Erie Insurance Group

Sales

• Manage a territory of approximately 25 agencies in sales, underwriting, profitability, and agency management.
• Support, coach, and motivate Independent Agents to achieve business goals.
• Recruit, train, and develop new Agents.
• Serve as an Agent’s knowledge broker on ERIE products.
• Engage in comprehensive training on field and home office sales operations.
• Learn the fundamentals of sales management, risk management, and branch account operations.
• Gain exposure to leadership development, strategic planning, and customer relationship management.

District Sales Manager Trainee

Insurance

• Exercises independent discretion in handling complex and/or high exposure commercial liability claims and commercial litigation.
• Handle commercial general liability losses in the Indianapolis region including Northern IN and handle some commercial general liability litigation matters.
• Conducts investigations, evaluates and makes recommendations regarding coverage, liability, and resolution strategies.
• Handles or assists in handling of litigated claims as directed and makes recommendations regarding litigation as appropriate.
• Responds to complaints and inquiries and resolves issues.
• Selects and directs outside experts, and vendors.
• Trains and mentors less experienced staff and completes required training.
• Must be willing to travel for field inspections of commercial liability losses, litigation proceedings (mediations, trials, etc.), and required training/meetings.

Commercial Liability Claims Specialist

• Establish immediate contact with Policyholders and claimants.
• Conduct extensive investigations into causes and origins of all major property claims.
• Interview insureds, claimants and others as required.
• Inspect property damage, prepare estimates, evaluate and make recommendations regarding coverage, determine liability and total value of claims and negotiate settlements.
• Set and maintain adequate reserves and exercise independent judgment in evaluating property damage.
• Determine scope of work and obtain agreed scope and cost of repair with contractor and/or Policyholder.
• Use outside experts and attorneys as required; document claim files and submit final report for closure.
• Assign and supervise handling of property losses by independent adjusters when necessary and advise claims adjusters.
• Conduct related training of field office claims personnel and attend industry-related training programs to stay current on legal developments.
• Establish and maintain relationships with local, state and regional organizations and act as coordinator of Catastrophe Team activities at catastrophe sites.

Property Claims Specialist

• This is a remote, work-from-home position. A company car with paid gas card will be provided. The hiring manager will also consider candidates for the Senior Life Sales Manager. Level of position offered will be based upon the depth and breadth of selected candidate's experience and qualifications. Trains and guides Agents in a designated branch territory as well as additional assigned branch offices in the promotion and sale of life insurance and annuity products, providing assistance in the areas of production, product knowledge and application, underwriting, and agency management. Also assists Agents in examining and evaluating their current books of business for potential prospects and serves as company representative in maintaining favorable agency and Policyholder relationships.

Life Sales Manager

Risk

• Remote, work from home role for Northern VA (Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren, Chester VA and DC Area); company car and gas card provided.
• Supports underwriting by providing overall opinion of risk; performs risk control surveys of property and casualty exposures.
• Performs accident investigations and consultative services; evaluates risk management programs and safety procedures.
• Prepares risk evaluation reports and develops/implements risk management service plans and recommendations.
• Makes acceptability decisions within defined binding authority and refers risks beyond authority to underwriter or supervisor.
• Visits agents to discuss risk management; participates in agency development activities.
• Integrates loss control activities with claims and underwriting; assists branch claims as requested.
• Presents risk control training sessions to internal and external customers.
• Travel required; incumbent must live in assigned territory; essential functions include performing risk assessment surveys and consultative visits.

Risk Control Consultant II

Paralegal

Provides assistance and support to ERIE attorneys and outside counsel.
This position is based in Erie, PA out of our corporate office, and is an in-person position under ERIE's hybrid remote work bank policy.
The incumbent will support lawyers in our Data, Privacy & Technology Department.
Assists in the preparation of legal memoranda.
Performs legal research at the direction of attorneys.
Assists attorneys in routine legal matters and provides administrative support as needed.
Assists attorneys in responding to subpoenas served upon The ERIE.
Assists attorneys in responding to discovery requests in lawsuits filed against The ERIE.
Prepares documents and maintains Structured Settlements, including opening and closing Structured Settlement files.
Prepares documents and maintains Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) Hearing documentation, Act 68 and Act 205 logs, including opening and closing these files.
Attends meetings and takes notes for attorneys.
Maintains spreadsheet of restitution payments received, and forwards payments to appropriate Division for processing.
Assists attorneys, Treasury Department and Claims Operations Department with bankruptcy matters, preference payments and proofs of claim.
Prepares Hold Orders.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Exercises independent discretion or judgment in the handling of assigned property claims.
Serves as a consultant to claims adjusters in their handling of property losses.
Establishes immediate contact with Policyholders and claimants.
Conducts extensive investigations into causes and origins of all major property claims.
Interviews insureds, claimants and others as required.
Inspects property damage, reviews information to prepare estimates, evaluates and makes recommendations regarding coverage of claims, determines liability and total value of claims and negotiates settlements.
Sets and maintains adequate reserves.
Exercises discretion and independent judgment in evaluating property damage in order to determine the extent of damage.
Determines liability and total value of claim, develops estimate and obtains an agreed scope of work and cost of repair with contractor and/or Policyholder.
Determines value as they apply to the coverage.
Determines steps necessary to initiate investigation of a property loss.
Uses outside experts and attorneys as required.
Documents claim files and submits final report to file for closure.
Assigns and supervises the handling of property losses by independent adjusters when necessary.
Advises claims adjusters regarding handling of claims.
Conducts related training of field office claims personnel in the branch and at the Home Office.
Attends industry-related training programs to stay current on legal developments and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations impacting the operation of the department.
Establishes and maintains relationships with local, state and regional organizations and agencies which are involved in related activities.
Acts as coordinator of the Catastrophe Team activities at catastrophe site.

• Remote position, ideally in the state of Kentucky; relocation package available; company car provided.
• Trains, develops and guides Agents and district sales managers in promotion and sale of commercial lines products.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with branch managers and Agents to improve agency commercial business placement.
• Assists branch managers in setting commercial lines sales objectives focused on growth, underwriting profitability and agency development.
• Provides hands-on training on ERIE commercial lines products, resources and web-based training programs to Agents and DSMs.
• Contacts and visits Agents regularly to evaluate quotations and applications for multiple commercial lines and larger complex accounts.
• Makes acceptability and pricing decisions within defined binding authority; refers risks beyond authority to senior underwriters.
• Develops/maintains relationships with Home Office commercial underwriting management and production underwriters; works with claims/adjusters on mutual concerns.
• Serves as company representative in policyholder and community relations; handles branch office agency business as a licensed, non-commission company Agent.

District Sales Manager Trainee

Commercial Liability Claims Specialist

Property Claims Specialist

Life Sales Manager

Risk Control Consultant II

Paralegal

Property Claims Specialist

State Commercial Insurance Manager