HDI Global Insurance Company is a commercial property and casualty insurer headquartered in Chicago, IL. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of HDI Global SE, which manages the industrial lines division of the Talanx Group. Our broad and flexible portfolio of products and services combined with our international network of local insurers in more than 150 countries, provide us the ability to offer a wide range of domestic and global insurance solutions for U.S. based multinational companies. Our excess and surplus lines subsidiary, HDI Specialty Insurance Company, gives us the capacity to address even the most unique risks in the U.S.
We are hiring an Executive Claims Specialist who will be responsible for all facets of handling certain North American claims of significant complexity and exposure, involving a range of European and North American insured clients; HDI has a large book of industrial casualty risks produced internationally with claims exposure here in North America, typically involving a high proportion of product liability losses.
Responsibilities
- The investigation, evaluation, negotiation, and resolution of complex commercial casualty claims, with the assistance of external service providers where appropriate.
- In complex claims, represent the company and clients effectively by participating in or leading litigation teams where necessary.
- Independently resolve significant exposure claims on favorable terms.
- Effectively control the use, costs and work product of outside counsel and other external service providers.
- Analysis of policy coverages on variety of standard and manuscript forms, identifying and evaluating coverage issues, and where appropriate preparing written coverage positions.
- Operate within designated monetary authority for reserving, case disposition, and payments.
- Prepare timely and accurate reports for management on large losses; keep management informed of key developments on severe claims.
- Regular mediation or informal negotiation of claims.
- Provides outstanding service and availability to business partners, developing relationships with our customers, brokers and HDI colleagues, domestically and abroad.
- Collaborate constructively with co-insurers.
- Preparation of reinsurance loss reports.
- Present internally on US legal topics of interest.
- Participate in industry groups and professional societies to enhance company profile.
- Exercise authority in settings that can meaningfully impact company financial results.
- Identify and initiate subrogation recovery opportunities.
- Contribute to specialized internal working groups on emerging risks, coverage, and in MCU (major new claim evaluation team).
- Occasional travel, for mediation, client/case meetings, court or arbitral appearances, whenever necessary.
Requirements
This role will be a fit for you if you have:
- Litigation and insurance claim management experience, with an emphasis on product liability.
- Effective customer service skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; you must build consensus for strategic choices among diverse international stakeholders within the company and with our customers.
- The ability to cultivate constructive working relationships.
- Strong contract interpretation skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Self-confidence to negotiate directly with client risk managers, executives, and outside counsel.
- An innovative thinker in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
- Collaborate with underwriting and other departments to improve overall results.
- The desire to exceed the expectations and requirements of external customers and internal colleagues.
- Ability to embrace and adapt to change.
- A candidate that values diverse opinions and ideas.
- Professional bearing.
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Office suite of products.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor degree
- Obtain and maintain state insurance adjuster licenses as necessary.
- 10+ years casualty claims experience and/or commensurate background in private practice as attorney.
- The ability to travel as necessary, up to roughly 10%.
Preferred Skills & experience
- Claims experience ideally with international partners.
- European language skills (particularly German) and other cross-cultural experience.
- CPCU, AIC/AIC-M
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