Senior Claims Specialist

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $101k - $137k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📋 Claims Specialist

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Great American Insurance Group

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5001 - 10000 employees

🛡️ Insurance

🤝 B2B

Insurance • B2B

Great American Insurance Group is a U. S. -based specialty insurance company that provides a wide range of commercial insurance products and services to businesses and niche industries. With more than 150 years of history and headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Great American offers tailored coverages including property & inland marine, equine mortality, transportation, professional liability, trade credit, cyber risk, and employer health solutions through numerous specialty divisions and international branches. It is a group of insurance companies that are subsidiaries of American Financial Group and emphasizes financial strength, claims expertise, and industry-focused underwriting for primarily business customers.

📋 Description

• Manages a large inventory of highly complex claims to evaluate compensability/liability • Strategically orchestrates and leads comprehensive claims investigations to confirm coverage and to determine liability, compensability and damages • Analyzes and negotiates appropriate claim settlements/reserves within prescribed authority • May attend arbitrations, mediations, depositions, or trials • Conveys highly complex information regarding coverage and settlements to insureds, claimants, and external partners • Authorizes payments in accordance with assigned authority limit, ensuring timely disbursement • Maintains accurate and detailed claim files, including all correspondence, reports, and settlement agreements • May have responsibility for performance and coaching of staff and may have a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management for direct reports • Performs other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Risk Management and Insurance, Finance, or a related field or equivalent experience • Generally, a minimum of 13 years of experience in property and casualty claims handling • Completion of or continuing progress toward a professional designation preferred, such as Associate in Claims (AIC) • Excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills • Demonstrates expert knowledge of insurance policies, coverage, and claims handling procedures • Maintains and leverages knowledge of industry laws and regulations • Advanced ability to organize and prioritize caseloads, ensuring timely resolution of claims • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships and lead negotiations • Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion • Recognized as a subject matter expert within the company, potentially operating at a peer level to management.

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage • wellness plans • parental leave • adoption assistance • tuition reimbursement • Paid Time Off • paid holidays • 401(k) plan with company match • employee stock purchase plan • commuter benefits