Senior Subrogation Specialist - Remote

Crum & Forster Company Overview

Crum & Forster (C&F), with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies. C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) by AM Best and is proud of our superior customer service platform. Our claims and risk engineering services are recognized as among the best in the industry.

 

Our most valuable asset is our people: more than 2000 employees in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning several workplace and wellness awards, including the 2024 Great Place to Work® Award for our employee-first focus and our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and Inclusion.

 

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global, billion dollar organization.  For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website: www.cfins.com.

Job Description

An Executive Subrogation Specialist identifies, evaluates, and concludes multi line subrogation, contribution, and collection files within the delegation of authority guidelines to maximize the recovery of the company’s loss payments and expenses from responsible third parties and collect on insured’s contractual obligations. The Executive Subrogation Specialist also has the responsibility to work with front line claim staff to achieve the highest possible dollar return. The position requires strong analytical and investigative skills as well as multi-jurisdictional subrogation experience. This person is responsible for directing supplementary investigations, analyzing data, resolving claims and deductible collections by working with the C&F front line claim professional, TPAs, insureds, attorneys, vendors and other strategic internal and external business partners and insurance carriers.

What you will do for C&F:

 

Receives assignment of new/reassigned recovery files when appropriate, bringing them to conclusion through investigation, negotiation, and/or litigation.

Researches or directs the applicable legal issues relative to making an assessment as to subrogation viability and collection actions. Prepares reports, documents claim files and assures appropriate and timely cost benefit analysis of recovery.

Provides technical assistance/training and direction to C&F staff on specialized subrogation handling techniques, disposition of salvage, negotiation, collection, and legal matters.

Receives assignments of special projects requiring the collection and analysis of data, and assembly of information for presentation to internal and external contacts.

 

What you will bring to C&F:

 

• Strong work ethic, professionalism, ability to recognize and articulate complex claims/theories of liability, as well strong collaboration ability-assisting with the triage/ assignment of new referrals, mentoring both internal and external business partners, assuming new roles when needed.
• Bachelor’s Degree with 6-10 years of claim related or subrogation/liability claims experience. Preferred State Adjuster licenses.
• A candidate for this position is likely to possess a bachelor’s degree with 6-10+ years of claim/recoveries and/or collection experience who have proven their multi-jurisdictional and multi-line expertise in the field.

• Independent worker

• PC literate, including Microsoft Office and Excel

• Ability to work in a team environment                                       

• Strong analytical skills

• Motivated and results driven

• Possess and demonstrates good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written, on a consistent basis.

• Customer Service oriented 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Superior time management skill set

• Exceptional negotiations skills

• Strong presentation ability

• Prior management experience preferred however will strongly consider candidates with a desire and aptitude to manage

   

   

                                       

 

What C&F will bring to you

• Competitive compensation package
• Generous 401K employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• A core C&F tenet is owning your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, including tuition reimbursement, industry-relate