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W.R. Berkley

Commercial insurance underwriting, reinsurance, and investments

Litigation Specialist

Claims AdjudicationPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is required.
  • At least 10 years of casualty claims handling experience is required.
  • At least 5 years of claims litigation management experience is required.
  • Deep technical expertise with personal injury claims and auto injury claims is required.
  • Ability to travel approximately 5% as needed for large-loss claim handling or litigation requirements, and to facilitate staff, vendor, insured, and broker relations.
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly and purposefully using a flexible communication style are required.
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure and demonstrate organizational and negotiation skills, integrity, and follow-through is required.
  • Ability to challenge norms while working collaboratively with colleagues at all levels of the organization is required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute strategies for significantly high-value or complex casualty claims, including operational models, workflows, key performance indicators, service metrics, and processes that respond to customer needs and resolve claims proactively and efficiently.
  • Manage and directly handle certain high-value and complex casualty claims.
  • Oversee and develop strategies for large losses and unique or complex coverage questions, and collaborate on individual complex losses.
  • Develop litigation management strategy, including litigation handling best practices, panel counsel selection, vendor management, and litigation expense management strategies.
  • Serve as an expert on relevant industry trends and developments that may affect the book of business, and share that knowledge across the organization.
  • Identify technical training needs of staff handling large, high-value, and complex casualty claims, and create and deliver technical training using internal, external, or vendor resources.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Juris Doctorate degree is preferred.
  • Demonstrate empathy and understanding of customer needs, advocate proactively for customers and their agents, and support a positive customer brand experience.
  • Show curiosity, a commitment to learning how things work, and an interest in identifying innovative improvements.
  • Be a collaborative, agile learner who can quickly absorb information and apply it to current business situations.

About the Company

W.R. Berkley

Commercial insurance underwriting, reinsurance, and investments

W. R. Berkley Corporation underwrites commercial property and casualty insurance and provides reinsurance globally. It operates two segments: Insurance, with 53 units worldwide and lines such as excess and surplus, commercial auto, and workers’ compensation; and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess, offering reinsurance and excess coverage to other insurers and self-insured entities. It earns money from premiums and from its investment portfolio. The company differentiates itself with a broad multinational underwriting platform and a dual focus on underwriting profitability and investment management, serving clients from small businesses to large corporations across many industries. Its goal is to deliver risk transfer and financial protection to customers while generating steady underwriting results and investment returns for shareholders.

Company size
Not listed
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Greenwich, CT
Founded
1967

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