Senior Claims Adjuster

Hamlin & Burton Liability Management, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Generous PTO

Health/dental/vision/life insurance

Retirement savings with company match

Job summary

Hamlin & Burton Liability Management, Inc. seeks a Litigation Manager to oversee medical professional and general liability claims of moderate to high severity in line with company standards.

The role emphasizes timely reserves, on-site investigations where needed, and coordination of experts and litigation actions. The candidate will handle policy analysis, denials, and rights reservations while guiding a team toward service excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Medical Malpractice or Professional liability claims handling experience, or related field experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage professional liability and general liability claims of moderate to high severity.
• Review policy coverage and draft denials and reservation of rights letters.
• Establish reserves for expenses and indemnity.
• Investigate liability and damages and conduct witness interviews.
• Retain experts and evaluate liability, damages, and settlement values.
• Coordinate and manage litigation and develop litigation action plans.
• Monitor budget and review vendor invoices.

Skills

Litigation management

Medical malpractice experience

Claims handling

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Legal environment knowledge

MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Seeking Litigation Manager to manage medical professional (high concentration of long-term care) and general liability claims of moderate to high severity in compliance with company standards and industry best practices to ensure service excellence.

Base Compensation Range:

• $155,000-$165,000

Position’s Functions and Responsibilities:

• Must have professional liability claim handling experience
• Medical Malpractice experience preferred
• Review and analyze policy coverage, including drafting of coverage denials and reservation of rights letters
• Establish timely and accurate expense and indemnity reserves
• Investigate and evaluate liability and damages
• Conduct witness interviews, inclusive of on-site visits
• Identify, obtain, and analyze documentation including, but not limited to, medical records, medical bills, contracts, photos, state health surveys
• Retain experts as indicated
• Determine and opine evaluations of liability, damages, settlement values, verdict ranges and percent chance to win
• Coordinate and manage litigation
• Develop and implement a litigation plan of action
• Establish and maintain litigation budget
• Review, analyze and process vendor invoices
• Claims Committee/Client presentations

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Medical Malpractice or Professional liability claims handling experience, or related field experience

Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of the legal environment and litigation process
• Knowledge of insurance industry compliance requirements
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrate ownership attitude and client-centric response to all tasks
• Organizational and time management skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel & Outlook)
• Home office (work from home)
• Travel as required to conduct on-site investigations and attend mediations, arbitrations, trials and client meetings
• Professional appearance and demeanor

Pay Transparency:

The base salary range for this full-time position is $155,000 to $165,000 plus bonus potential and benefits including generous PTO, health/dental/vision/life insurance, and a retirement savings account with company match/contribution.