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Frank Winston Crum Insurance · 17 hours ago

GL Litigation and Complex Claims Specialist

Clearwater, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$105K/yr - $125K/yr

8+ years exp

Frank Winston Crum Insurance is a leading provider of Workers' Compensation and General Liability policies, dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of businesses. The GL Litigation and Complex Claims Specialist will manage and resolve complex general liability claims, working closely with legal counsel and insureds to achieve optimal outcomes.

Insurance

Hiring Manager

Gina Hofferica

Responsibilities

Investigates, evaluates and brings to timely resolution of an inventory of the most severe and complex general liability claims in the company’s inventory of which most are litigated and may involve large property damage, catastrophic bodily injury, and other coverages in accordance with established claim handling standards and applicable state regulations and laws

Understands and is able to implement proactive litigation management principles and techniques and works well and proactively with defense counsel and insureds to reach optimal outcomes

Understands and can analyze complex general liability coverage issues and handles complex coverage issues including issuing reservation of rights letters and denial of coverage letters

Negotiates the duty to defend and indemnify with liable insurers when appropriate

Demonstrates a strong knowledge and understanding of litigation defense strategy and trial preparation via proper utilization of experts, independent medical reviews or exams, evaluation of liability and damages regarding complex bodily injuries and property damage claims

Demonstrates a strong knowledge and understanding of resolution techniques such as high-low agreements, proposals for settlement, offers of judgement to obtain optimal outcomes

Demonstrates an understanding of how to evaluate and respond timely to time limit demands in various states such as Texas, Florida and Georgia, consumer complaints and Department of Insurance

Complaints often filed and associated with general liability claims

Demonstrates knowledge of residential and commercial building construction, repair processes, and understands how to review and analyze the accuracy of damage reports prepared by contractors, engineers, and appraisers in order to assess property damage

Demonstrates strong negotiations skills in alternative dispute resolution forums such as mediations and assists in finding early resolutions in order to obtain optimal outcomes when appropriate

Demonstrates an understanding of reserving requirements and philosophies and is able to maintain appropriate reserves on all assigned claim files

Identifies claims effectively with potential severity and institutional risk and timely escalates those claims with proper detailed reports detailing claim exposure, status, payments, reserve, litigation

Qualification

General Liability ClaimsLitigation ManagementPublic Adjuster LicenseNegotiation SkillsClaims Adjusting ExperienceCoverage AnalysisConstruction KnowledgeSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

8-10 years of general liability claims adjusting experience with exposure of $500,000 or more

Holds Proper Public adjuster licenses in Florida and/or Texas and other states with the ability to obtain additional licenses as needed

Preferred

Juris Doctorate

Benefits

Health Insurance is zero dollar paycheck cost for employee's coverage and only one-hundred-ninety-five dollars a month for family!

Dental and Vision Insurance

Short Term Disability and Term Life Insurance at no cost to the employee

Long Term Disability and Voluntary Term Life Insurance

Supplemental insurance plans such as Accidental, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services and Pet Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan where FrankCrum matches 100% of the first 4% the employee contributes, and the employee is immediately vested in the employer match

Employee Assistance Program at no cost to the employee

Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement

Health Savings Account funded by FrankCrum

Paid time off and holiday pay

Education reimbursement

PTO cash out

Tickets at Work

Access to the Corporate America Family Credit Union

Employee and client referral bonus programs

Disaster Relief Fund for employees