Travelers

Senior Claim Counsel

Travelers

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $139,400 - $230,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Follow operational policies to analyze, investigate, and resolve BSI claims of varying levels of severity with limited supervision from claims management.
  • Prepare and present reports for management that accurately reflect loss development, potential/actual financial exposure, reserve adjustments, coverage issues, and claim and recovery strategies.
  • Retain, monitor, and manage outside counsel actively utilizing litigation management plans and budgets.
  • Communicate with underwriting on significant claim exposures.
  • Identify all recovery opportunities and coordinate recovery efforts with the Recovery Management Unit and Claim management.
  • Travel to and attend mediations, settlement conferences, claim conferences, field office visits, trials and depositions.
  • Refine policy interpretation/coverage analysis skills including drafting coverage opinions with case law included.
  • Negotiate settlements/resolutions, review releases and settlement agreements, including confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions.
  • Support underwriting marketing efforts, including participation in broker and account visits and risk mitigation seminars and authoring customer-focused white papers and articles.
  • Monitor marketplace conditions, conduct research, and draft reference materials to inform claim and underwriting colleagues on law impacting Travelers’ underwriting and claim decisions.
  • Obtain and maintain required adjusters’ licenses.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Six or more years of relevant legal or claim handling work experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively work through conflict and resolve issues with a professional demeanor.
  • Ability to make sound decisions and negotiate terms and conditions within designated authority limit.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate coverage determinations.
  • Time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with an attention to detail, data and analytics.
  • Ability to build and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners.
  • Bachelor’s Degree.
  • Juris Doctorate Degree.
  • Properly licensed, registered or authorized, and in good standing, to practice law in the jurisdiction in which you will be working.
  • Three years of relevant legal experience.
Benefits
  • Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
  • Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
  • Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
  • Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
  • Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
claims analysiscoverage analysisnegotiationreport preparationlitigation managementpolicy interpretationdata analysisconflict resolutionsettlement agreementslegal research
Soft skills
communicationtime managementrelationship buildingcollaborationprofessional demeanordecision makingattention to detailproblem solvingpresentation skillscustomer focus
Certifications
adjusters’ licenseJuris Doctorate