Claims Specialist
Swiss Re
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Armonk • Montana, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $84,000 - $140,000 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Manage a portfolio of asbestos, pollution, and health hazard (APH) reinsurance claims across various lines of business for both active and runoff portfolios.
- Steer a diverse portfolio of multi-line reinsurance claims, ensuring strategic performance through data analysis and industry insight.
- Analyze contractual obligations, establish and monitor reserves, and approve payments within authority to ensure timely, effective resolution.
- Apply advanced data analytics and reporting tools to manage the portfolio and identify emerging trends.
- Collaborate with Underwriting, Actuarial, and other teams to provide portfolio insights that inform business strategy and decision-making.
- Formulate, develop, and implement account management, including building and supporting client relationships.
- Participate in client meetings and audits to review claims, assess claims-handling practices, and support collaborative problem-solving.
- Deliver high-quality claims and client service, sharing industry knowledge and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 2-5 years of experience in claims, underwriting, insurance, reinsurance, or insurance-related legal work, including handling latent direct insurance claims.
- General understanding of and/or exposure to other insurance disciplines i.e., contract wording, accounting, underwriting.
- Ability and passion to manage a complex portfolio with critical analysis and innovative strategic thought.
- Confirmed ability to meet deliverables, implement plans, and conduct analysis.
- Excellent writing skills and proficiency in MS Office tools, claims systems and the ability and willingness to learn new systems.
- Excellent organizational and data analytics skills with openness for continued growth.
- Ability and willingness to learn new claims handling systems.
- Some business travel required.
Benefits
- Employee stories
- Work-life balance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data analysisadvanced data analyticsreporting toolsclaims handlingcontractual obligationsreserves managementstrategic performanceportfolio managementinsurance-related legal worklatent direct insurance claims
Soft skills
critical analysisinnovative strategic thoughtexcellent writing skillsorganizational skillscollaborative problem-solvingclient relationship managementcontinuous improvementability to meet deliverablesopenness for continued growthability and willingness to learn