Workers Compensation Claim Representative - Richardson, TX

VetJobs; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelers Insurance, based in Richardson, Texas, seeks a Workers' Compensation Claims Specialist to manage claims from initial investigation to resolution, coordinating medical treatment and indemnity actions. The role emphasizes collaboration with nurses, legal, and medical resources to optimize outcomes.

Requirements include a High School/GED and 1 year WC claim handling or completion of the WC trainee program. Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 1 year workers compensation claim handling experience or completion of WC trainee program.
• Analytical thinking to identify problems and opportunities; synthesize information; determine cause/effect relationships.

Responsibilities

• Investigate claims to determine compensability and policy coverage.
• Establish and update reserves; document rationale and actuarial considerations.
• Manage files with timely contact and proper documentation; aim for prompt resolution.
• Collaborate with medical, legal, and nursing resources to pursue claim resolution opportunities.
• Negotiate settlements within authority; consider structured settlements where appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of WC rules, regulations, and filings; ensure compliance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Negotiation

Teamwork

Plan & organize

Investigation

Claims handling

Education

High School/GED

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience,

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Claim

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$67,000.00 - $110,600.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Manage Workers' Compensation claims with lost time to conclusion and negotiate settlements where appropriate to resolve claims. Coordinate medical and indemnity position of the claim with a Medical Case Manager. Independently handles assigned claims of low to moderate complexity where Wage loss and the expectation is a return to work to modified or full duty or obtain MMI with no RTW. There are no litigated issues or minor to moderate litigated issues. The claim may involve minor sprains/ minor to moderate surgery The injured worker is working modified duty and receiving ongoing medical treatment. The injured worker as returned to work, reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and is receiving PPD benefits. File will close as soon as the PPD is paid out. With close to moderate supervision, may handle claims of greater complexity where Injured worker (IW) remains out of work and unlikely to return to position. Employer is unable to accommodate the restrictions. The claim involves moderate to complex litigation issues IW has returned to work, reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), and has PPD. File litigated to dispute the permanency rating and/or causality. IW has been released to work with permanent restrictions and there has been a change in the current position. IW is receiving Vocational Rehabilitation. Claims that have been reopened for additional medical treatment on more complex files. Injuries may involve one or multiple back, shoulder or knee surgeries, knee replacements, claims involving moderate to complex offsets, permanent restrictions and/or fatalities. Claims on which a settlement should be considered.

What Will You Do?

• Conduct investigations, including, but not limited to assessing policy coverage, contacting insureds, injured workers, medical providers, and other parties in a timely manner to determine compensability
• Establish and update reserves to reflect claim exposure and document rationale. Identify and set actuarial reserves. Apply knowledge to determine causal relatedness of medical conditions.
• Manage files with an emphasis on file quality (including timely contact and proper documentation and proactive resolution of outstanding issues). Achieve a positive end result by returning injured party to work and coordinating the appropriate medical treatment.in collaboration with internal nurse resources where appropriate.
• Work in collaboration with specialty resources (i.e. medical and legal) to proactively pursue claim resolution opportunities, (i.e. return to work, structured settlement, and discontinuation of benefits through litigation). Develop strategies to manage losses involving issues of statutory benefit entitlement, medical diagnoses, Medicare Set Aside to achieve resolution through the best possible outcome.
• Collaborate with our internal nurse resources (Medical Case Manager) in order to integrate the delivery of medical services into the overall claim strategy. Prepare necessary letters and state filings within statutory limits.
• Pursue all offset opportunities, including apportionment, contribution and subrogation. Evaluate claims for potential fraud.Proactively manage inventory with documented plans of action to ensure timely and appropriate file closing or reassignment.
• Effectively manage litigation to drive files to an optimal outcome, including resolution of benefits. Understand and apply Medicare Set Asides and allocations.
• Negotiate settlement of claims within designated authority. May use structured settlement/annuity as appropriate for the jurisdiction.
• In order to perform the essential functions of this job, acquisition and maintenance of Insurance License(s) may be required to comply with state and Travelers requirements. Generally, license(s) must be obtained within three months of starting the job and obtain ongoing continuing education credits as mandated.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Auto req ID

485376BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

2 Years Workers Compensation Claim Handling Experience.

• Analytical Thinking: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities; analyzes, synthesizes and compares information to understand issues; identifies cause/effect relationships; and explores alternative solutions that support sound decision-making.
• Communication: Expresses, summarizes and records thoughts clearly and concisely orally and in writing by applying proper content, format, sentence structure, grammar, language and terminology.
• Ability to effectively present file resolution to internal and/or external stakeholders.
• Negotiation: Intermediate ability to understand alternatives, influence stakeholders and reach a fair agreement through discussion and compromise.
• General Insurance Contract Knowledge: Interprets policies and contracts, applies loss facts to policy conditions, and determines whether or not a loss comes within the scope of the insurance contract.
• Principles of Investigation: Intermediate investigative skills including the ability to take statements.
• Follows a logical sequence of inquiry with a goal of arriving at an accurate reconstruction of events related to the loss.
• Value Determination: Intermediate ability to determine liability and assigns a dollar value based on damages claimed and estimates, sets and readjusts reserves.
• Settlement Techniques: Intermediate ability to assess how a claim will be settled, when and when not to make an offer, and what should be included in the settlement offer package.
• Legal Knowledge: General knowledge, understanding and application of state, federal and regulatory laws and statutes, rules of evidence, chain of custody, trial preparation and discovery, court proceedings, and other rules and regulations applicable to the insurance industry.
• Medical knowledge: Intermediate knowledge of the nature and extent of injuries, periods of disability, and treatment needed.

WC Technical

Intermediate ability to demonstrate understanding of WC Products and ability to apply available resources and technology to resolve claims.

Demonstrate a clear understanding and ability to work within jurisdictional parameters within their assigned state.

Intermediate knowledge, understanding and application of state, federal and regulatory laws and statutes, rules of evidence, chain of custody, trial preparation and discovery, court proceedings, and other rules and regulations applicable to the insurance industry.

Customer Service

Advanced ability to build and maintain productive relationships with our insureds and deliver results with optimal outcomes.

Teamwork

Advanced ability to work together in situations when actions are interdependent and a team is mutually responsible to produce a result.

Planning & Organizing

Advanced ability to establish a plan/course of action and contingencies for self or others to meet current or future goals.

Maintain Continuing Education requirements as required or as mandated by state regulations.

What is a Must Have?

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 1 year Workers Compensation claim handling experience or successful completion of the WC trainee program.

City*

Richardson

State*

Texas

Job_Category

Claims

Job Code

Ins Insurance

Affiliate Sponsor

Travelers Insurance

Salary Range

$60,000-$75,000