Assistant Vice President - Mass Tort and Complex Casualty
Core
Lead a team of 6-8 claims adjusters to manage sophisticated litigation, coverage issues, and emerging risks like PFAS and opioids in the Casualty Coverage and Mass Tort Claims Department.
Role type
Manager and Leader, Casualty Claims
Builds
Claims resolution strategies and processes for complex bodily injury, property damage, and environmental/toxic tort exposures
Domain
Insurance / Casualty / Mass Tort
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Claims management, reserving, expense and payment oversight, team leadership, complex litigation and coverage analysis, emerging risk management (PFAS, opioids), stakeholder communication, training and development
Preferred skills
10+ years of Legal or Insurance experience, experience with Coverage B of Primary/Excess CGL policies, ability to present information persuasively
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Monitor and guide reserving, expense and payments; develop team's claims handling skills; manage communication with Insureds and external clients; escalate complex claims to senior management; support departmental initiatives for improved claim processes; lead training on trends and emerging issues; communicate with Actuarial and Underwriting on case law and trends
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership