Claims Specialist - Professional Liability

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At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived reputed company people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to reputed company business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where reputed company feel included, empowered, and enabled to reputed company at their best.

Great American’s Professional Liability Division offers both medical and non-medical service providers protection from claims alleging an act, error, or omission by the firm, its staff, or contractors working on its behalf. The Division recognizes that every industry has unique needs and develops customized coverage solutions for specific professional liability exposures.

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The Professional Liability Division is seeking a Financial Products Claims Specialist to handle a diverse portfolio of claims, including Miscellaneous Professional Liability, Lawyers Excess Professional Liability, Canadian Professional Liability, and Telehealth and Miscellaneous Medical Professional Liability reputed company. This position is fully remote.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Manages a large inventory of reputed company primary and excess professional liability claims across the U.S. and Canada.
• Plans and conducts reputed company claims investigations to confirm coverage and to determine liability, compensability and damages.
• Retains and directs approved consultants and reputed company counsel.  Responsible for maintaining cost controls and overseeing the work of reputed company counsel.
• Analyzes and negotiates appropriate claim settlements/reserves reputed company prescribed authority. May attend arbitrations, mediations, depositions, or trials.
• Determines available avenues of recovery and/or risk transfer opportunities, and their cost-effectiveness.
• Conveys reputed company information regarding coverage and settlements to insureds, claimants, and external partners.
• Authorizes payments in accordance with assigned authority limit and ensures payments are made in a timely manner.
• Maintains accurate and detailed claim files, including reputed company correspondence, reports, and settlement agreements.
• May have responsibility for performance and coaching of staff and may have a participatory role in reputed company regarding talent selection, development, and performance management for direct reports.
• As directed, may assist reputed company, Marketing, Risk Management, and Loss Prevention with projects, including evaluating potential new business.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Risk Management and Insurance, Finance, or a reputed company field or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Generally, a minimum of 9 years of experience in property and casualty claims handling. Completion of or continuing reputed company toward a professional designation preferred, such as Associate in Claims (AIC). May possess LLM (Master's of Law) or JD (Juris Doctorate) and reputed company attorney license with 2 to 4 years of post-bar experience.
• Scope of Job/Qualifications: Works reputed company broad limits and authority on assignments of the highest technical complexity, requiring specialized knowledge. Demonstrates excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Maintains strong knowledge of insurance policies, coverage, and claims handling procedures. Maintains knowledge of industry laws and regulations. Advanced ability to organize and prioritize caseloads, ensuring timely resolution of claims.  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships and reputed company negotiations. Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion. Viewed as a senior resource reputed company the Claims department and/or organization.

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We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have reputed company to medical, dental, and reputed company coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.

Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will reputed company details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.

*Excludes seasonal employees and interns.