Senior Construction Defect Technical Claims Specialist Team Lead
Location
United States
Posted
11 days ago
Salary
$156K - $225K / year
Seniority
Lead
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Job Description
Senior Construction Defect Technical Claims Specialist Team Lead
Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Ltd
Role Description We are looking for a highly capable Senior Construction Technical Claims Specialist Team Lead to join our team and work from any of the following Argo offices: Albany, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Omaha, or Richmond (VA). Alternatively, we can fill this role with a fully remote employee, except in the States of AK, DE, HI, KY, MI, MS, MT, ND, SD, or VT. This role will be managing three Claims Handlers and adjudicating our most complex construction defect claims for our customers and contribute to providing superb results for our clients. Essential Responsibilities - Successfully supervise and provide training, mentoring, and technical oversight to a small team of claims adjusters. - Management of the team includes: - Ensuring performance objectives and metrics are in place and being met to support and meet department goals. - Providing direction, leadership, and training. - Providing advice and oversight into claim disposition strategies. - Working closely with claims adjusters and outside counsel to ensure cost-effective and appropriate litigation management strategies are in place that will lead to the best overall outcome. - Managing expenditures for the team to budget/plan. - Supporting the professional claims selection process to hire and retain claims professionals that consistently demonstrate appropriate technical expertise, maturity, and a professional commitment to excellence and customer service. - Working under limited technical direction and within broad limits and authority, adjudicate highly complex claims, potentially with a significant impact on departmental results. - Solving difficult problems that require an understanding of a broader set of issues. - Reporting to senior management and underwriters on claims trends and developments. - Analyzing claims forms, policies and endorsements, client instructions, and other records to determine whether the loss falls within the policy coverage. - Creating and writing own coverage letters. - Investigating claims promptly and thoroughly, including interviewing all involved parties. - Manage claims in litigation. - Manage diary timely and complete tasks to ensure that cases move to the best financial outcome and timely resolution. - Properly setting claim reserves on a timely basis, taking into account how different policy wordings impact the claims reserving process. - Identify, assign, and coordinate the assignment and coordination of expertise resources to assist in case resolution. - Prepare reports for file documentation. - Applying creative solutions which result in the best financial outcome. - Negotiate settlements. - Processing mail and prioritizing workload. - Responsible for telephone calls and written correspondence to/from various parties (insured, claimant, etc.). - Have an appreciation and passion for strong claim management. Qualifications - A deep knowledge of construction defect claims adjudication, along with an exceptional focus on customer service, typically achieved through: - A minimum of seven years’ experience adjudicating construction defect claims with exposure of $100,000 or more. - Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required. Two or more insurance designations or four additional years of related experience adjudicating claims beyond the minimum experience required above may be substituted in lieu of a degree. - 1 year in a Claims Supervisory capacity managing adjusters is preferred, but not required. - Licenses in multiple jurisdictions. Applicants either need to possess a General Adjusting License in Florida, Texas, or Wyoming or currently be licensed in multiple other jurisdictions. - Prior experience working with ImageRight and Guidewire strongly preferred, but not required. - Must have good business acumen (i.e. understand how an insurance company works and makes money, including how this role impacts both Argo Group and our customers’ ability to be profitable). - Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance. - A strong focus on execution in getting things done right. - Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to build lasting relationships. - Ability to build consensus. - Strong focus on selection – determined to have the right people who do the best job. - Dedicated to developing talent. - Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with clients, business partners, and organizational peers. - Exhibit natural and intellectual curiosity. - Desire to work in a fast-paced environment. - Excellent evaluation and strategic skills required. - Strong claim negotiation skills a must. - Must possess a strong customer focus. - Effective time management skills and ability to prioritize workload while handling multiple tasks and deadlines. - Ability to articulate the financial value of your work at multiple responsibility levels inside our clients’ business. - Demonstrates inner strength. - Proficient in MS Office Suite and other business-related software. - Polished and professional written and verbal communication skills. - The ability to read and write English fluently is required. - Must demonstrate a desire for continued professional development. - Demonstrate innovative thinking and regularly shares ideas to help the team whenever possible. - Know how claims reserving techniques are used and how to assess whether a claim reserve is accurate. Benefits - We offer a competitive compensation package, performance-based incentives, and a comprehensive benefits program—including health, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.
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