Senior Claims Specialist

Berkley Industrial Comp (a Berkley Company); Colorado; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellness program

Paid time off

401(k)

Profit sharing

Job summary

Berkley Industrial Comp in Colorado is seeking an Associate Underwriter to support renewal outcomes and customer service within the workers’ compensation line. You will review, quote, and retain renewal business while gaining exposure to underwriting processes.

The role emphasizes collaboration with underwriting and risk teams, handling multi-jurisdiction claims, and developing licenses in applicable jurisdictions over time. This is a full-time position offering a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration in criminal justice, public administration, business, nursing or insurance OR equivalent work experience.
• Experience adjusting workers’ compensation claims; multi-jurisdictional preferred.
• Professional adjusting license in applicable jurisdictions within one year of job acceptance.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lost time and med only claims across multiple jurisdictions up to $250,000 exposure.
• Investigate, evaluate, and resolve claims with underwriting, risk management, accounts, and vendors as appropriate.
• Manage all technical aspects of claims including coverage, disability benefit management, medical management, file management, litigation management, subrogation, reserving and settlement.
• Verify and interpret coverage issues and consult with attorneys, assist in negotiation of settlement, mediations and trials.
• Resolve problems involving multi-faceted claims handling and determine reserves to reflect exposure.
• Attend and participate in training sessions to the accounts or account visits and claim reviews.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, public administration, business, nursing or insurance

Job description

Berkley Industrial Comp

Berkley Industrial Comp’s (BIN) underwriting department focuses on workers’ compensation insurance, partnering closely with underwriting and business engagement teams to support strong renewal outcomes and customer service. The Associate Underwriter role is a key part of this function, helping ensure renewal business is effectively reviewed, quoted, and retained while gaining exposure to all facets of the underwriting job.

Company Details

Berkley Industrial Comp

Berkley Industrial Comp’s (BIN) underwriting department focuses on workers’ compensation insurance, partnering closely with underwriting and business engagement teams to support strong renewal outcomes and customer service. The Associate Underwriter role is a key part of this function, helping ensure renewal business is effectively reviewed, quoted, and retained while gaining exposure to all facets of the underwriting job.

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for managing both lost time and med only claims across multiple jurisdictions up to $250,000 in exposure. This includes investigation, evaluation, and resolution of claims. Interface with underwriting, risk management, case management, clients, and vendors as appropriate in controlling costs and loss ratios and providing the claimant with appropriate care. Provide leadership within the claims department.

Key functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Oversee catastrophic and large loss claims from beginning to resolution.
• Manage all technical aspects of claims including coverage, disability benefit management, medical management, file management, litigation management, subrogation, reserving and settlement.
• Verify and interpret coverage issues.
• Consult with attorneys, assist in negotiation of settlement, mediations and trials (attend trials as necessary).
• Resolve problems involving multi-faceted claims handling.
• Investigate, evaluate, and negotiate claims toward resolution and provide medical needs within jurisdictional guidelines and Berkley Industrial Comp philosophies.
• Determinate appropriate reserves to adequately reflect exposure of losses.
• Attend and participate in training sessions to the accounts or account visits and claim reviews.

Qualifications

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration in criminal justice, public administration, business, nursing or insurance OR equivalent work experience.

Qualifications: Include necessary skills/experience and core competencies required

• Experience across multiple jurisdictions preferred.
• Five (5) years’ minimum of experience adjusting workers’ compensation claims with significant experience handling Workers’ Compensation claims. Ten (10) years’ experience preferred.
• Possess and maintain a professional adjusting license in all jurisdictions applicable or obtained within one year of job acceptance.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and negotiation skills.
• The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Working Conditions And Physical Requirements

Normal office conditions.

Additional Company Details

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies or firms.

Benefits

The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees which for this role include:

• Base Salary Range: $80,000-%100,000
• Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus.
• Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Wellness, Paid Time Off, 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans.

The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.