Cottingham & Butler Claims Services (CBCS) was built upon driven, ambitious people like yourself. “Better Every Day” is not just a slogan, it is a promise we make to ourselves and our clients. We are looking to hire an experienced Midwest Work Comp Claims Supervisor to our team. We are looking for someone who is eager to motivate and develop adjusters of all levels. If you're ready to make a significant impact and drive excellence, we want to hear from you!
Key Expectations for the Claims Supervisor Role:
- Accountability and Feedback: Ensure that the team receives regular, high-quality feedback to drive accountability.
- Team Metrics: Maintain weekly metrics in the green. If a team member is not meeting expectations, develop and document plans with the Claims Manager to improve performance.
- Quality Service Review (QSR) Scores: Achieve monthly QSR scores of 90%+ for the team and address any underperformance with actionable plans.
- Monthly Meetings: Arrange monthly meetings with the team to align on goals, discuss challenges, provide training, and foster collaboration.
- Customer Service Survey Scores: Maintain an average score of 1.30 or less. Use survey results as coaching opportunities and ensure follow-up discussions.
- Mentorship and Teammate Development: Act as a mentor and actively contribute to developing your team of adjusters.
Experience Requirements:
The ideal candidate must have substantial experience in the Midwest region and possess a strong background in achieving results. We are looking for a critical thinker who is eager to collaborate with other like-minded professionals to drive growth and strengthen our business. A minimum of 1-5 years of claims supervision is required.
Do you think this might be a fit for you? Send us your resume – we’d love to talk!
Pay & Benefits
- Salary – Flexible based on your experience level.
- Most Benefits start Day 1
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Flex Spending or HSA
- 401(k) with company match
- Profit-Sharing/ Defined Contribution (1-year waiting period)
- PTO/ Paid Holidays
- Company-paid ST and LT Disability
- Maternity Leave/ Parental Leave
- Company-paid Term Life/ Accidental Death Insurance
About the company
At Cottingham & Butler Claims Services, we sell a promise to help our clients through life's toughest moments. To ensure we keep that promise, we hold ourselves to a set of principles that we believe position our clients and our company for long-term success. Our Guiding Principles are not just words on paper, they are a promise we make to ourselves and our clients.
These principles have become a driving force of our culture and share many common themes with the values of our clients. First, we hire and develop amazing people that have an insatiable desire to succeed, are committed to learning, and thrive on challenges. Secondly, we pride ourselves on serving our clients' best interests through quality service, innovative solutions, and constantly evaluating our performance. Third, we have embraced and are guided by the theme of "better every day" constantly pushing ourselves to be better than yesterday. Ultimately, we get more energy from the future we are creating for our people, our clients, and our company than from our past success.
As an organization, we are very optimistic about the future and have incredibly high expectations for our people and our performance. We also understand that our growth is fueled by becoming better, not bigger – growth funds investments in new resources to better serve our clients and provide the career opportunities our employees want and deserve. This is why we are a growth company and why we are committed to being better every day.
Skills Required
- 1-5 years of claims supervision experience
- Substantial experience working in the Midwest region
- Proven ability to mentor and develop adjusters
- Strong track record of achieving results and meeting performance metrics
- Critical thinker with strong collaboration and communication skills
Cottingham & Butler Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cottingham & Butler and has not been reviewed or approved by Cottingham & Butler.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay elements—such as commissions, bonuses, and profit sharing—create meaningful earning upside in certain roles. Feedback suggests these incentives contribute to stronger satisfaction where performance pay is prominent.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and profit sharing strengthens long‑term savings potential. Feedback suggests tax‑advantaged accounts and, in some roles, day‑one eligibility add tangible value.
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Parental & Family Support — Priority access and discounted rates at the Dubuque HQ onsite childcare center directly support working parents. Family‑oriented perks complement the broader health and time‑off offerings.
Cottingham & Butler Insights
What We Do
Cottingham & Butler is the 31st largest insurance broker in the U.S. and a recognized leader in offering innovative property & casualty and employee benefit insurance solutions. The company is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, and employs over 1,200 employees across the U.S. Better Every Day. That's our promise to our clients. We deliver better advice, better service, and better ideas than our competitors. Every Day. It's a commitment to challenging conventional wisdom, innovating, improving how we serve our clients and growing as industry professionals. This approach has produced superior results for our clients, and a growth track record that has propelled us forward since 1887
