Senior Environmental Claims Specialist: Complex Coverage

AXIS; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

AXIS is hiring a Senior Claims Specialist - Environmental Claims for its North America Claims Team. You will manage complex environmental claims under specialty environmental products, coordinating with underwriting, legal, actuarial, and reinsurers to deliver timely, technically sound outcomes.

You will investigate coverage, liability, damages, and reserve needs while mentoring junior staff and shaping strategy for high-severity matters.

Qualifications

• Significant experience handling complex environmental claims.
• Ability to analyze environmental policies, coverage issues, liability, and damages.
• Knowledge of environmental laws, remediation processes, and litigation trends.
• Ability to lead process improvement initiatives and mentor peers.

Responsibilities

• Assess complex environmental claims to determine coverage, liability, damages, reserve requirements, and settlement value.
• Manage claims arising under environmental insurance products and related coverages.
• Develop and execute claim strategies for remediation costs, bodily injury, property damage, and regulatory actions.
• Analyze policy wording, allocations, triggers, and interaction of primary/excess coverage.
• Direct counsel, consultants, experts, and vendors to support outcomes.
• Maintain reserves and escalate significant claims per guidelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial, and Legal.
• Mentor claims professionals and contribute to training materials.

Skills

Environmental claims management

Policy analysis

Communication skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

AXIS is hiring a Senior Claims Specialist - Environmental Claims for its North America Claims Team. You will manage complex environmental claims under specialty environmental products, coordinating with underwriting, legal, actuarial, and reinsurers to deliver timely, technically sound outcomes.

You will investigate coverage, liability, damages, and reserve needs while mentoring junior staff and shaping strategy for high-severity matters.