Vice President Workers Compensation Claims

The Vice President of Claims has overall executive management responsibility for the claims functions. The VP of Claims is responsible for the overall direction of claims management and practices of the company. This includes oversight for developing, implementing, and managing policies and procedures to enhance the processing, investigation and settlement of workers compensation claims

II. QUALIFICATIONS:

A. Minimum 10+ years management experience in the Insurance Industry, with heavy emphasis in workers compensation

B. College degree; MBA, CPCU preferred

C. Possess a working knowledge of all functional aspects of insurance company and third party operations (i.e., claims, underwriting, marketing, risk management)

D. Comprehensive knowledge of insurance and legal systems.

E. Demonstrated technology, analytical and creative problem solving skills.

F. Exhibit highly defined leadership and interpersonal skills

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Responsible for the quality of claims management: service delivery to our clients, reserve accuracy, claim resolution, litigation management, network penetration, jurisdictional compliance, and compliance to internal standards.

B. Provides direction and technical assistance on the most complex claim files.

C. Develops claims strategic plan and communicates department objectives.

D. Developing and maintaining claim/ legal resources to include attorneys, adjusters and expert witnesses.

E. Interacts on a regular basis with underwriting, actuarial, risk management, marketing, finance, and information technology.

This is an Executive Level Position reporting to the President of the company.