Amerisure Insurance is a property and casualty insurer serving businesses with coverage designed around workplace and commercial risks. Its offerings include workers’ compensation, commercial, property, commercial automobile, and general liability insurance. The company works with organizations in manufacturing, construction, healthcare, and wholesale and distribution, combining a team-oriented service model with local Core Service Centers across the United States. Amerisure Insurance’s business operations and professional opportunities span the insurance needs of commercial organizations, with a particular focus on service and safety.
Senior Environmental and Construction Defect Claims Specialist at Amerisure — Remote, United States
Senior claims specialist responsible for complex environmental, toxic tort, and construction defect claims at Amerisure, a commercial property and casualty insurer. The role covers coverage, liability, damages, reserves, negotiations, and settlements across multiple jurisdictions.
Description
- Manage a portfolio of highly complex, high-exposure litigated and non-litigated environmental, toxic tort, and construction defect claims across multiple jurisdictions.
- Build relationships with agents and policyholders through inclusive, responsive service and clear, informative file documentation.
- Investigate and assess coverage, liability, and damages throughout the claim lifecycle by analyzing facts, developments, applicable law, and legal principles.
- Create, update, and carry out action plans designed to achieve appropriate claim resolutions.
- Recognize opportunities for early resolution and pursue them when appropriate.
- Identify and assess risk-transfer opportunities.
- Set and revise loss reserves based on significant information and claim developments.
- Report on and present large losses during file conferences and claim reviews.
- Provide technical guidance and oversight while serving as a subject-matter expert on high-severity, high-complexity claims.
- Participate in mediations and settlement conferences, and attend trials.
- Negotiate claim settlements.
- Stay informed about multijurisdictional legal and regulatory developments and trends affecting claims.
- Engage internal and external resources as needed while tracking and controlling costs.
- Adjudicate claims in line with Amerisure claims guidelines and quality standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Juris Doctor preferred.
- 10 years of commercial claims experience.
- 7 years of experience handling environmental and toxic tort claims with moderate to high complexity and exposure.
- 5 years of experience handling litigated files and directing outside defense and coverage counsel.
- Construction defect claims-handling experience preferred but not required.
- Industry accreditation preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of current contract and coverage laws across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience handling claims in Texas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Arizona.
- Demonstrated ability to manage claims in new or less familiar jurisdictions.
- Ability to lead discussions, deliver presentations, and explain technical findings to non-technical audiences.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to work effectively in a changing environment.
- Willingness to accept new assignments as needed.
- Strategic, analytical, and problem-solving ability, including comfort working through ambiguity.
- Proven ability to build productive relationships and partnerships within the department, across the organization, and with external customers.
- Ability to obtain required state licenses.
- Ability to travel overnight up to 20% of the time.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary.
- Performance-based incentive compensation.
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
- 401(k) savings plan with profit sharing.
- Generous paid time off programs.
- Flexible work arrangements designed to support work-life balance.
- Opportunities for professional growth.