Product and Solutions Sales Specialist 4
Metsi Technologies
Senior Claims Counsel – Title Insurance
First American
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $126,100 - $168,125 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Manage all aspects of title insurance and escrow claims and claims against the company from initial investigation through final resolution
- Investigate facts and issues of the claim, determine coverage, evaluate loss under the title policy, assess defenses, determine need for outside counsel, and carry out plan to resolve the claim
- Negotiate settlements and resolutions with claimants, opposing counsel, and third parties
- Appear as company representative in court proceedings, mediations, settlement conferences and trials
- Manage claim budget, review and approve outside counsel invoices and other expenses and determine settlement and expense reserves
- Direct outside counsel on litigation strategy during claim administration and litigation
- Identify and pursue sources for recovery
Requirements
- Must possess excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and organizational skills
- Law Degree required
- Licensed and in good standing to practice law in any state of the United States
- Ability to develop, evaluate and implement resolution strategies to fully conclude a claim
- Experience handling claims and insurance coverage
- 12+ years of experience with emphasis on real estate matters (title/ownership of real property, liens/easements/encumbrances, escrow, etc.), insurance coverage, including some litigation, mediation, and arbitration experience
- Specific expertise with title insurance, escrow and lender matters highly desirable
- Ability to work independently and to exhibit originality and ingenuity is required
- Initiative, sound judgment, ability to make independent decisions, team player, excellent analytic and legal skills
