About the role

  • Senior Claims Adjuster managing high exposure casualty and specialty claims for Hamilton. Collaborating with teams and mentoring future adjusters in Richmond, Virginia.

Responsibilities

  • Review claims and related systems and processes
  • Understand and analyze policy language and contracts
  • Provide coverage, liability, and damages analysis for claims and ensure timely reserving and appropriate legal and indemnity payments.
  • Draft disclaimers and reservation of rights letters
  • Negotiate settlements, mitigate losses, and control expenses
  • Adhere to Claims Best Practices, Key Controls, and file handling requirements
  • Maintain a high level of communication with leadership and underwriting partners
  • Ensure appropriate reports are timely prepared and disseminated
  • Ensure successful implementation of key organization-wide initiatives and improvement strategies for claims and our business units
  • Present to management, mentor new staff and identify procedural improvements
  • Support other functional groups within the organization
  • Ensure compliance with internal corporate guidelines, processes and procedures
  • Other duties as required by management
  • Some travel, as required for trials & mediations, etc

Requirements

  • Experience in casualty and/or specialty claims handling or related litigation with a career history of increasing responsibility
  • Experience handling claims in the Excess and Surplus market required
  • Experience handling claims in all of the following divisions is preferred: General and Excess Casualty, Life Sciences, Energy, Contractors, Products, Professional and Management Liability, Allied Medical and Medical Professionals
  • Experience working with complex coverage issues required
  • Multi-jurisdictional claims and litigation experience required
  • Adjuster license and or certifications desired but not required
  • Highly advanced knowledge of claim processes, policies, procedures, claim systems, regulation, coverage, liability, damage evaluation, and/or settlement with exposures in excess of $1M
  • Strong negotiating, analytical, written, and organizational skills
  • Mediation and arbitration experience preferred
  • Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and in-house claims systems)
  • Ability to prioritize and manage deadlines
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
  • Excellent at establishing close working relationships with other departments, including underwriting, operations, finance, IT, actuarial and legal

Benefits

  • Hybrid working
  • Matching 401K plan
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, disability
  • Generous time off (including parental leave)
  • Continued support for professional development
  • Gym subsidy
  • My day (additional days leave for personal interests/wellness/charity work)

Job title

Senior Claims Adjuster

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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