Position Summary

Arch Insurance Group Inc., AIGI, has an opening with the Claims Division on the Middle Market Casualty Team as a Senior Claims Examiner, Casualty.  In this role, the responsibilities include actively managing commercial claims for high severity, and complex general liability claims.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess coverage issues, draft coverage position letters, and retain coverage counsel, when necessary, as well as review coverage counsel's opinion letters and analysis

• Develop and implement strategy relative to coverage issues which correlate with the overall strategy of matters entrusted to the handler's care

• Develop and implement timely and accurate resolution strategies to ensure mitigation of indemnity and expense exposures

• Maintain contact with any/all associated claims carrier(s)’ claims staff, business line leader, underwriter, defense counsel, program manager, and broker to communicate developments and outcomes as necessary

• Investigate claims and review the insureds' materials, pleadings, and other relevant documents

• Identify and review each jurisdiction's applicable statutes, rules, and case law

• Review litigation materials including depositions and expert's reports

• Analyze and direct risk transfer, additional insured issues, and contractual indemnity issues 

• Retain counsel when necessary and direct counsel in accordance with resolution strategy

• Analyze coverage, liability and damages for purposes of assessing and recommending reserves

• Prepare and present written/oral reports to senior management setting forth all issues influencing evaluations and recommending reserves 

• Travel to and from locations within the United States to attend mediations, trials, and other proceedings relevant to the resolution of the matter

• Negotiate resolution of claims

• Select and utilize structure brokers

• Maintain a diary of all claims, post reserves in a timely fashion, and expeditiously respond to inquiries from the insured, counsel, underwriters, brokers, and senior management regarding claims

Experience & Required Skills

• Exceptional communication (written and verbal), evaluating, influencing, negotiating, listening, and interpersonal skills to effectively develop productive working relationships with internal/external peers and other professionals across organizational lines

• Strong time management and organizational skills

• Demonstrated ability to take part in active strategic discussions

• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and in a team environment

• Hands-on experience and strong aptitude with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• Willing and able to travel 10% 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Seven to ten (7-10) years of working experience with a primary and or excess carrier supporting commercial accounts for Casualty claims; with Casualty and Construction a plus

• Proper & active adjuster licensing in all applicable states