Consultant, Claims - Indemnity Specialty
NationwideAbout the role
Work Environment: The location of this position is flexible and open to virtual and/or remote based applicants.
Required Experience:
- Demonstrated experience handling toxic tort and/or pollution bodily injury and property damage claims, including evaluation, negotiation, and resolution.
- Proven ability to manage toxic tort and/or pollution bodily injury and property damage litigated files, including collaboration with defense counsel, strategy development, and oversight of litigation budgets and outcomes.
Preferred Experience:
- Exposure to product liability claims, particularly those involving complex coverage issues or high-severity losses.
Job Description Summary
Our team handles some of the most unique and interesting insurance claims at Nationwide. Do you have deep insurance industry knowledge, good negotiation skills and understand litigation? If you like variety in your work, have desire to collaborate and bring fair resolution to sophisticated specialty claims, we want to hear from you!As a Claims Consultant, you'll work within broad limits and authority on specialty claims assignments of the highest technical complexity and coordination. We'll count on you to investigate and maintain specialty claims - asbestos, toxic tort and/or pollution or sexual molestation.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Completes detailed review and analysis of claims. Investigates liability and damages.
Brings files to closure, either by voluntary dismissals or by negotiation of settlements.
Resolves amount of appropriate settlements or grounds for denial. Assists in the drafting of settlement documents.
Provides reserve analysis to ensure timely and accurate case reserves in according to optimal claims practices.
Negotiates cost sharing agreements between other insurance carriers and policyholders.
Maintains current knowledge of assigned insurance lines, court decisions which may impact the claims function, current guidelines and policy changes and modifications. This may require attendance at various seminars or training session
Creates and analyzes severe incident reports, reinsurance reports and other information to corporate office, Claims Management and Underwriting.
Performs continuous review of claims inventory. Prepares appropriate internal reports, memos and analysis on a regular basis.
Determines duty to defend and selects defense counsel as appropriate. Closely monitors outside counsel's work product. Reviews and gives input in all levels to interrogatories, etc. in each case. Manages litigation when appropriate.
Serves as company witness on coverage position at depositions. Attends mediation sessions in attempt to resolve claims. Prepares legal audits at various law firms.
Provides advice, counsel and training to Claims Representatives of all levels. Provides specialized training and consultation to non-claims areas as requested.
Delivers a positive customer service experience to all internal, external, current and prospective Nationwide customers.
Serves as lead Claims representative in area of specialty. Serves as back-up to claims management. Assists with selection and training of new representatives.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Claims Manager/Director.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Undergraduate degree in related field preferred. Post-graduate studies preferred.
License/Certification/Designation: State licensing where required. Relevant professional designations or certifications desirable (CPCU, CLU, IIA, AEI, etc.)
Experience: Eight years of specialty claims experience preferred.
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