Insurance Coverage Attorney / Insurance Defense - General Attorney in New Haven, CT

In-House

New Haven, CT

Insurance Coverage Attorney / Insurance Defense - General Attorney in New Haven, CT

Attorney

Min 10 yrs required

No

Job Title: AVP, Claim - Coverage & Complex

Job Responsibilities:
The AVP, Claim - Coverage & Complex is a highly specialized individual contributor role within the Coverage and Complex Claims Department at the company. This position demands a high degree of technical and specialized competence in handling and managing a wide array of claims with coverage issues, as well as coverage litigation involving Casualty (Personal Lines & Commercial Lines) in a diverse and complex operating environment. The role also considers experience in Financial Lines (D&O, E&O, EPLI, Fidelity, Surety & Political Risk), Property (Personal Lines & Commercial), Worker’s Compensation, and Accident & Health.

Key responsibilities include:

- Directly handling and managing claims involving complex coverage issues, including investigation, analysis, and evaluation of coverage liability and damages.
- Managing coverage disputes, including litigation and arbitration both initiated by the company and when the company is named in such litigation.
- Formulating claims and litigation strategies, assigning, directing, and managing outside counsel in coverage litigation.
- Handling discovery issues and responses, ensuring consistency, identifying relevant and responsive information, and preparing company witnesses for deposition and trial testimony.
- Attending critical court proceedings, including mediation, settlement conferences, trials, and appeals.
- Providing guidance to claims disciplines regarding coverage issues, coverage disputes, and claim handling issues, including strategic direction and recommending and assigning outside coverage counsel.
- Managing coverage counsel and litigation costs, collaborating with the litigation and vendor management teams, and enhancing the coverage counsel panel.
- Collaborating across disciplines and business units, including the office of general counsel, the Brandywine (run-off) team, the Bermuda claims team, and in-house coverage counsel team.
- Supporting actuarial and underwriting inquiries regarding policy construction and drafting, reporting claim trends, data analysis, and risk assessments.
- Extensive communication with insureds, brokers, reinsurers, actuaries, and auditors (both external and internal).
- Handling ad hoc work on special projects and presentations to senior management.

Education and Experience Information:
The ideal candidate for the AVP, Claim - Coverage & Complex role will possess the following qualifications:

- A law degree is required.
- 10 or more years of experience as a lawyer and/or claim professional with a high degree of specialized and technical competence in litigation management and handling complex coverage issues, high exposure, and/or long-term exposure claims and coverage litigation.
- Excellent organizational, writing, interpersonal communication, and negotiation skills.
- Excellent customer service skills, with the ability 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.
- Required to obtain an applicable resident or designated home state adjusters license and possibly additional state licensure if not already possessed.

Salary Information:
The pay range for the AVP, Claim - Coverage & Complex role is between $112,400 and $191,000. The specific offer will depend on an applicant’s skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details of which can be found on their careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.

Additional Information:
- 25% travel is required for this role.

About the Company:

The company is committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Their policy ensures employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which the company hires, assigns, promotes, compensates, develops, and retains employees. The company prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.

Job Info:
- Job Identification: 21158
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Regular or Temporary: Regular
- Job Category: Claims Support
- Business Unit: United States
- Legal Employer: ACE American Insurance Company
- Posting Date: 05/21/2025, 01:34 AM