Senior Claims Examiner, E&S

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Arch Insurance Group Inc., AIGI, has an opening in the Claims Division and is seeking a Senior Claims Examiner to join the E&S Casualty Team. In this role, the responsibilities include actively handling and managing a primary casualty caseload.

Primary Responsibilities

Specific duties include but not limited to the below:

• Identify and assess coverage issues, draft coverage position letters, and retain coverage counsel, when necessary, as well as review coverage counsel's opinion letters and analysis

• Develop and implement strategy relative to coverage issues which correlate with the overall strategy of matters entrusted to the handler's care

• Develop and implement strategy to resolve matters of liability and damages of a particular case

• Maintain contact with the business line leader, underwriter, defense counsel, and broker

• Investigate claim and review the insureds' materials, pleadings, and other relevant documents

• Identify and review of each jurisdiction's applicable statutes, rules, and case law

• Review litigation materials including depositions and expert's reports

• Analyze and direct risk transfer, additional insured issues, and contractual indemnity issues

• Retain defense counsel when necessary and direct counsel in accordance with resolution strategy

• Analyze coverage, liability and damages for purposes of assessing and recommending reserves

• Prepare and present written/oral reports to senior management setting forth all issues influencing evaluation and recommending reserves

• Travel to and from locations within the United States to attend mediations, trials, and other proceedings relevant to the resolution of the matter

• Negotiate resolution of claims

• Select and utilize structure brokers

• Maintain a diary of all claims, post reserves in a timely fashion, and expeditiously respond to inquiries from the insured, counsel, underwriters, brokers, and senior management regarding claims

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; juris doctorate degree a plus

• Seven (7) to Ten (10) years of working claims experience with a primary and / or excess carrier supporting commercial accounts in transportation, premises, construction, product liability, construction defect, and energy

• Proper adjuster licensing in all applicable states

• Strong skill set for contract interpretation and risk transfer

• Exceptional communication (written and verbal), evaluating, influencing, negotiating, listening, and interpersonal skills to effectively develop productive working relationships with internal/external peers and other professionals across organizational lines

• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, analytical, organizational, multitasking, and time management skills

• Ability to take part in active strategic discussions

• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment

• Hands-on experience and strong aptitude with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, Smartsheet, and Word

• This role will be a hybrid role 2x a week.

• Willing and able to travel 10-15%

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For individuals assigned or hired to work in California, Colorado, Jersey City, NJ; New York State; and/or Washington State, the base salary range is listed below. This range is as of the time of posting. Position is incentive eligible.

107,900 145,700

• Total individual compensation (base salary, short & long-term incentives) offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to geographic location, scope & responsibilities of the role, qualifications, talent availability & specialization as well as business needs. The above range may be modified in the future

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