Claims Counsel – Surety

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $155k - $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🟡 Mid-level

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Skyward Specialty Insurance

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

💰 $177.3M Post-IPO Secondary - Skyward Specialty on 2024-05

Construction • Consulting • Healthcare

Skyward Specialty Insurance is a Houston-based specialty insurance group that provides tailored risk solutions across niche and complex markets. The company offers a range of specialty insurance products including transactional Excess & Surplus (E&S), professional lines, medical stop-loss, surety, captives, programs, global property, agriculture & credit (re)insurance, and risk consulting. Skyward works primarily with brokers and agents, leverages technology (including e-surety capabilities) to deliver innovative underwriting and claims services, and focuses on high-complexity, non-standard risks and scalable specialty solutions.

📋 Description

• Independently adjust claims on complex contract and commercial surety bonds in multiple jurisdictions • Select, retain, and manage outside surety claims counsel and related resources • Set reserves and control claims-handling costs and expenses • Attend mediations, arbitrations, and trials as needed • Draft claim reports for underwriting and management • Assist with creating or revising surety claim and underwriting forms and documents • Assist underwriters with surety transactions by drafting indemnity, collateral, and related agreements and reviewing or manuscripting bond forms • Develop legal resource and training materials for Skyward Surety • Provide education and training to surety underwriting and selected company staff • Research, analyze, and provide updates on legal developments in the surety field • Promote personal responsibility, accountability, and open communication • Ensure fair and ethical policies and practices • Perform other assigned duties

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in surety bond claims handling • J.D. from an ABA accredited law school required • State Claims Adjuster license strongly preferred • Prior experience "in-house" in the surety claims department of an insurance company is preferred • Past or present membership in ABA/TIPS/FSLC is a plus • Strong surety claims experience • Legal judgment and business acumen • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced remote environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits • Tuition and professional certification assistance • 401k savings • Elective participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Program • Paid time off • Paid holidays • Child bonding leave • Other employee assistance • Performance-based incentives may be available