Claims Examiner, General Liability

Arch Insurance Group Inc., AIGI, has an opening with the Claims Division on the Mid Corp Casualty Team as a Claims Examiner, Casualty.  In this role, the responsibilities include actively managing commercial general liability claims for medium severity, and general liability, as well as the associated excess and umbrella policies, in jurisdictions throughout the United States.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess coverage issues, draft coverage position letters, and retain coverage counsel, when necessary, as well as review coverage counsel's opinion letters and analysis

• Develop and implement strategy relative to coverage issues which correlate with the overall strategy of matters entrusted to the handler's care

• Develop and implement timely and accurate resolution strategies to ensure mitigation of indemnity and expense exposures

• Maintain contact with any/all associated claims carrier(s)’ claims staff, business line leader, underwriter, defense counsel, program manager, and broker to communicate developments and outcomes as necessary

• Investigate claims and review the insureds' materials, pleadings, and other relevant documents

• Identify and review each jurisdiction's applicable statutes, rules, and case law

• Review litigation materials including depositions and expert's reports

• Analyze and direct risk transfer, additional insured issues, and contractual indemnity issues 

• Retain counsel when necessary and direct counsel in accordance with resolution strategy

• Analyze coverage, liability and damages for purposes of assessing and recommending reserves

• Prepare and present written/oral reports to senior management setting forth all issues influencing evaluations and recommending reserves 

• Travel to and from locations within the United States to attend mediations, trials, and other proceedings relevant to the resolution of the matter

• Negotiate resolution of claims

• Select and utilize structure brokers

• Maintain a diary of all claims, post reserves in a timely fashion, and expeditiously respond to inquiries from the insured, counsel, underwriters, brokers, and senior management regarding claims

Experience & Required Skills

• Exceptional communication (written and verbal), evaluating, influencing, negotiating, listening, and interpersonal skills to effectively develop productive working relationships with internal/external peers and other professionals across organizational lines

• Strong time management and organizational skills

• Demonstrated ability to take part in active strategic discussions

• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and in a team environment

• Hands-on experience and strong aptitude with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Willing and able to travel 10% 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Three to five (3-5) years of working experience with a primary and or excess carrier supporting commercial accounts for Casualty claims; with Casualty and Construction a plus

• Proper & active adjuster licensing in all applicable states

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