Claims Examiner – General Liability, BI

Job Description:

• Analyze complex or technically difficult general liability claims to determine benefits due
• Work with high exposure claims involving litigation and rehabilitation
• Ensure ongoing adjudication of claims within service expectations, industry best practices and specific client service requirements
• Identify subrogation of claims and negotiate settlements
• Manages claims through well-developed action plans to an appropriate and timely resolution
• Assesses liability and resolves claims within evaluation
• Calculates and assigns timely and appropriate reserves to claims; manages reserve adequacy throughout the life of the claim
• Manages the litigation process; ensures timely and cost effective claims resolution
• Uses appropriate cost containment techniques including strategic vendor partnerships to reduce overall cost of claims for our clients
• Reports claims to the excess carrier; responds to requests of directions in a professional and timely manner
• Communicates claim activity and processing with the claimant and the client; maintains professional client relationships
• Ensures claim files are properly documented and claims coding is correct

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred
• Professional certification as applicable to line of business preferred
• Five (5) years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Subject matter expert of appropriate insurance principles and laws for line-of-business handled, recoveries offsets and deductions, claim and disability duration
• Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills
• PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
• Analytical and interpretive skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to meet or exceed Service Expectations

Benefits:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401k and matching
• PTO
• disability and life insurance
• employee assistance
• flexible spending or health savings account
• other additional voluntary benefits