Job Title: EPL & D&O Liability Associate Claim Counsel
Job Responsibilities:
- Follow operational policies to analyze, investigate, and resolve BSI claims of varying levels of severity with active supervision from claims management.
- Prepare and present reports for management that accurately reflect loss development, potential/actual financial exposure, reserve adjustments, coverage issues, and claim and recovery strategies.
- Retain, monitor, and manage outside counsel actively utilizing litigation management plans and budgets.
- Communicate with underwriting on significant claim exposures.
- Travel to and attend mediations, settlement conferences, claim conferences, field office visits, trials, and depositions.
- Develop the ability to identify all recovery opportunities and coordinate recovery efforts with the Recovery Management Unit and Claim management.
- Refine policy interpretation/coverage analysis skills including drafting coverage opinions with case law included.
- Develop/strengthen the ability to negotiate settlements/resolutions, review releases and settlement agreements, including confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions.
- Support underwriting marketing efforts, including participation in broker and account visits and risk mitigation seminars and authoring customer-focused white papers and articles.
- Monitor marketplace conditions, conduct research, and draft reference materials to inform claim and underwriting colleagues on law impacting company’s underwriting and claim decisions.
- Obtain and maintain required adjusters’ licenses.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience Information:
- One to five years of relevant legal or claim handling work experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Juris Doctorate Degree.
- Properly licensed, registered, or authorized, and in good standing, to practice law in the jurisdiction in which you will be working.
Salary Information:
- The annual base salary range for this position is $87, – $144,. The actual salary will be determined by factors such as the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate.
Additional Information:
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members, including spouses, domestic partners, and children, are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Company matches 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. The Paying it Forward Savings Program is available for student loan debt, and a Pension Plan is 100% funded by the company.
- Paid Time Off: A minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company holidays.
- Wellness Program: Includes tools, discounts, and resources for wellness goals and caregiving needs, and access to free professional counseling services, health coaching, and other resources.
- Volunteer Encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program for community involvement.
- Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.
Note: Candidates in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions. Company reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
