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Claims, Assistant Vice PresidentPRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To be responsible for the technical and operational functions within assigned office(s) including compliance with company standards and industry best practices.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBLITIES MAY INCLUDE
Responsible for overall operations management for all locations/offices within an area.
Establishes policy and procedures to assure compliance to best practices, claims management services standards, state regulations, and client service requirements.
Establishes business plan with goals and objectives for the assigned area and locations/offices.
Monitors management reports relating to the area/office performance.
Assists with the coordination of sales and client service efforts including oral presentations.
Supports the organization's quality program(s).
Travels as required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Administers company personnel policies in all areas and follows company staffing standards and training recommendations.
Interviews, hires and establishes colleague performance development plans; conducts colleague performance reviews.
Provides support, guidance, leadership and motivation to promote maximum performance.
Has direct and/or indirect responsibility for 100-299 colleagues.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Licensing: Ten (10) years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required to include four (4) years supervisory experience.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred. CPCU, ARM, AIM, and/or AIC certifications preferred, licenses as required.
Skills: strong technical claims knowledge, excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills, PC literate, including Microsoft Office products, and leadership/management skills
Work environment requirements include –
Physical: Computer keyboarding
Auditory/visual: Hearing, vision and talking
Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgement and discretion; ability to meet deadlines
The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.
Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.Skills Required
- Ten (10) years of claims management experience or equivalent
- Four (4) years of supervisory experience
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- CPCU, ARM, AIM, and/or AIC certifications
- Licenses as required
- Strong technical claims knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
- PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
- Leadership and management skills
Sedgwick Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sedgwick and has not been reviewed or approved by Sedgwick.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave is positioned as a standout part of the package, with generous PTO levels cited (including multi-week starting allotments and higher accrual with tenure). Time-off and flexibility are often framed as meaningful offsets when evaluating the overall rewards mix.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as broad, spanning medical, dental, vision, disability/life, and mental-health offerings, with additional wellness and telemedicine-style services. The health suite is frequently characterized as solid, even when not viewed as best-in-class by everyone.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with employer matching and are grouped with other financial supports like HSA/FSA options. The match is viewed as a helpful baseline benefit, though generally not positioned as unusually rich.
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What We Do
From our modest beginnings as a regional claims administrator, Sedgwick has grown into a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions with 31,000+ colleagues, located across 80 countries. Through innovative product development, organic business development and strategic acquisitions, Sedgwick’s offerings continue to evolve beyond claims processing to meet the current and future needs of our clients. Our approach to delivering quality service in areas such as workers’ compensation, liability, property, disability and absence management goes far beyond just managing claims—we aim to simplify the process and reduce complexity, making it easy and effective for everyone involve.
Why Work With Us
We stay tuned into what our colleagues want and need and deliver a world-class colleague experience that demonstrates how much we value their unique contributions to our business. You’ll see and feel what it’s like to work for a company that’s committed to doing the right thing – for those we serve, for our planet and for each other.
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