Lead Litigation & Regulatory Counsel — Flexible Scheduling

Shelter Insurance Companies; Arkansas; Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Prescription drug coverage

Paid time off

Flexible scheduling

Zusammenfassung

Shelter Insurance Companies is seeking a Litigation Counsel to lead claims-litigation activities and direct strategy for designated states. The role involves guiding managers, supervising outside counsel, and ensuring adherence to state laws in all claims processes.

The ideal candidate holds a law degree with strong litigation, insurance law, and policy-terms knowledge, plus 1–3 years of trial or legal claims experience and 6–12 months of on-the-job training in insurance contracts and procedures.

Qualifikationen

• Law degree and thorough knowledge of litigation, claims-litigation precedents, insurance law, and policy terms.
• ~1-3 years trial or legal claims experience, and 6-12 months on the job training to learn insurance contracts, claims procedures and policies, jurisdictions and procedures of various courts, and to develop relationships with branches, area attorneys, and other departments.

Aufgaben

• Manage and direct claims litigation activities and case strategy for designated Shelter states.
• Direct Managers and Supervisors in claims handling, investigation, and communication on complex, high-exposure, and other critical branch claims.
• Manage, supervise, hire, fire, monitor, and evaluate performance of outside attorneys.
• Direct and train claims-handling activities as impacted by state law for assigned Shelter branches and units.
• Establish, train, and direct overall claims-handling protocol consistent with state law.
• Research law to explain impact on claims handling, claims procedures, other Shelter departments, and policy changes proposals.
• Counsels other Shelter departments' personnel about various claims, coverage, and legal issues.
• Direct and prepare appropriate training for schools, eLearning, and Branches.

Kenntnisse

Litigation knowledge

Legal research

Policy terms understanding

Ausbildung

Juris Doctor (JD)

Jobbeschreibung

Shelter Insurance Companies is seeking a Litigation Counsel to lead claims-litigation activities and direct strategy for designated states. The role involves guiding managers, supervising outside counsel, and ensuring adherence to state laws in all claims processes.

The ideal candidate holds a law degree with strong litigation, insurance law, and policy-terms knowledge, plus 1–3 years of trial or legal claims experience and 6–12 months of on-the-job training in insurance contracts and procedures.