Claims Consultant – Accountants and Professional Liability
The Hartford
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Hartford • Arizona • Connecticut • United States
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Salary
💰 $122,400 - $183,600 per year
About the role
- Handling a caseload of third-party Accountants and Miscellaneous Professional Liability (MPL) claims, from inception to final disposition.
- Conducting investigations and analyzing and evaluating the information learned.
- Appropriately and accurately analyzing and determining coverage, liability and damages based upon the facts of each claim.
- Writing and communicating to insureds in regard to coverage, liability, damages and other issues.
- Setting appropriate expense and indemnity reserves and monitoring on a regular basis for any needed adjustment.
- Presenting cases to management for expense or indemnity reserve authority above established authority levels.
- Developing and implementing resolution strategies through negotiations to achieve high quality outcomes.
- Proactively managing litigation and counsel, inclusive of litigation planning and execution, budgeting and bill review.
- Understanding and analyzing potential extra-contractual liability as needed.
- Attending trials and mediations as necessary.
- Contributing to broader claim and enterprise goals by participating in audits, projects, training and product development initiatives.
- Preparing comprehensive reports and delivering presentations to senior claim leadership on case developments, policy issues, industry trends, etc.
- Providing support and working collaboratively with business partners to evaluate and address claim trends and developments.
- Addressing inquiries from agents and policyholders, providing superior customer service.
- Providing key training and marketing support to Underwriters.
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate degree required.
- Minimum of three years handling third-party Professional Liability insurance defense or Professional Liability coverage litigation required.
- Familiarity and experience with AI-powered tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, is a plus.
- Candidates are required to have knowledge and experience handling all aspects of liability claims.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent strategic thinking ability and execution skills.
- Excellent negotiation and advanced technical claim handling skills.
- Knowledge of insurance coverage issues a plus.
- Superior time, task prioritization and desk management skills.
- An ability to communicate thoughts clearly and concisely, and to influence and persuade others.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance, 401K.
- 25 days paid time off in your first full year and Paid Holidays.
- Tuition reimbursement - up to $5,250 (undergraduate) and $6,000 (graduate).
- Student Loan Paydown Program – eligible to participate after 6 months of service.
- Paid volunteer opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
liability claims handlingProfessional Liability insurance defensecoverage litigationnegotiationstrategic thinkingtechnical claim handlinginvestigationreport preparationcase analysisexpense reserve management
Soft skills
oral communicationwritten communicationtask prioritizationdesk managementinfluencingpersuasioncollaborationcustomer servicepresentation skillsproblem-solving
Certifications
Juris Doctorate