Claim Counsel - Design Professional Claim

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Bond & Specialty Insurance (BSI) Design Professional Claim Counsel

Bond & Specialty Insurance (BSI) provides management and professional liability, cyber, crime insurance, and surety bonds to or on behalf of businesses of all sizes. The BSI Design Professional Claim Counsel team conducts thorough investigation, analysis, evaluation, and disposition of claims and claim litigation to achieve superior customer service and to optimize claim results. As a valued member of our team, in addition to claim, you also will provide legal advice to our underwriting colleagues and non-attorney claim colleagues, and participate in BSI claim strategic initiatives.

Travelers' Professional Liability Team offers errors and omissions liability products to various market segments including accountants, design professionals, lawyers, real estate agents, property managers, and miscellaneous professional liability. The focus of this position is professional liability for design professionals such as architects or engineers.

Follow operational policies to analyze, investigate, and resolve BSI claims of varying levels of severity with moderate supervision from claims management. Prepare and present reports for management that accurately reflect loss development, potential/actual financial exposure, reserve adjustments, coverage issues, and claim and recovery strategies. Retain, monitor, and manage outside counsel actively utilizing litigation management plans and budgets. Communicate with underwriting on significant claim exposures.

Continue to develop the ability to identify all recovery opportunities and coordinate recovery efforts with the Recovery Management Unit and Claim management. Travel to and attend mediations, settlement conferences, claim conferences, field office visits, trials and depositions. Refine policy interpretation/coverage analysis skills including drafting coverage opinions with case law included. Strengthen the ability to negotiate settlements/resolutions, review releases and settlement agreements, including confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions.

Support underwriting marketing efforts, including participation in broker and account visits and risk mitigation seminars and authoring customer-focused white papers and articles. Monitor marketplace conditions, conduct research, and draft reference materials to inform claim and underwriting colleagues on law impacting Travelers' underwriting and claim decisions. Obtain and maintain required adjusters' licenses. Perform other duties as assigned.

Five or more years of relevant legal or claim handling work experience. Demonstrated ability to effectively work through conflict and resolve issues with a professional demeanor. Ability to make sound decisions and negotiate terms and conditions within designated authority limit. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate coverage determinations. Time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with an attention to detail, data and analytics.

Ability to build and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners.

Bachelor's Degree. Juris Doctorate Degree. Properly licensed, registered or authorized, and in good standing, to practice law in the jurisdiction in which you will be working. Two years of relevant legal experience. Ability to travel occasionally.

Health Insurance:
Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment. Retirement:
Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.

Paid Time Off:
Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid…