Key skills
Negotiation
About this role
Role Overview
- Reviews and evaluates coverage and liability
- Manages and resolves litigated high exposure claims
- Negotiates settlements with or without assistance of counsel
- Oversees and actively manages counsel in resolving complex claims
- Continually evaluates effectiveness of counsel and provides input regarding replacement of counsel where necessary to assure optimal claim results
- Manages litigation and claim expenses
- Maintains accurate file documentation and timely manages claim correspondence
- Attends settlement conferences/mediations as needed
- Liaises with others in the department to assure coordination of account-wide activity
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Travels as needed, approximately 5-15%
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 6 years handling environmental contamination/pollution claims and toxic tort claims
- Strong analytical skills evaluating large amounts of information and drawing appropriate conclusions
- Excellent negotiation skills dealing with co-carriers, defense counsel and plaintiff counsel
- Ability to work within specific limits and authority on assignments of high technical complexity
- Functional knowledge of complexities of current and historical primary, umbrella and excess commercial general liability coverage
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- wellness plans
- parental leave
- adoption assistance
- tuition reimbursement
- Paid Time Off and paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with company match
- employee stock purchase plan
- commuter benefits