Manager, Construction Claims

Related•New York, NY

5h•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Construction Claims Manager who will assist in the administration and documentation of claims resulting from our legacy, current and future development and construction activities. The position requires a detail oriented, self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills. This individual will report to the Director, Construction Claims and will be based out of our New York office.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years in the risk management and/or insurance claim industry with experience in General Liability (particularly New York Labor Law 240) and Workers’ Compensation.
Familiarity with construction operations
Familiarity with captive insurance companies
Professional relationships with various insurance providers, claims administrators and defense counsel
Ability to analyze complex problems involving varying viewpoints and to develop viable solutions.
Strong organizational skills
Technology forward thinker
Ability to multitask, adapt to changing developments, and communicate clearly.
Superior interpersonal skills:
Ease in working with people up and down the organization hierarchy.
A demonstrated ability to interact with senior executives.
Naturally adaptive to different audiences.
Diplomatically assertive.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong sense of integrity and ethics.
Values entrepreneurialism.
Demonstrates strong intellectual curiosity; always seeking new approaches and challenging the organization to new levels of success.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Risk Management Department, assist the Director, Construction Claims in the documentation and administration of internal and external claim related matters, including
Coordination with internal stakeholders on appropriate and timely reporting of incidents/claims; ensure all claims are reported to the appropriate insurer(s) and notice is provided to internal constituents as necessary; and verify timely TPA/insurer responses
Coordinate with site personnel regarding claims reporting, and investigation protocols
Initial response regarding defense and investigation assignments
Work with defense counsel in preparing interrogatory responses and discovery.
Manage communication with defense counsel, insurer/TPA regarding strategies around authorizations, reserving, resolution, and settlement
Proactively monitor overall claim strategy and resolution including coordination with defense counsel, brokers, insurers/TPA in consideration of policy coverage terms, deductibles and aggregates
Participate in regular claim file reviews to revisit progress and resolution strategy
Assist in claim recovery from downstream parties, as needed
Collect, compile and analyze claim data, generating administrative reports that coherently and succinctly identify loss data and trends