Insurance Coverage Attorney / Insurance Defense - General Attorney in Jersey City, NJ

In-House

Jersey City, NJ

Insurance Coverage Attorney / Insurance Defense - General Attorney in Jersey City, NJ

Attorney

Min 7 yrs required

No

Job Title:
Senior Coverage Director

Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Coverage Director will be responsible for managing an inventory of casualty claims with complex coverage issues and Long Tail Exposure (LTE) claims. These claims occur over multiple policy periods and may involve class action litigation. Claims managed in this role may include concussion/head injury, abuse and molestation, chemical/toxic/environmental exposures, and claims potentially triggering the Personal and Advertising Injury coverage grant of Commercial General Liability/Umbrella/Excess coverage.
Responsibilities include managing coverage litigation and arbitration related to the claims described above. This involves overseeing outside counsel for defense in designated coverage disputes, managing and overseeing all aspects of coverage litigation, developing litigation and resolution strategies, managing discovery requests, and attending depositions, mediations, and trials as necessary.

Education and Experience Information:
The ideal candidate will have 7 or more years of experience as a lawyer and/or claim professional, possessing a high degree of specialized and technical competence in litigation management and handling complex coverage issues, high exposure, and long-term exposure claims, as well as coverage litigation. A law degree is required.

The candidate will also possess:
- Excellent organizational, writing, interpersonal communication, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent customer service skills to work professionally with clients and business partners.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a complex operating environment.
- Ability to work independently, identify issues, and assimilate learning materials on various subjects from different sources.
- Experience in senior management reporting.
- If not already licensed, the candidate will be required to obtain an applicable resident or designated home state adjuster's license and possibly additional state licensure.

Salary Information:
The pay range for this role is $110,800 to $188,400. The specific offer will depend on the applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible for participation in a discretionary annual incentive program. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details of which are available on their careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location where the position is filled.

About the Company:
The company is a world leader in insurance, operating in 54 countries. It provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is known for its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise, and local operations globally.

The company is committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations related to it. Their policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the sole basis for hiring, assigning, promoting, compensating, developing, and retaining employees. The company prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.

Job Info:
- Job Identification: 18449
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Regular or Temporary: Regular
- Job Category: Claims Adjusting
- Business Unit: United States
- Legal Employer: ACE American Insurance Company
- Posting Date: 03/12/2025, 12:10 AM