Senior Environmental Claims Lead

AXIS (AXIS Capital); Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans for you and family

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation

Job summary

AXIS Capital is hiring a Senior Claims Specialist – Environmental Claims for its North America Claim Team in Stamford, CT. This role will manage complex primary and excess environmental claims arising under specialty environmental insurance products and work closely with underwriting, legal, actuarial, reinsurance, and other partners to deliver timely, technically sound claim outcomes.

The individual will investigate, analyze, and evaluate coverage, liability, damages, and resolution strategy

Qualifications

• Significant experience handling complex environmental or toxic tort claims.
• Ability to analyze environmental policies, coverage issues, liability, damages, allocation, and complex factual records.
• Working knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, remediation processes, and litigation trends relevant to environmental claims.
• Ability to develop and execute resolution strategies for high‑severity, multi‑party, or contentious matters.
• Strong judgment in establishing reserves, identifying material developments, and escalating significant exposures.
• Ability to direct counsel, consultants, experts, and vendors while maintaining disciplined control of claim‑related costs.
• Clear and credible written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial, Reinsurance, Legal, Finance, and other business functions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead process improvement initiatives, contribute to training materials, and critically review claims procedures.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and to mentoring peers within the claims discipline.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience; professional insurance, legal, environmental, or claims designations are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assess complex environmental claims for coverage, liability, damages, reserve requirements, and settlement value.
• Manage claims arising under environmental insurance products, which may include pollution legal liability, contractors pollution liability, site‑specific pollution, storage tank, and related coverages.
• Develop and execute claim strategies for matters involving remediation costs, bodily injury, property damage, natural resource damages, regulatory action, and other environmental exposures.
• Analyze policy wording, historical operations, allocation issues, trigger and timing considerations, and the interaction of primary, excess, and other available insurance.
• Direct defense counsel, coverage counsel, environmental consultants, experts, investigators, and other vendors to support efficient and effective claim outcomes.
• Identify material developments and emerging exposures, maintain accurate reserves and financial information, and elevate significant claims in accordance with internal guidelines.
• Manage legal, expert, and vendor costs in collaboration with the Litigation Management and Vendor Management teams.
• Communicate clearly with senior executives, brokers, reinsurers, actuaries, underwriters, insureds, counsel, auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Partner with Underwriting and Claims leadership to identify portfolio trends, emerging environmental risks, and opportunities to improve policy language and claim practices.
• Lead or support initiatives that enhance claims processing efficiency, technical quality, data integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in professional associations and continuing education to remain current on environmental law, regulation, science, and claims developments.
• Serve as a mentor and technical resource to claims professionals, supporting skill development and career progression.

Skills

Environmental claims

Policy analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Cost management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership mentoring

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Professional designations beneficial

Job description

AXIS Capital is hiring a Senior Claims Specialist – Environmental Claims for its North America Claim Team in Stamford, CT. This role will manage complex primary and excess environmental claims arising under specialty environmental insurance products and work closely with underwriting, legal, actuarial, reinsurance, and other partners to deliver timely, technically sound claim outcomes.

The individual will investigate, analyze, and evaluate coverage, liability, damages, and resolution strategy