Vice President Claims

The Vice President of Claims leads Aimbridge’s Workers’ Compensation and Liability Claims programs with a focus on strategy, cost control, and stronger claim outcomes. This role guides a lean claims team, partners across the business, and drives practices that reduce risk and long‑term insurance costs.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; 8–10 years of progressive risk management or claims leadership experience.
• Experience managing Workers’ Compensation and liability claims across multi‑state, multi‑site environments.
• Hospitality, real estate, or multi‑site operations experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead teams, influence outcomes, and manage complex or high‑severity claims.
• Strong legal, regulatory, analytical, financial, RMIS, and incident reporting expertise.
• Executive communication skills with sound judgment, discretion, professionalism, and confidentiality.

• Lead the Workers’ Compensation program and team, driving early return‑to‑work, claim closure, and reduced indemnity exposure.
• Manage cost mitigation, claim trends, reserves, compliance, and reporting to improve outcomes across jurisdictions.
• Partner with TPAs, legal, HR, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely, compliant, and cost‑effective claim handling, including complex leave and accommodation matters.

• Oversee liability claims programs, including General Liability, Auto Liability, and other casualty exposures across the portfolio.
• Lead investigation, evaluation, litigation, and resolution strategy in partnership with the Liability Claims Manager, TPAs, legal counsel, and carriers.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex or high‑severity claims, coverage disputes, settlements, and KPI reporting.
• Oversee claims governance, authority levels, and quality assurance reviews across Workers’ Compensation and liability programs.
• Use claim analytics, dashboards, and reporting to track performance, trends, and financial impact.
• Improve incident and claim data capture to support more accurate analytics and benchmarking.
• Lead claims‑driven initiatives to improve safety, operations, and loss outcomes.
• Partner with safety and operations to identify root causes and address key loss drivers.
• Use claims insights to support prevention strategies, training, and operating procedures.
• Support insurance program strategy by providing loss analysis, claim trend reporting, and advocacy during renewals.
• Maintain productive relationships with insurance carriers, third‑party administrators, defense counsel, and brokers to drive improved claim outcomes and service standards.

• Lead, develop, and hold the claims team accountable for performance and growth.
• Ensure compliant, ethical, and consistent claims practices across the organization.
• Report claim performance, trends, and financial impact to leadership and ownership.

After an initial waiting period, those hired into full‑time positions are eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes the following:

• Daily Pay
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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability Income
• Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k Retirement Plan