The Role
Handles complex California workers’ compensation claims, including exposure recognition, reserving, coverage evaluation, investigation, expert and counsel coordination, negotiation, and resolution strategy. Communicates claim exposures internally and externally while pursuing optimal outcomes. The role may require periodic travel for mediations, trials, and related meetings. Candidates need at least seven years of complex workers’ compensation claims handling or litigation experience, strong technical and legal knowledge, negotiation skills, and California jurisdiction experience.
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Overview
We are hiring for our Western zone. Ideal candidate will have required experience in the jurisdiction of California with additional preferred experience in the jurisdictions of Arizona or Utah.
Responsibilities- Recognizing exposures and ensuring reserving is appropriate and timely
- Evaluating coverage issues and risk transfer opportunities
- Ensuring appropriate investigation of the underlying facts and circumstances is carried out, proper experts are retained and utilized where necessary, selection and utilization of counsel is appropriate, proper negotiation strategy is employed.
- Effectively communicate exposures both internally and externally
- Overall responsibility for formulating proper resolution strategy to ensure best total outcome.
- Position may require periodic travel to attend meditations, trials and / or other related meetings
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Minimum of 7+ years’ experience in the handling or litigating of complex workers compensation claims.
- Proficient computer skills required to navigate our paperless claim file system.
- Possesses a high level of technical claim and legal knowledge and skills.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Ability to professionally interact at a high level with parties both internal and external to AmTrust.
- Easily adapts to changing situations requirements or priorities.
- Ability to effectively influence others without damaging relationships.
- Skillful negotiator.
- Home state adjuster license preferred.
- Multi jurisdiction experience - California heavily preferred
- CPCU designation/AIC certification preferred.
Skills Required
- Minimum of 7 years of experience handling or litigating complex workers’ compensation claims
- Experience in the California jurisdiction
- Proficient computer skills to navigate a paperless claim file system
- High level of technical claim and legal knowledge and skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to professionally interact with internal and external parties at a high level
- Ability to adapt to changing situations, requirements, or priorities
- Ability to influence others without damaging relationships
- Skilled negotiation ability
- Home state adjuster license
- Experience in Arizona or Utah jurisdictions
- CPCU designation or AIC certification
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The Company
What We Do
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a multinational property and casualty insurance company. Founded in 1998 to provide workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in the United States, the company now operates in three segments around the globe: Small Commercial Business Insurance, Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty, and Specialty Middle-Market Property and Casualty Program Insurance.
