Senior Claims Examiner, Labor Law

Position Summary

The Claims Division is seeking a team member to join the Casualty Team as Senior Claims Examiner, New York Labor Law. In this role, the responsibilities include actively managing a caseload and providing oversight to third‑party administrator claims handlers for commercial New York Labor Law cover, liability, and damage claims.

• Identify and assess coverage issues, draft coverage position letters, and retain coverage counsel when necessary; review coverage counsel's opinion letters and analysis.
• Develop and implement strategy relative to coverage issues which correlate with the overall strategy of matters entrusted to the handler's care.
• Develop and implement strategy to resolve matters of liability and damages of a particular case.
• Maintain contact with the TPA claim staff, business line leader, underwriter, and defense counsel, program manager and broker.
• Investigate claim and review the insureds' materials, pleadings, and other relevant documents.
• Identify and review each jurisdiction's applicable statutes, rules, and case law.
• Review litigation materials including depositions and expert's reports.
• Analyze and direct risk transfer, additional insured issues and contractual indemnity issues.
• Retain counsel when necessary and direct counsel in accordance with resolution strategy.
• Analyze coverage, liability and damages for purposes of assessing and recommending reserves.
• Prepare and present written/oral reports to senior management setting forth all issues influencing evaluation and recommending reserves.
• Travel to and from locations within the United States to attend mediations, trials, and other proceedings relevant the resolution of the matterli>
• Negotiate resolution of claims.
• Select and utilize structure brokers.
• Maintain a diary of all claims, post reserves in a timely fashion, and expeditiously respond to inquiries from insured, counsel, underwriters, brokers, and senior management regarding claims.

• Exceptional communication (written and verbal), evaluating, influencing, negotiating, listening, and interpersonal skills to effectively develop productive working relationships with internal and external peers and other professionals across organizational lines.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to take part in active strategic discussions.
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
• Hands‑on experience and strong aptitude with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Juris Doctorate degree preferred.
• Three to five (3‑5) years of working experience with commercial accounts supporting primary and/or excess claims experience handling New York Labor Law claims.
• Energy Casualty, Construction and/or Rail experience is a plus.
• Proper Adjuster Licensing in all applicable states.
• Willing and able to travel 25%.
• This position is a hybrid role with 2 days in office.