Manager, Litigation

Company

Farm Family

Farm Family specializes in farm and ranch protection with a wide range of products including flexible farm packages, business owner policies, commercial package, workers compensation, commercial auto and select personal auto coverage. Farm Family is a leader in serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets and is pursuing growth across the U.S. The Farm Family entities are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Clearbrook Group Holdings Inc.

Business Title(s): Manager, Litigation

Employment Type: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: In-Office:
Any employee, in any Clearbrook office, can apply for this opportunity and stay in their current location.

We are looking for a highly capable Litigation Manager to join our team and work from our Omaha, NE office. This role will be managing a team of seven claims specialists of varying levels of experience adjudicating litigated claims across several lines of business underwritten by Farm Family, including construction defect, farm, ranch, and agriculture exposures, general liability, and New York Labor Law.

This role reports directly to the Director of Litigation located in New Jersey.

The Litigation Manager is directly responsible for consulting with the Company's General Counsel and Attorneys on all lawsuits, assignments, and proceedings of litigated claims. The Litigation Manager is responsible for ensuring the Litigation team adheres to internal best practices as well as remaining up to date on any legal changes. The ultimate purpose of this role is to ensure lawsuits are closed within approved settlement authority, within company guidelines, at a cost savings to the company by proper evaluation of lawsuits and exposures.

. In addition, this role is responsible for handling appeals and Department of Insurance inquiries and complaints.

This is a 100% in-office position. Candidates must be able to work on-site at a designated company office during standard business hours.

• Use your specialized knowledge in coverage analysis and litigated claims in areas such as construction defect, general liability, and New York Labor Law to provide technical resources, guidance and education for a team of claims adjusters with varying levels of experience to enable them to manage all litigated claims to the appropriate outcome. This includes all aspects of the lifecycle of the litigated claim, including:
  • Determining the exposures for litigated claims.
  • Working closely with claims specialists and outside counsel to ensure cost-effective and appropriate litigation management strategies are in place that will lead to the best overall outcome. As needed, providing advice and oversight into claim disposition strategies.
  • Handling and negotiating lawsuits to a conclusion.
  • Providing specific direction or instruction to General Counsel and Attorneys regarding a lawsuit.
  • Ensuring Subrogation and Right of Recovery are diligently pursued when appropriate.
• Supervises the assignment and answering of all appeals, attorney letters, and Department of Insurance inquiries as well as review critical correspondence.
• Prepares and budgets for legal fees in the matter of Litigation.
• Ensuringperformance objectives and metrics are in place and being met to support and meet department goals.
• Ensuring Farm Family's best-in-class claim management operating characteristics, measurement criteria, and meaningful metrics benchmarking are communicated to the team and monitored to ensure there is accountability for proper and consistent claims performance, achieving the appropriate financial outcomes, and department goals.
• Supporting the selection process to hire and retain claims professionals that consistently demonstrate appropriate technical expertise, maturity and a professional commitment to excellence and customer service.
• Acting as a role model, and with sustained positive energy, demonstrating belief in, and commitment to, the values of Farm Family. Continuing to build and lead a value-based organization committed to long-term success.
• Having an appreciation and passion for strong claim management.

• Must have good business acumen (i.e. understand how an insurance company works and makes money, including how this role impacts both Farm Family and our customers' ability to be profitable).
• Requires a working knowledge in leading people, coaching, and getting results done through others, an advanced knowledge of coverage analysis and litigation…