| *This person will work out of their home in the Fox Valley Wisconsin Area. This person will have travel responsibilities around this area and will do some travel to Iowa.
*This position will have a casualty focus. Prior litigation handling/litigation supervision and general liability experience is a plus for this opening.
Primary Purpose
Resolves multiple lines of property, liability, and/or auto claims by performing field investigations; determining and documenting loss in accordance with departmental and company guidelines and standards.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
(Other duties may be assigned)
- Determines covered loss by meeting with insureds; securing evidence; inspecting losses; investigating incidents; interpreting policy coverages; explaining coverages; determining subrogation and salvage.
- Documents required repairs by scoping property losses; hiring necessary experts; obtaining costs and prices; preparing estimates; reviewing business interruption exposures.
- Completes claims by obtaining, providing, and exchanging information and agreements with contractors, attorneys, health care providers and other third parties.
- Settles claims by determining insurance carrier’s liability; reaching agreement with claimant according to policy provisions and authority level.
- Provides claims information by documenting claims transactions of assigned files in compliance with company and state requirements; preparing loss development reports.
- Maintains home office by organizing office operations and procedures; controlling correspondence; designing filing systems; performing clerical functions; preparing and filing documents.
- Contributes to team effort by participating on catastrophe teams.
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
- 2+ years of experience in handling property, liability, and/or auto claims.
- Familiarity with PC Applications including word processing, Internet, spreadsheets and e-mail software.
- Valid driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record (based on Society Insurance’s guidelines).
Preferred:
- Familiarity with Boeckh software.
- Professional designations of CPCU, AIC, CIC, ARM.
- Knowledge of building components, pricing, and medical terminology.
- Experience working from a home residence handling field claims.
If interested, please contact Bill Brunzel or call 800.242.9703 |