Senior Technical Specialist

About This Role

This Senior Technical Specialist role involves handling complex toxic tort, latent injury, sexual misconduct, environmental, and/or excess claims that present significant financial exposures. The specialist will manage challenging large exposure claims with general supervision, routinely addressing unique and complex liability and coverage issues. The role suits a motivated and enthusiastic team player with industry experience who can develop strategies for successful and efficient claim resolution while applying advanced knowledge of legal issues and case law in multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Research the existence of policies issued by multiple legacy companies and analyze coverage
• Apply knowledge of relevant legal concepts in applicable jurisdictions
• Prepare coverage recommendations and present to management
• Effectively communicate coverage positions to policyholders or their representatives
• Conduct thorough investigation and analysis of claim facts to determine liability
• Apply knowledge of relevant legal concepts in jurisdiction to evaluate damages and develop recommendations for appropriate courses of action
• Proactively develop and execute a strategic file management plan that achieves optimal file resolution, including research and recommendation of counsel, litigation and resolution strategies, management of loss adjustment expenses, engagement of appropriate experts, and use of proper settlement and release terms
• Apply critical and strategic thinking in managing files and accounts
• Attend meetings with counsel, settlement conferences, mediations, and trials
• Apply in-depth knowledge and understanding of assigned accounts in actions and decisions
• Maintain effective working relationships with other account contacts
• Ensure claims and settlement agreements are handled in a consistent manner
• Responsible for decisive and broad-reaching regular communication and reporting to coordinate and align actions on assigned accounts
• Take a leadership role in meetings, presentations, and negotiations with other account contacts
• Estimate financial exposures on an individual claim and account basis
• Develop budgets and financial analyses, maintain appropriate defense and indemnity estimates
• Maintain well-documented and organized claim files
• Maintain proficiency in SRG claim systems and databases
• Adhere to applicable requirements for data accuracy
• Efficiently manage file inventory
• Be involved in training, mentoring, coaching, and interviewing
• Lead or represent the unit/office on special projects at the request of management
• Perform other duties as assigned