Senior Claims Director & Counsel (Complex Casualty)

Markel; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 137 000 - 235 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

PTO and holidays

Parental leave

Résumé du poste

Markel Group seeks a senior casualty claims professional to act as a technical expert within Markel Claims. You will lead complex cases, provide legal and coverage guidance to underwriting partners, mentor junior staff, and influence strategy across the casualty line.

The role requires a law degree, eligibility for claims adjuster license, and 10+ years of claims handling/management experience. Travel for mediations and trials is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of claims handling/management experience.
• Strong understanding of Casualty wordings and coverages.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Manage a full case load of the most complex/high exposure claims within Casualty Claims with minimal oversight and direction.
• Analyze coverage, communicate coverage positions and manage related coverage litigation.
• Proactively manage outside counsel to control legal strategy and expense spend.
• Perform various legal functions such as jury verdict research, negotiations and coverage analyses to reduce the reliance on outside counsel for monitoring and overage.
• Conduct, coordinate, and direct investigation into underlying litigation and come up with strategy for resolution.
• Evaluate information on coverage, liability, and damages to determine the extent of insured's exposure and set/propose reserves in line with analysis.
• Negotiate and settle claims, where appropriate or provide supported recommendations for trying claims, where appropriate.
• Prepare reports as required for underwriting, claims and senior management.
• Assist in training and mentoring of claims examiners and managers in Casualty Claims.
• Travel to mediations, trials, and conferences as required.
• Adheres to Fair Claims Practices regulations and internal Claims Quality Performance Objectives.

Connaissances

Casualty claims expertise

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Leadership & mentoring

Negotiation skills

Microsoft Office

Formation

Law degree preferred

Outils

MS Office

Description du poste

Markel Group seeks a senior casualty claims professional to act as a technical expert within Markel Claims. You will lead complex cases, provide legal and coverage guidance to underwriting partners, mentor junior staff, and influence strategy across the casualty line.

The role requires a law degree, eligibility for claims adjuster license, and 10+ years of claims handling/management experience. Travel for mediations and trials is expected.