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About the Role
The Senior Liability Adjuster will conduct office investigations and adjust complex, litigated commercial general liability claims with exposures up to and exceeding policy limits within the Major Case Unit. This role requires significant experience handling catastrophic claims in California and managing a high volume of California-based losses.
Responsibilities
- Handle large, catastrophic claims with a strong emphasis on California losses, including a high volume of litigated matters
- Analyze insurance policies, contracts, coverage issues, and risk transfer opportunities
- Investigate claims, evaluate liability, and determine coverage applicability
- Partner with panel counsel to manage litigation strategy and drive claim resolution
- Review evidence, expert reports, and medical documentation
- Establish and maintain indemnity and expense reserves; process payments within authority
- Take statements and manage claim documentation throughout the claim lifecycle
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience adjusting commercial general liability (CGL) and businessowners’ policy (BOP) liability claims
- Experience handling catastrophic California claims, including litigation and complex exposures
- Ability to interpret coverage and analyze insurance policies and contracts to determine priority and risk transfer opportunities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and technical skills
- Effective time management with the ability to prioritize competing demands
- Willingness to occasionally travel for hearings, mediations, trials, and conferences
- Candidates must hold an active adjuster license or be willing and able to obtain and maintain all required state licenses. The company will support the licensing process, including training and compliance with ongoing continuing education requirements.
Skills
- Claim investigation
- Claim adjustment
- Litigation management
- Policy analysis
- Coverage determination
- Liability evaluation
- Risk transfer analysis
- Evidence review
- Report analysis
- Medical documentation review
- Reserve management
- Payment processing
- Statement taking
- Claim documentation management
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Organization
- Technical skills
- Time management
- Prioritization
Location
- New York, NY
- Parsippany, NJ
- Conshohocken, PA
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Alpharetta, GA
- Rosemont, IL
- Plano, TX
- Scottsdale, AZ
Work Type
- Hybrid (2 days remote / 3 in-office)
Experience Level
- Senior
- 10+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree required
- Juris Doctor (JD) or attorney license preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000 - $150,000 +bonus
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- Medical, dental & vision starting day one
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Longevity bonuses
About the Company
- Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies is an A+ (Superior) rated, nationwide Property & Casualty insurer backed by Berkshire Hathaway.
- GUARD is a place where people build meaningful, long-term careers with supportive leadership, collaborative teams, and opportunities to grow.