Senior Liability Claims Adjuster

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Canal Insurance Company was founded in 1939 and is located in Greenville, South Carolina. Canal specializes in insurance for commercial trucking and specialty transportation operations. While Canal does not write insurance in all states, the claims department handles claims in all 48 contiguous states and Canada. Canal’s customers are mainly federally regulated Motor Carriers and as such the core group of customers carry $1,000,000 in liability limits.

The Senior Liability Claims Adjuster is responsible for the analysis and adjustment of litigated moderate to severe commercial claims.

• Verify coverage for new losses as they are received.
• Collaborate with Claims Legal regarding complex coverage issues, drafting Reservation of Rights and coverage Declination letters.
• Adjust cases with significant exposure, including potential excess exposure, on an inside basis—investigating, evaluating, negotiating, documenting, and validating to conclusion within authority level.
• Manage litigation budgets and strategies with attorneys assigned in the defense of the insured and attend mediations and trials as a representative of the Company.
• Direct investigations utilizing independent adjusters and attorneys in the field when appropriate.
• Establish and maintain adequate reserves and communicate with management when appropriate.
• Act as a resource for team questions and training of new employees as assigned by management.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

• Education/Training Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Professional insurance designation preferred. Adjuster licensing required.
• Experience / Specialized
  
  Skills:
  
  Minimum of seven years of adjuster experience in bodily injury claims with a Bachelor’s degree, or ten years of claims handling experience; training or leadership experience preferred; experience adjusting transportation (trucking) liability claims preferred; commercial auto claims required; advanced knowledge of insurance & tort law, litigation terminology, medical terminology, and insurance coverage; experience litigating claims and working with inside and outside panel counsel required;
  
  experience adjusting claims involving moderate to severe injury required; intermediate computer skills required.

• Basic & Voluntary Life Insurance Plans
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• 401(k) plan with company match up to 6%
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Generous PTO Plan

• Physical Requirements: Constant use of vision, hearing, and communication (oral, written, in-person and via telephone). Frequent concentration, standing, walking, handling, reaching, and grasping. Occasional bending, kneeling and lifting (up to 25 lbs.). Heavy use of computer and office equipment.
• Travel/Hours of Service: Approximately 10% travel for mediations and trial attendance. Periodic work outside standard business hours or on weekends may be required.
• Hybrid:

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

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