Director, Coverage Counsel

🕒 October 21

🌽 Illinois, New Jersey – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

💵 $119.7k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Crum & Forster

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1001 - 5000 employees

🛡️ Insurance

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Crum & Forster (C&F) is a leading national property & casualty insurance company with a large, diversified specialty platform. Established in 1822, C&F provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through its admitted and surplus lines insurance companies. With a written premium of $5. 3 billion as of 2023, C&F has an A. M. Best financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent). The company prides itself on creative, flexible, and client-focused solutions, recognized for superior customer service, claims, and risk engineering services. C&F employs over 2000 people across the United States and has earned several workplace awards for its employee-first focus and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance.

📋 Description

• Handle declaratory judgment actions related to General Liability in which a company entity is named as a party • Collaborate with front-line claim employees and managers to provide coverage analysis and review coverage position letters • Analyze risk transfer issues, including additional insured status, contractual indemnification, and risk transfer opportunities • Review Time Limited Demands and allegations of unfair claim practices • Interact with underwriting partners and address case strategies • Confirm that claim investigation and disposition strategies are appropriate • Ensure timely completion of coverage analyses and establishment of coverage positions • Determine that proper and competent attorneys are assigned to litigated claims • Develop and employ litigation management strategies • Work with General Liability underwriting and risk engineering partners to provide feedback on policy forms and claim analysis

🎯 Requirements

• 3-5 years’ experience in a technical claim handling role, specifically General Liability claims • 8+ years of legal experience at a law firm handling insurance coverage issues in General Liability matters may be considered in lieu of claims handling experience • Coverage experience in General Liability, including premises liability, product/completed operations, bodily injury and property damage, additional insured, contractual indemnity, primary vs. excess/other insurance disputes, declaratory judgments, and applicable Federal & State statutory rules • Legal experience litigating coverage lawsuits, declaratory judgments or other litigation is preferred • Major claim adjustment and coverage analysis experience is a plus • Supervisory experience is a plus • Juris Doctorate required • Proven creative problem-solving abilities • Excellent written and oral presentation skills • Proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and work cooperatively • Ability to adapt to change • Ability to travel by automobile and all forms of public transportation • Ability to abide by departmental policies and procedures, including authority levels, to comply with risk management controls

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package • Generous 401K employer match • Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching • Generous Paid Time Off • Health, dental and vision benefits • Wellness programs focused on physical, mental and financial wellbeing • Tuition reimbursement • Industry-related certifications • Professional training • Dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment • Matching donation program • Volunteer opportunities • Employee-driven corporate giving program

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