Claims Specialist

Were currently seeking a Claims Specialist to join our Headquarters team!The Claims Specialist supports the organizations risk management strategy by overseeing general liability claims arising from the companys operations facilities employees and auto physical damage incidents involving the companys fleet. This role manages claims and incidents from initial notice through resolution in coordination with third-party administrators (TPAs) a third-party accident management partner defense counsel and internal stakeholders ensuring they are handled efficiently compliantly and in alignment with the companys risk appetite financial objectives and loss prevention You Will Do:Corporate Claims OversightAct as the internal owner of liability claims including bodily injury property damage and personal injury claims administered by TPAs including review of claim strategies reserves settlements litigation plans and compliance with service quality and cost liability damages coverage and contractual risk transfer exposures and recommend resolution strategies aligned with corporate and escalate high-exposure catastrophic reputational risk fraud subrogation and recovery matters to Risk Management leadership as insurance recovery efforts and assist with the administration of workers compensation and first-party property Litigation & Auto Incident ManagementCoordinate with in-house and defense counsel to manage litigated claims including litigation strategy settlement evaluations discovery activities depositions mediations and trial external service providers including TPAs investigators experts and accident management partners to ensure quality responsiveness and cost-effective claim auto physical damage incident activity including repair estimates total loss evaluations documentation repair cycle times and vehicle and escalate complex incidents involving significant exposure liability concerns or subrogation & Regulatory StewardshipMonitor claim reserves large-loss development and the financial impact of self-insured retentions and budgeting actuarial reviews audits insurer reporting and other financial oversight claim administration complies with applicable regulations corporate policies and governance Collaboration Advisory & Continuous ImprovementServe as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders regarding claim trends loss drivers emerging risks and risk mitigation with Safety Operations Facilities HR and Legal to support investigations root cause analysis corrective actions and evidence guidance on incident reporting claim management best practices and communication loss prevention enterprise risk management (ERM) benchmarking and continuous improvement initiatives through analysis of claim and operational : The job duties above provide a general sense of the role; though additional duties may be assigned as You Will Shine:Education:Associate degree in risk management business administration finance insurance or a related field or equivalent :36 years of experience in claims handing or oversight preferably in a corporate self-insured or captive working with TPAs defense counsel and commercial insurance carriers 25 years of workers compensation claims handling Skills & Abilities:Strong understanding of general liability and commercial auto exposures tort principles and claims best with contractual risk transfer and insurance program to balance claim resolution cost control and reputational with claims management systems and standard office and reporting to interpret financial data reserves and large-loss professional and discreet in handling sensitive written verbal and stakeholder management -oriented judgment with strong risk and consultative approach to internal -oriented with strong organizational and prioritization skills.