Consultant, Claims - Indemnity Specialty

Job Conditions

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers and partners are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

The location of this position is flexible and open to virtual and/or remote based applicants.

• Demonstrated experience handling toxic tort with emphasis on asbestos and/or silica bodily injury claims, including evaluation, negotiation, and resolution.
• Proven ability to manage toxic tort bodily injury litigated files, including collaboration with defense counsel, strategy development, and oversight of litigation budgets and outcomes.

• Exposure to product liability claims, particularly those involving complex coverage issues or high-severity losses.

Our team handles some of the most unique and interesting insurance claims  you have deep insurance industry knowledge, good negotiation skills and understand litigation? If you like variety in your work, have desire to collaborate and bring fair resolution to sophisticated specialty claims, we want to hear from you!

As a Claims Consultant, you'll work within broad limits and authority on specialty claims assignments of the highest technical complexity and coordination. We'll count on you to investigate and maintain specialty claims - asbestos, toxic tort and/or pollution or sexual molestation.

• Completes detailed review and analysis of claims. Investigates liability and damages.
• Brings files to closure, either by voluntary dismissals or by negotiation of settlements.
• Resolves amount of appropriate settlements or grounds for denial. Assists in drafting settlement documents.
• Provides reserve analysis to ensure timely and accurate case reserves in accordance with optimal claims practices.
• Negotiates cost sharing agreements between other insurance carriers and policyholders.
• Maintains current knowledge of assigned insurance lines, court decisions which may impact the claims function, current guidelines and policy changes and modifications. This may require attendance at various seminars or training sessions.
• Creates and analyzes severe incident reports, reinsurance reports and other information to corporate office, Claims Management and Underwriting.
• Performs continuous review of claims inventory. Prepares appropriate internal reports, memos and analysis on a regular basis.
• Determines duty to defend and selects defense counsel as appropriate. Closely monitors outside counsel's work product. Reviews and gives input in all levels to interrogatories, etc. in each case. Manages litigation when appropriate.
• Serves as company witness on coverage position ends mediation sessions in attempt to resolve claims. Prepares legal audits at various law firms.
• Provides advice, counsel and training to Claims Representatives of all levels. Provides specialized training and consultation to non-claims areas as requested.
• Delivers a positive customer service experience to all internal, external, current and prospective Nationwide customers.
• Serves as lead Claims representative in area of specialty. Serves as back-up to claims management. Assists with selection and training of new representatives.

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Reports to Claims Manager/Director.

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Undergraduate degree in related field preferred. Post-graduate studies preferred.

State licensing where required. Relevant professional designations or certifications desirable (CPCU, CLU, IIA, AEI, etc.).

Eight years of specialty claims experience preferred.

Proven superior knowledge of the best claims practices used to resolve the most severe and technically…