Manager, General Liability Claims

2 weeks ago

Richmond, United States Markel Full time

What part will you play? If you're looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you've found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you'll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We're always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special

This position will be responsible for managing a team of Senior Claims Specialists and Claims Specialists II, handling a wide variety of low to moderately high exposure general liability claims. This position will report to the Director of General Liability claims and be responsible for conveying the organization's objectives and priorities to staff and measure progress towards stated goals.

Responsibilities

  • Confirms coverage of claims by reviewing policies and documents submitted in support of claims
  • Direct and monitor assignments of new loss activity for general liability claims
  • Review and approve correspondence and reports including coverage position letters and Large Loss Reports
  • Review and approve reserves and settlements in excess of the authority of the handling specialist
  • Make recommendations concerning reserve changes to Director or Senior Management
  • Participate in review and discussion of large loss activity in the general liability book with interested stakeholders (Underwriting, Actuarial, or Executive Management)
  • Ensure that team adheres to Fair Claims Practices regulations and internal performance objectives
  • Assess and evaluate individual specialist and team performance, provide feedback and develop training needs
  • Prepare and distribute reports by collecting and summarizing information
  • Assist in preparation of budgets, evaluation of expenses and assess resource needs
  • Foster and encourage strong relationships with internal stakeholders (Underwriting, Actuarial)
  • Promote and enhance strong relationships with customers and channel partners
  • Participate in special projects as requested
  • Travel to other claim offices, mediations, trials, and conferences as required
Education
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
  • JD, advanced degree, or focused technical degree a plus
Certification
  • Must have or be eligible to receive claims adjuster license
  • Successful achievement of industry designations (INS, IEA, AIC, ARM, SCLA, CPCU)
  • I-Lead or other Management Training
Work Experience
  • Minimum of 10 years of claims handling experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Successful completion of 5 years as a Senior Claims Specialist or Executive Claims Specialist a plus
Skill Sets
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Strong organization and time management skills
  • Ability to deliver outstanding customer service
  • Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Word)
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Strong desire for continuous improvement
Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE - MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We're all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What's in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
  • We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees' needs at all stages of life.
  • All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
  • We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
  • Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
Are you ready to play your part?

Choose 'Apply Now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.

Caution: Employment scams

Markel is aware of employment-related scams where scammers will impersonate recruiters by sending fake job offers to those actively seeking employment in order to steal personal information. Frequently, the scammer will reach out to individuals who have posted their resume online. These "job offers" include convincing offer letters and frequently ask for confidential personal information. Therefore, for your safety, please note that:
  • All legitimate job postings with Markel will be posted on No other URL should be trusted for job Markel Group Careers.
  • All legitimate communications with Markel recruiters will come from Markel.com email addresses.


We would also ask that you please report any job employment scams related to Markel to rarecruiting@markel.com.

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the rarecruiting@markel.com.

No agencies please.

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