage lower-severity claims, coordinate outside counsel, and provide legal input to underwriting and claims colleagues to support favorable outcomes.

The role requires 1–5 years of legal or claim handling experience, a JD, and active licensure, plus strong communication and negotiation skills. Travelers offers comprehensive benefits and a supportive culture.

Competenze

• One to five years of relevant legal or claim handling work experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Juris Doctor Degree.
• Properly licensed, registered or authorized, and in good standing, to practice law in the jurisdiction in which you will be working.
• Valid driver’s license or access to alternative means of transportation to travel to mediations, conferences, field offices, trials, and/or depositions.

Mansioni

• Analyze, investigate, and resolve Bond & Specialty Claims of lower severity and complexity with close supervision, following operational policies.
• With close management supervision, retain, monitor, and manage outside counsel by actively utilizing incident response and/or litigation management plans and budgets, and negotiate settlements when appropriate to ensure effective legal and/or claim outcomes.
• Prepare management reports on loss development, financial exposure, and resolution strategies with a high degree of guidance from management.
• Develop and coordinate recovery efforts with the Recovery Management Unit to optimize loss mitigation opportunities, as needed.
• Attend mediations, settlement conferences, trials, depositions to support claim resolution, and may attend other internal/external business meetings with supervision as needed.
• With significant supervision, provide a variety of legal and business support to underwriting colleagues which varies by business unit and may include negotiating indemnity documentation, drafting product forms and endorsements, reviewing contracts and bond forms.
• Ensure stakeholders/customers feel ‘secure, respected, and cared for’ throughout the duration of the claims process.
• Maintain thorough documentation of claim activities, decisions, and communications, adhering to record-keeping standards and confidentiality protocols.

Descrizione del lavoro

Travelers is seeking an Associate Claim Counsel to join our Bond & Specialty Insurance team. You will manage lower-severity claims, coordinate outside counsel, and provide legal input to underwriting and claims colleagues to support favorable outcomes.

The role requires 1–5 years of legal or claim handling experience, a JD, and active licensure, plus strong communication and negotiation skills. Travelers offers comprehensive benefits and a supportive culture.