Chief Workers Compensation

Overview

The Chief of Workers Compensation position duties include the following:

• Manage daily operations pertaining to Workers’ Compensation Claims administration.
• Ensure assigned claims unit is in compliance with state and federal laws governing the administration of workers’ compensation claims filed against Electric Boat Corporation.
• Ensure compliance with established best practices, department procedures and with key internal controls for Sarbanes Oxley regarding claims administration.
• Follow established procedures to ensure aggregate reserves on reported claims reflect the corporation’s outstanding liability based on known facts or reasonable estimates of probability.
• Manage legal and various other vendor services effectively to mitigate expense.
• Provide oversight and guidance to claim adjusters and assistants to effectively manage financial risk on workers’ compensation claims filed against Electric Boat.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 4 years experience adjusting/legal or a combination of both
• An active claim adjuster’s license (CT/RI) to perform certain transactions on claims filed under state jurisdiction
• Must have current workers’ compensation claims management experience with demonstrated technical proficiency in Federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act as well as Connecticut and / or Rhode Island W.C. Acts
• Experience in negotiating resolution & manage litigation effectuating desired outcome

Preferred:

• Prior supervisory experience
• Experience and/or education in the legal or medical fields
• Recent experience (past 3 years) handling CT WC Act claims

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to set goals and influence change
• Enterprise knowledge
• Multidiscipline approach to objectives & problem solving
• Ability to interact with various levels of management 
• Ability to effectively manage a high risk, high volume workers’ compensation liability in a fast paced environment

Physical Qualifications

Kneeling, Light Lifting, Reaching

Environmental Attributes

Dry, Inside