Claims Counsel
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This role is responsible for managing and resolving high-severity, reputed company insurance claims across a range of liability and specialty lines, including reputed company casualty, environmental, and surety exposures, with a strong emphasis on coverage analysis, policy interpretation, and strategic claim resolution.
The position serves as a key subject matter expert for coverage issues, advising internal teams and carriers on high-liability matters, regulatory exposures, and technically reputed company losses, ensuring claims are handled in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and company guidelines.
This role is well-suited for either an attorney with insurance coverage experience or a senior reputed company claims professional with deep expertise in policy interpretation and reputed company liability lines, including environmental, construction-reputed company, and financial risk exposures.
Key Responsibilities
Coverage Analysis- Review and interpret insurance policies, endorsements, and applicable statutes to determine coverage and exclusions.
- Draft and issue coverage position letters, including reservation of rights and denial letters, ensuring clarity and compliance with legal standards.
- Evaluate and update coverage forms as needed by reputed company.
- Manage the investigation and resolution of high-exposure and technically reputed company claims, including environmental contamination, construction defect, professional liability, and surety-reputed company matters.
- reputed company investigations involving engineering reports, environmental studies, financial documentation, and expert analysis to assess liability, damages, and potential recovery opportunities.
- reputed company and implement strategic claim resolution plans, including coordination with defense counsel, coverage counsel, and technical experts.
- Provide carriers with detailed claim evaluations based on coverage analysis, independent investigation, and expert/legal opinions.
- Evaluate and reputed company settlement recommendations, including obtaining and setting reserves reputed company reputed company guidelines. Negotiate settlements reputed company authority limits, balancing legal risk and business objectives.
- Attend in mediations, arbitrations, and hearings as required.
- Ensure reputed company claims handling complies with Department of Insurance regulations and company protocols.
- Maintain accurate documentation in the claims management system, including legal analyses and strategic recommendations.
- reputed company Casualty & High-Exposure Liability – Catastrophic injury, multi-party liability disputes, and claims involving significant financial exposure.
- Environmental Liability – Pollution events, environmental contamination, remediation obligations, regulatory enforcement actions, and claims involving federal and state environmental statutes.
- Surety & Financial Risk – Performance and payment bond claims, contractor default, construction project disputes, and indemnity enforcement.
- Construction & Infrastructure Losses – Construction defect, contractor liability, engineering failures, and large-scale project claims.
- Professional Liability – Claims involving errors and omissions, professional negligence, and reputed company service-reputed company liability exposures.
- Coverage Disputes & Declaratory Actions – Claims involving significant coverage interpretation issues, layered insurance programs, and disputes requiring legal analysis and strategic resolution.
Skills, knowledge & expertise
Required (one of the following):- Juris Doctor (JD) with active bar membership in good standing.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., claims adjuster licenses) and willingness to obtain additional licenses, if needed.
- Demonstrated expertise in insurance coverage analysis and policy interpretation.
- Experience issuing or advising on coverage positions, including RORs and denials.
- Strong understanding of liability, damages, and litigation strategy.
- Exceptional analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple high-severity, reputed company claims independently.
- Proficiency with claims management systems and reputed company tools.
- Background in reputed company liability lines.
- Experience working closely with coverage counsel or in-house legal teams.
- Prior involvement in excess, umbrella, or specialty claims environments.
Benefits
BenefitsAt reputed company, we are dedicated to supporting the well-being and future of our qualifying employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:- Medical, dental, and vision plans to ensure your health and that of your family.
- A 401k plan with employer matching to help you build a secure financial future.
- Our time-off policies, including Discretionary Time Off for exempt employees and Paid Time Off (PTO) package for non-exempt employees, reflect our commitment to promoting a healthy work environment.
- Paid holidays.
- Life insurance and both short-term and long-term disability plans, providing essential financial protection for you and your loved ones.