Financial and Specialty Lines Claims professional

Everest Group•Warren, NJ

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Everest Insurance Company is seeking a dynamic, intellectually curious, and highly skilled Financial and Specialty Lines Claims professional, with openings at levels from Specialist through Director. These individual-contributor roles are based in the New York City or Warren, New Jersey office and follow a hybrid schedule of three days in the office and two days remote. The role manages sophisticated, high-profile primary and excess Representations and Warranties (R&W) and Private Equity claims. The successful candidate will take ownership of complex, high-value matters from initial investigation through resolution, bringing strategic judgment to coverage, negotiations, litigation, arbitration, and settlement. The position involves influencing outcomes for clients and the business and serving as a strategic partner across Legal, Reinsurance, Executive, and Underwriting teams. The role also includes improving claims processes and customer outcomes through AI and emerging technologies, managing reserves and reporting, identifying claims trends relevant to products and underwriting, and engaging with brokers, insureds, reinsurers, and industry partners. Travel is approximately 0–25%, depending on business needs.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in one or more of the following: insurance claims, M&A, a law firm, public accounting, or advisory.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Strong negotiation and investigation skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to evaluate coverage involving a wide variety of loss scenarios and think strategically.
Ability to identify and use relevant data and metrics to manage claims effectively.
Collaborative mindset and willingness to work with people outside the immediate reporting hierarchy to improve processes and department efficiency.
Ability and willingness to present to senior management and other stakeholders.
Ability to resolve complex disputed claims.
Currently holds or can readily obtain all required adjuster licenses.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the insurance industry, claims, and insurance legal and regulatory matters.
Experience with private equity and transactional liability claims.
In-depth knowledge of litigation, arbitration, and trial processes.
Bachelor's degree.
Currently licensed J.D.
Experience practicing law.

Responsibilities

Manage and resolve sophisticated R&W and Private Equity claims with autonomy and sound judgment.
Conduct in-depth coverage analysis and prepare clear, persuasive coverage position letters.
Develop and execute strategies for negotiation, settlement, litigation, and arbitration.
Use AI and emerging technologies to improve claims processes, efficiency, decision-making, and customer outcomes.
Direct and manage outside counsel, aligning strategy, budgets, and execution.
Attend mediations, settlement conferences, and trials as a central strategist and decision-maker.
Set and manage case reserves with discipline and accuracy.
Prepare detailed Large Claim Reports for senior leadership and key stakeholders.
Collaborate with Underwriting on policy drafting, deal trends, and risk insights.
Identify claims trends that inform product strategies, underwriting appetite, and pricing.
Build and maintain relationships with brokers, insureds, reinsurers, and partners.
Represent the company in client meetings, industry events, and market-facing engagements.