Senior Employer's Liability Claims Adjuster | Hybrid

Berkshire Hathaway Guard; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Predictable hours

Competitive pay & PTO

Medical/dental/vision start day one

401(k) & tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies seeks a Senior Claims Adjuster to manage Employer's Liability claims with exposure in New York and Illinois. The role requires investigating, evaluating, negotiating, and resolving complex claims while coordinating with underwriters, risk control, insureds, brokers, and vendors.

Responsibilities include handling high-severity cases, establishing reserves, and directing defense counsel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Attorney license preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of casualty, liability, workers compensation, employer's liability, or construction claims experience.
• Experience handling litigated bodily injury claims.
• Strong understanding of negligence principles, liability defenses, and damage evaluation.
• Ability to independently manage a high-severity claim inventory.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with claims management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Licensing Requirement: candidates must hold an active adjuster license or be willing and able to obtain and maintain all required state licenses.

Responsibilities

• Handle complex Employer's Liability claims from assignment through closure.
• Investigate liability, damages, coverage, and claim exposure.
• Evaluate medical records, wage loss documentation, expert reports, and legal pleadings.
• Establish appropriate reserves and develop claim resolution strategies.
• Direct defense counsel, experts, and other vendors.
• Identify risk transfer, indemnification, and additional insured opportunities.
• Participate in mediations, settlement conferences, and other resolution proceedings.
• Negotiate settlements and manage high-exposure claim outcomes.
• Collaborate with underwriting, risk control, insureds, brokers, and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication

Claims management systems

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Attorney license preferred

Tools

Claims software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies seeks a Senior Claims Adjuster to manage Employer's Liability claims with exposure in New York and Illinois. The role requires investigating, evaluating, negotiating, and resolving complex claims while coordinating with underwriters, risk control, insureds, brokers, and vendors.

Responsibilities include handling high-severity cases, establishing reserves, and directing defense counsel.