The Role
Manage complex casualty, liability, financial lines, and litigated insurance claims across a legacy and run-off portfolio. Responsibilities include coverage and liability assessment, reserving, litigation and settlement strategy, claims finality, regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, and escalation of significant exposures. The role also serves as a technical referral point and provides coaching and mentoring to junior claims professionals while contributing to portfolio reviews, due diligence, process improvements, and governance initiatives.
Summary Generated by Built In
RiverStone International Australia is seeking a Senior Claims Consultant to join its Sydney Claims team. In this senior technical role, you will manage a portfolio of complex casualty, liability and financial lines claims within a legacy and run-off environment. Working closely with the Head of Claims, you will provide expertise across the full claims lifecycle, influence key claims decisions, support claims finality strategies and help develop technical capability within the wider team.
Job requirements
We are looking for someone with the following:
Experience & Qualifications
Job responsibilities
In this role you will:
Job requirements
We are looking for someone with the following:
Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years' experience handling long-tail insurance claims, including casualty (liability bodily injury and liability property damage) and/or also exposure to financial lines business.
- Demonstrable experience managing complex and litigated claims within the Australian insurance market.
- Previous experience in a senior technical claims role.
- Experience within legacy, run-off or discontinued portfolios is highly desirable.
- Experience coaching, mentoring or providing technical guidance to other claims professionals.
- Degree in Law, Business or a related discipline preferred.
- Strong understanding of Australian insurance claims practices and regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of the Australian legal system and General Insurance Code of Practice.
- Good understanding of insurance and reinsurance principles.
- Knowledge of reserving practices, litigation management and claims resolution strategies.
- Understanding of legacy insurance portfolios, run-off operations and claims finality techniques.
- Strong technical claims handling capability and analytical skills.
- Excellent coverage analysis and problem-solving ability.
- Sound judgement and decision-making skills.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and workload management skills.
- Coaching and mentoring capability.
- High levels of professionalism, integrity and attention to detail.
Job responsibilities
In this role you will:
- Manage a portfolio of complex casualty, liability, financial lines and other litigated insurance claims.
- Assess and determine coverage, liability, quantum and policy response issues.
- Develop and implement effective claims strategies to progress claims towards resolution and settlement.
- Maintain accurate reserves and ensure claims are adjusted in accordance with company guidelines and authority levels.
- Identify opportunities to reduce exposures, resolve static claims and achieve claims finality.
- Promptly agree and settle valid claims where appropriate.
- Act as a technical referral point for complex claims, disputed coverage matters, litigation strategy and reserving decisions.
- Provide technical guidance, coaching and mentoring to junior members of the Claims team.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with lawyers, brokers, delegated claims handlers, co-insurers, reinsurers and other external stakeholders.
- Participate in portfolio reviews, due diligence exercises and run-off initiatives.
- Monitor claims trends, legal developments and regulatory changes within the Australian market.
- Escalate significant claims issues and exposures in accordance with company governance requirements.
- Contribute to business improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to enhance claims processes and controls.
- Ensure complaints and disputes are managed appropriately and within required regulatory timeframes.
- Promote fair customer outcomes and ensure claims are handled in line with regulatory obligations and conduct risk expectations.
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience handling long-tail insurance claims, including casualty and/or financial lines business
- Experience managing complex and litigated claims within the Australian insurance market
- Previous experience in a senior technical claims role
- Experience within legacy, run-off, or discontinued portfolios
- Experience coaching, mentoring, or providing technical guidance to claims professionals
- Degree in Law, Business, or a related discipline
- Strong understanding of Australian insurance claims practices and regulatory requirements
- Knowledge of the Australian legal system and General Insurance Code of Practice
- Understanding of insurance and reinsurance principles
- Knowledge of reserving practices, litigation management, and claims resolution strategies
- Understanding of legacy insurance portfolios, run-off operations, and claims finality techniques
- Strong technical claims handling, analytical, coverage analysis, problem-solving, negotiation, communication, relationship-building, organization, and mentoring skills
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The Company
What We Do
RiverStone International is a global insurance specialist that acquires and reinsures legacy and discontinued insurance business. It manages legacy insurance portfolios and liabilities through transactions such as portfolio transfers and company acquisitions, while providing claims services and finality solutions. Its work helps insurers release capital, reduce volatility and operational distraction, simplify strategy, and focus resources on core underwriting businesses and improve returns for stakeholders.
