Field Claims Specialist - CA Workers' Compensation

Great American Insurance Group•CA Work at Home, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

When is the last time you felt like you made a difference to your employer and in the job you do? Been awhile? Never? Our employees at Strategic Comp DO make a difference and feel appreciated for it. In fact, we received 98% rating for overall job satisfaction from the participants in our last employee survey. This clearly indicates the passion and energy our staff has for our company and for the job they do! A big reason for these successes is due to our careful matching of the right job with the right person. Currently we have an opening for a Field Claims Specialist in your region. Are you innovative, high energy, resilient, determined, assertive, clever, and competitive? Do you see each new claim as a puzzle to work and a challenge to be won? Does this sound like you? If so, this might be the right job for you. 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 our customers enjoy working with us too! The person hired for this position will work from an office in their home approximately 40% of the time and work in the field approximately 60% of the time. Overnight travel is required as needed and where caseload dictates. Candidates must reside in Southern California.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of California workers' compensation claims adjusting experience with higher exposure claims is required
Active California workers compensation adjusters license is required
Location in Southern California is required
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

Nice To Haves

Strong consideration will be given to candidates with industry designations including Associate in Claims

Responsibilities

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