Senior Claims Counsel, Financial Lines
CNA Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Colorado • Connecticut • United States
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Salary
💰 $97,000 - $189,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Handles complex, high severity Financial Lines claims requiring legal analysis of complicated liability, damages and coverage issues.
- Drafts coverage letters, memos and reports.
- Represents CNA in settlement negotiations with independent authority to commit CNA.
- Interacts with multiple parties (e.g., insureds, brokers, counsel, claimants and mediators).
- Directs and manages coverage counsel and coverage litigation against CNA.
- Partners with underwriters, product counsel and actuary to effectively respond to policy wording and/or claim related inquiries.
- Collaborates directly with brokers and customers to address similar issues.
- Meets with brokers and existing or prospective clients as part of business marketing, growth and retention strategies.
- Works with senior claim, underwriting and product leadership to develop and analyze new products and to identify, evaluate and track claim trends and issues.
- Provides technical guidance to and oversight of junior staff members.
- Develops and presents training on key legal and industry issues/trends for the Financial Lines team (claims, underwriting, product and actuary).
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with JD, and admission to the bar of at least one state
- Typically a minimum of twelve years of claims and/or legal experience with a proven track record of exceptional claim results
Benefits
- comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal analysiscoverage letterssettlement negotiationscoverage litigationpolicy wordingclaim trends analysistraining developmenttechnical guidance
Soft Skills
interpersonal communicationcollaborationleadershipnegotiationproblem-solvingbusiness marketingclient retention
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeJDadmission to the bar