VP of Liability Claims Litigation
Poms & Associates
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $130,000 - $170,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide executive oversight and strategic leadership for complex, high-exposure liability claims, including general liability, auto liability, umbrella/excess, and professional liability
- Serve as a senior claims advocate for key clients, managing catastrophic, litigated, and sensitive claims
- Advise clients on coverage interpretation, liability assessment, reserve strategy, and settlement approach
- Lead claim reviews, reserve evaluations, and litigation strategy meetings with carriers and defense counsel
- Oversee litigation management practices, including selection, coordination, and performance oversight of defense counsel
- Evaluate litigation strategies, budgets, and outcomes to ensure alignment with client objectives
- Monitor verdict, settlement, and legal trend developments impacting liability exposures
- Proactively escalate and resolve claim handling issues related to coverage disputes, delays, or service concerns
- Develop and implement claims best practices, standards, and training across the brokerage
- Lead internal training sessions on E&O trends, exposures, and coverage strategies
- Perform other duties, projects, and research as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Professional designations preferred (CPCU, ARM, SCLA, AIC, and/or JD)
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in liability claims and litigation management
- Deep knowledge of insurance policy interpretation and claims best practices
- Proven ability to engage with executive stakeholders, legal counsel, and insurance carriers
- Extensive experience managing complex, litigated, and catastrophic liability claims
- Strong background in alternative dispute resolution and complex settlement negotiations
- Experience in an insurance brokerage, risk advisory firm, carrier, or TPA environment
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly
- Proven leadership and critical-thinking skills with the ability to influence and build consensus
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) traditional and dependent care
- Supplemental Insurance including Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Long Term Care, and Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
- Worldwide Travel Assistance Program
- Vacation Time
- 3 Floating Holidays
- Sick Leave
- Observed Holidays
- Paid Leave (Jury Duty, Volunteer Time off, Disability, Parental Leave, etc.)
- Employee Assistance & Employee Discount Programs
- Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement and in-house education classes
- Career advancement opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
liability claims managementlitigation managementcoverage interpretationreserve strategysettlement approachclaim reviewsreserve evaluationslitigation strategyalternative dispute resolutionsettlement negotiations
Soft Skills
executive leadershipstakeholder engagementcommunication skillscritical thinkinginfluenceconsensus buildingproblem resolutiontraining and developmentstrategic oversightanalytical skills
Certifications
CPCUARMSCLAAICJD