About the Role
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants is seeking a Vice President- Claims to join their growing team. This role is crucial for developing strategies, solving problems, and providing expert advice to manage and resolve insurance claims effectively.
Responsibilities
- Developing long-range objectives and specifying strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems, or process-related topics.
- Handling complaints, settling disputes, resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
- Communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Obtaining information from individuals.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products.
- Representing the organization to clients, the public, government, and other external sources.
- Communicating technical information, conducting presentations, compiling information through interviews, and conferring with legal advisors.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Investigating insurance claims, verifying investigative information, and noting discrepancies in financial records.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
- Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
- Managing Claims Advocates, Claims Consultants, and other Administrative Personnel.
- Investigating, evaluating, and settling claims, applying technical knowledge and human relations skills to effect fair and prompt disposal of cases and to contribute to a reduced loss ratio.
- Supervising claims adjusters to ensure that adjusters have followed proper methods.
- Adjusting reserves or providing reserve recommendations to ensure that reserve activities are consistent with corporate policies.
- Resolving complex, severe exposure claims, using high service-oriented file handling.
- Paying and processing claims within designated authority level.
- Conferring with Counsel on claims requiring litigation.
- Contacting or interviewing claimants, doctors, medical specialists, or employers to get additional information.
- Maintaining claim files such as records of settled claims and an inventory of claims requiring detailed analysis.
- Preparing reports to be submitted to the company’s data processing department.
- Conducting detailed bill reviews to implement sound litigation management and expense control.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of brokerage claims experience, including knowledge of P&C coverages, policy forms, and brokerage claim customer service activities.
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and the ability to navigate the internet.
- Ability to interact with a wide variety of people.
- Ability to work independently with little supervision.
- Valid P&C Property Casualty Broker-Agent License.
- Juris Doctor of Law Degree, required.
Skills
- Claims management
- P&C coverages
- Policy forms
- Brokerage claim customer service
- Microsoft Office programs
- Internet navigation
- Litigation management
- Expense control
Location
- California
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 7-10+ years
Education Level
- Juris Doctor of Law Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $175,000 to $200,000
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time off
- Managed PTO for salaried/exempt employees
- 22 PTO days starting out for hourly/non-exempt employees
- 12 company-observed paid holidays
- 4 early-close days
- Paid parental leave
- Pregnancy disability and bonding leave
- Organ donor/bone marrow donor leave
- Employee referral bonus program of $1,500 per hired referral
- Employee recognition programs
- Employee Resource Groups
- Mentorship Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Leadership Development
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft & Fraud Protection Coverage
- Legal Planning
- Family Planning
- Menopause & Midlife Support
- 401(k) matching
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness & employee assistance programs
About the Company
- EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants is one of the fastest-growing firms in the insurance industry with over 4,000 employees nationwide.
- Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, EPIC has locations spread across the U.S.
- The company's core values are: Owner mindset, Inspire trust, Think big, and Drive results.
- EPIC is recognized as a top 10 property/casualty agency by "Insurance Journal".
- EPIC fosters a 50/50 Work Culture supporting collaboration, teamwork, and an inclusive work environment.
- EPIC Gives Back through charitable efforts like Donation Connection, Employee Assistance Fund, and People First Foundation.
Equal Opportunity
- EPIC embraces diversity in all its various forms—whether it be diversity of thought, background, race, religion, gender, skills or experience.
- We are committed to fostering a work community where every colleague feels welcomed, valued, respected and heard.
- It is our belief that diversity drives innovation and that creating an environment where every employee feels included and empowered, helps us to deliver the best outcome to our clients.
- California Applicants - View your privacy rights at: https://www.epicbrokers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/epic-ca-employee-privacy-notice.pdf.
- Massachusetts G.L.c. 149 section 19B (b) requires the following statement: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
