Senior Claims Professional

DWF Law LLP; Deerfield (IL); Remote; USD 79,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider of legal services is seeking a Senior Claims Counsel to investigate and resolve liability insurance claims. This fully remote role requires strong analytical skills, litigation management experience, and a proven track record in the insurance sector. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) program with employer match

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4-8 years insurance experience within Professional Liability.
• Strong writing skills required.
• Maintains subject matter expertise and ensures compliance with state/local regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Investigate claims and develop resolution strategies.
• Assess coverage obligations by analyzing policy language.
• Manage litigation by hiring defense counsel and experts.
• Ensure exceptional customer service throughout the claim process.
• Prepare reports for management, clients, and other designated recipients.

Skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Ability to analyze liability

Expertise in litigation management

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

Undergraduate Degree or Paralegal Certificate

Job description

Overview

DWF is a global leader in integrated business and legal services, offering an innovative and dynamic claims environment. As a Senior Claims Counsel, you’ll play a critical role in investigating, evaluating, and resolving liability insurance claims, ensuring strategic and effective case management. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, the ability to analyze liability, damages, and coverage, and the expertise to develop and execute resolution strategies that include litigation management, mediation, and risk transfer.

This is a fully remote role, open to candidates anywhere in the United States, providing flexibility while working within a high-performing national team.

We are looking for a Senior Claims Professional to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Investigate claims, develop and execute upon resolution strategies, which may include pursuit of risk transfer, mediation, and management of litigation
• Assess coverage obligations including analyzing policy language to recommend and prepare written coverage determinations. Partners with coverage counsel, as applicable
• Sets and manages timely and adequate reserves considering coverage, liability, and damages
• Manage and coordinate litigation by hiring defense counsel and required experts, review of draft pleadings, litigation plans, budgets, and invoices
• Document all contacts, communications, claim transactions, and otherwise maintain electronic claim files
• Ensures exceptional customer service by managing all aspects of the claim, interacting professionally and effectively with insureds, claimants and business partners
• Provides timely updates and responds promptly to inquiries and requests for information
• Moves claims to closure and proactive claim handling and by collaborating with internal and external business partners, as appropriate, to develop, own, and execute a claim resolution strategy
• Keeps leadership informed of significant risks and losses by projecting exposure and completing loss summaries and similar reporting
• Prepares and presents claim status and evaluation to leadership
• Maintains subject matter expertise and ensures compliance with state/local regulatory requirements
• Prepare reports to management, clients, and other designated recipients- strong writing skills required
• May represent the organization in mediations, court proceedings and other situations. Some travel may be required

What will help you succeed in this role

• Undergraduate Degree or Paralegal Certificate
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Teams)
• Minimum of 4-8 years insurance experience within Professional Liability

What we offer

The salary range for this role is $79,500 to $97,000 per year. This role is also bonus eligible. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) program with an employer match and financial support programs and resources: Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Long Term Disability and EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

About us

DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services. Our approach delivers efficiency, price certainty, and transparency for our clients across the world without compromising on quality or service. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities and we foster a culture that places our colleagues at the center of all that we do.