Senior Design Professional Claims Counsel

The Travelers Indemnity Company; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 111,600 - 184,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement plan (401k)

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Volunteer Encouragement

Job summary

Travelers Indemnity Company in Colorado is seeking an experienced attorney to join the Bond & Specialty Insurance (BSI) Design Professional Claim Counsel team. The role focuses on professional liability for design professionals such as architects or engineers, providing legal guidance to underwriting and claims, and directing claim strategy.

The position requires JD, bar admission, and 5+ years of relevant experience, with travel to mediations, conferences, and field visits as needed.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of relevant legal or claim handling work experience.
• Ability to resolve issues professionally and manage conflicts.
• Decision-making and negotiation within designated authority.
• Strong verbal and written communication to articulate coverage determinations.
• Time management and ability to handle multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with colleagues, customers, and partners.

Responsibilities

• Follow operational policies to analyze, investigate, and resolve BSI claims of varying levels of severity with moderate supervision from claims management.
• Prepare and present reports for management that accurately reflect loss development, potential/actual financial exposure, reserve adjustments, coverage issues, and claim and recovery strategies.
• Retain, monitor, and manage outside counsel actively utilizing litigation management plans and budgets.
• Communicate with underwriting on significant claim exposures.
• Continue to develop the ability to identify all recovery opportunities and coordinate recovery efforts with the Recovery Management Unit and Claim management.
• Travel to and attend mediations, settlement conferences, claim conferences, field office visits, trials and depositions.
• Refine policy interpretation/coverage analysis skills including drafting coverage opinions with case law included.
• Strengthen the ability to negotiate settlements/resolutions, review releases and settlement agreements, including confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions.
• Support underwriting marketing efforts, including participation in broker and account visits and risk mitigation seminars and authoring customer-focused white papers and articles.
• Monitor marketplace conditions, conduct research, and draft reference materials to inform claim and underwriting colleagues on law impacting Travelers’ underwriting and claim decisions.
• Obtain and maintain required adjusters’ licenses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Legal experience or claim handling

Conflict resolution

Decision making

Verbal and written communication

Time management

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Juris Doctorate

Job description

Travelers Indemnity Company in Colorado is seeking an experienced attorney to join the Bond & Specialty Insurance (BSI) Design Professional Claim Counsel team. The role focuses on professional liability for design professionals such as architects or engineers, providing legal guidance to underwriting and claims, and directing claim strategy.

The position requires JD, bar admission, and 5+ years of relevant experience, with travel to mediations, conferences, and field visits as needed.