Construction Defect Adjuster
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Construction Defect Adjuster handling complex automobile, homeowner, and excess liability claims for Sedgwick in Georgia. Evaluating coverage, litigation, damages, and settlements.
Responsibilities:
- Handle complex, technically challenging claims on automobile, homeowner, and excess liability policies
- Adjust claims involving complex coverage issues, liability, damages, evidence, and legal issues
- Develop exposures and evaluate injury claims based on damages, insurance contracts, company policies, and applicable state laws
- Investigate and evaluate coverage, liability, and damages involving serious and catastrophic injuries and other legal issues
- Refer suits to counsel timely and evaluate changes in exposure through discovery
- Consider costs and strategic plans to prepare for trial or determine settlement capability
- Manage defense counsel in litigation involving serious, complex, and litigated claims and complex coverage scenarios
- Formulate effective resolution plans while focusing on indemnity and expense leakage
- Evaluate coverage and draft reservation-of-rights and coverage-denial letters
- Maintain proper reserves on all pending claims
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- State mandated adjusting licenses as required
- Eight (8) years of related experience, including personal lines claims, evaluating coverage, and drafting coverage letters, or equivalent combination of education and experience required
- Experience with commercial lines claims and litigation in multiple states preferred
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred
- Insurance designations such as CPCU, AIC, ARM preferred
- Knowledge of affluent market segment
- Strong knowledge of tort theories, legal concepts, negotiation strategies, and litigation management
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
- PC literacy, including Microsoft Office products
- Analytical and interpretive skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Ability to create and complete comprehensive, accurate, and constructive written reports
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies
- Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Travel as required
Benefits:
- Work-life balance
- Reasonable accommodations when applicable and appropriate
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Drug-Free Workplace
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