Senior Claims Specialist: High-Exposure Liabilities (Remote)

Berkley Southeast (a Berkley Company); Mississippi; Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Annual discretionary bonus

Benefits package

Profit sharing

Job summary

Berkley Southeast Insurance Group (BSIG) in Lawrenceville, GA is seeking a Senior Claims Specialist to act as a Subject Matter Expert in handling complex, high-exposure liability claims with emphasis on quality service and expense control.

You will manage litigated and other high-exposure claims, develop cost-efficient litigation approaches with panel counsel, and maintain accurate reserves and large loss reporting. Remote options may apply for highly qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience handling significant litigation claims with exposure of $500,000 or more.
• Identify coverage issues, complete investigations to determine exposure, set timely reserves and develop action plans.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent negotiation, time management, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of tort and contract law.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of legal billing software, claim systems, spreadsheet and word processing software applications.
• Self-directed with the ability to work independently under limited supervision.
• Adjusters’ licenses for states AL, GA, MS, NC, SC & TN and/or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Appropriately manage litigated and other complex or high exposure claims through coverage analysis, investigation, damage evaluation, reserving, and resolution.
• Develop positive business relationships with panel counsel and work with them closely to develop cost efficient approaches to the litigation process and action plans to manage cases to early conclusion.
• Prepare and present large loss reports.
• Establish timely and accurate claim and expense reserves.
• Negotiate and convey claim settlements within authority limits.
• Attend mediations and trials.
• Write denial letters, Reservation of Rights and other complex correspondence.
• Maintain an effective diary system and document claim file activities in accordance with established procedures.
• Manage file inventory to ensure timely resolution of cases.
• Handle files in compliance with state regulations.
• Provide excellent customer service to meet the needs of the insured, agent and all other internal and external customers.
• Perform administrative functions such as document preparation, expense accounts, time off reporting, etc. as required.

Skills

Litigation claims

Coverage analysis

Negotiation

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Tort & contract law

Licenses: AL/GA/MS/NC/SC/TN

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Legal billing software

Claim systems

Spreadsheet

Word processing

Job description

Berkley Southeast Insurance Group (BSIG) in Lawrenceville, GA is seeking a Senior Claims Specialist to act as a Subject Matter Expert in handling complex, high-exposure liability claims with emphasis on quality service and expense control.

You will manage litigated and other high-exposure claims, develop cost-efficient litigation approaches with panel counsel, and maintain accurate reserves and large loss reporting. Remote options may apply for highly qualified candidates.