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About the Role

This position will manage a team of examiners handling a variety of excess construction claims involving bodily injury, property damage and construction defect. This position will report to a Senior Director in the Casualty Claims group and be responsible for conveying the organization’s objectives and priorities to staff and measure progress towards stated goals.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and direct new loss assignments for excess construction claims
• Confirm coverage of claims by reviewing policies and documents submitted in support of claims
• Review and approve correspondence and reports including coverage position letters and Large Loss Reports
• Review and approve reserves and settlements in excess of the authority of the handling examiner
• Assess and evaluate individual examiner and team performance, provide feedback, and address training needs
• Make recommendations concerning reserve changes to senior management
• Participate in review and discussion of large loss activity in the construction book with interested stakeholders (Underwriting, Actuarial, Executive Management)
• Ensure that team adheres to Fair Claims Practices regulations and internal performance objectives
• Prepare and distribute reports by collecting and summarizing information
• Assist in preparation of budgets, evaluation of expenses, and assessment of resource needs
• Foster and encourage strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Underwriting, Actuarial)
• Assist in identifying industry and coverage trends
• Promote and enhance strong relationships with customers and channel partners
• Participate in special projects as requested
• Travel to other claim offices, mediations, trials, and conferences as required

Requirements

• US Work Authorization required
• Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Ability to deliver outstanding customer service
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Word)
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong desire for continuous improvement

Location

• Hybrid

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum of 10 years of claims handling experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in managing claims examiners at the Senior Claims Examiner and/or Executive Claims Examiner level

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• JD, advanced degree, or focused technical degree preferred
• Must have or be eligible to receive claims adjuster license
• Insurance certifications or affiliation with industry group preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $118,960 - $163,570 with a 30% bonus potential

Benefits

• Competitive benefit programs
• Option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options
• Optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) with employer match contributions
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• PTO
• Corporate holidays and floating holidays
• Parental leave

About the Company

• Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.
• We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better
• We enjoy the everyday | We think further

Equal Opportunity

• Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.
• Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the rarecruiting@markel.com.