Senior Claims Specialist - NV Workers' Compensation

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

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When is the last time you felt like you made a difference to your employer and in the job you do? Been awhile? Never? Our employees at Strategic Comp DO make a difference and feel appreciated for it. In fact, we received 98% rating for overall job satisfaction from the participants in our last employee survey, clearly indicating the passion and energy our staff has for our company and for the job they do!

Currently we have an opening for a Senior Claims Specialist in your territory. Are you innovative, high energy, resilient, determined, assertive, clever, and competitive? Do you see each new claim as a puzzle to work and a challenge to be won? Does this sound like you? If so, this might be the right job for you.

Here’s who we are. Strategic Comp is part of Great American Insurance Group, which was established in 1872. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance focusing on specialty commercial products for businesses.  The members of the Great American Insurance Group are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, Inc. AFG’s common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and NASDAQ under the symbol “AFG”.

Here’s what we do. We insure workers’ compensation coverage for large companies, using our deductible program. Our service in claims and loss control is second to none. We’ve found that a large majority of our customers feel the way our employees do. Our renewal retention is 90+%, meaning they enjoy working with us too!

Here’s what you would be doing if hired for the Senior Claims Specialist position. Your role would be to investigate and adjust workers' compensation claims with high potential exposure. We take an extremely aggressive and pro-active approach in claims adjusting and are looking for the person who not only knows their territory’s comp laws but also enjoys the role of putting that experience to good use.  Because we focus on outcomes and not just processes, we look for the adjuster who is very skilled at developing strategies to bring claims to resolution.  The person hired for this position will work from an office in their home with occasional travel to claims reviews and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Investigating losses

• Analyzing coverage, determining compensability and benefits

• Establishing reserves and negotiating settlements

• Conducting meetings on the phone with insureds and claimants

• Preparing large loss reports to both internal and external audiences

• Attending settlement conferences as assigned

• Working closely with defense attorneys and other vendors including medical case management, surveillance, etc.

Physical Requirements

• Sedentary - requires prolonged sitting, continuous use of computer

• Occasional Travel - may require overnight travel to quarterly claim reviews / departmental meetings

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 to 13 years of Nevada workers' compensation claims adjusting experience with higher exposure claims is required

• Current license to adjust workers’ compensation claims in Nevada is required

• Additional experience adjusting California and / or Colorado workers’ compensation claims is preferred

• Strong consideration will be given to candidates with industry designations including Associate in Claims

• Great communication skills, in both written and verbal form, are required

• Ability to work with a variety of internal and external contacts is required

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Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.

Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.