Senior Counsel – Complex Casualty Claims Leader

Markel; Red Bank (NJ); In loco; USD 137.000 - 235.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

PTO and holidays

Parental leave

Descrizione del lavoro

Markel is seeking an acknowledged technical expert in Casualty Claims to resolve high-exposure claims with significant autonomy. You will lead examiners and managers, advise underwriting, and support claims with strategic litigation and coverage analyses.

The role requires a law degree, a claims adjuster license, and a minimum of 10+ years in claims handling with leadership experience. US work authorization is required. Travel to mediations and trials is expected.

Competenze

• Law degree preferred.
• Must have or be eligible to receive claims adjuster license.
• Minimum 10+ years of claims handling and management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Mansioni

• 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.
• Support underwriting by advising on contractual wordings and legal issues related to policy issuance.
• Regularly present to underwriting and claims on pertinent topics regarding developments in coverage and the US litigation landscape.
• Serve as technical resource to subordinates and others in Markel Claims.
• Participate in special projects or assists other team members as requested.
• Work with other departments within Markel including Claims Vendor Management, Actuarial, Underwriting, Finance, IT and Risk Management as an official representative from Casualty Claims.
• Travel to mediations, trials, and conferences as required.
• Manage more junior associates on the Casualty Claims team, where required.
• Adheres to Fair Claims Practices regulations and internal Claims Quality Performance Objectives.

Conoscenze

Claims expertise

Policy understanding

Written communication

Analytical skills

Organization/time management

Customer service

Team collaboration

Autonomy

Strategic thinking

Working under pressure

Leadership/mentoring

Continuous improvement

MS Office

Formazione

Law degree

Strumenti

MS Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Markel is seeking an acknowledged technical expert in Casualty Claims to resolve high-exposure claims with significant autonomy. You will lead examiners and managers, advise underwriting, and support claims with strategic litigation and coverage analyses.

The role requires a law degree, a claims adjuster license, and a minimum of 10+ years in claims handling with leadership experience. US work authorization is required. Travel to mediations and trials is expected.