Senior Claims Specialist - OR & CA Workers

Senior Claims Specialist - OR & CA Workers' Compensation page is loaded## Senior Claims Specialist - OR & CA Workers' Compensation remote type:
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R8268
** Be Here. Be Great.
** Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.## ---------------------------------------------Currently we have an opening for a
** Senior Claims Specialist
**** Here’s who we are**. Strategic Comp is part of Great American Insurance Group, which was established in 1872. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance focusing on specialty commercial products for businesses.  The members of the Great American Insurance Group are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, Inc. AFG’s common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and NASDAQ under the symbol “AFG”.
** Here’s what we do**. We insure workers’ compensation coverage for large companies, using our deductible program. Our service in claims and loss control is second to none. We’ve found that a large majority of our customers feel the way our employees do. Our renewal retention is 90+%, meaning they enjoy working with us too!
** Here’s what you would be doing
** if hired for the Senior Claims Specialist position.

Your role would be to investigate and adjust workers' compensation claims with high potential exposure. We take an extremely aggressive and proactive approach to claims adjusting and are looking for the person who not only knows their territory’s comp laws but also enjoys the role of putting that experience to good use.  
* Because we focus on outcomes and not just processes, we look for the adjuster who is very skilled at developing strategies to bring claims to resolution.
* The person hired for this position will work from an office in their home in Oregon with occasional travel to claims reviews and meetings.

Responsibilities
* Investigating losses
* Analyzing coverage, determining compensability and benefits
* Establishing reserves and negotiating settlements
* Conducting meetings on the phone with insureds and claimants
* Preparing large loss reports to both internal and external audiences
* Attending settlement conferences as assigned
* Working closely with defense attorneys and other vendors including medical case management, surveillance, etc.

Physical Requirements
* Sedentary - requires prolonged sitting, continuous use of computer
* Occasional Travel - may require overnight travel to tri-annual claim reviews and/or departmental meetings Qualifications
* A minimum of 10 to 13 years of Oregon and California workers' compensation claims adjusting experience with higher exposure claims is required
* Must have current license to adjust workers’ compensation claims in California
* Strong consideration will be given to candidates with industry designations including Associate in Claims
* You must be a great communicator, in both written and verbal form, and be able to work with a variety of internal and external contacts#LI-Strategic Comp
** Business Unit:
** Strategic Comp
** Salary Range:**$ -$
** Benefits:
** Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter…