What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interim Legal Counsel (Remote) - Insurance position at Michael Page?
About Our Client
Global professional services firm.
Job Description
- Investigate claims, develop and execute upon resolution strategies, which may include pursuit of risk transfer, mediation, and management of litigation.
- Assess coverage obligations including analyzing policy language to recommend and prepare written coverage determinations. Partners with coverage counsel, as applicable.
- Sets and manages timely and adequate reserves considering coverage, liability, and damages.
- Manage and coordinate litigation by hiring defense counsel and required experts, review of draft pleadings, litigation plans, budgets, and invoices.
- Document all contacts, communications, claim transactions, and otherwise maintain electronic claim files.
- Ensures exceptional customer service by managing all aspects of the claim, interacting professionally and effectively with insureds, claimants and business partners.
- Provides timely updates and responds promptly to inquiries and requests for information.
- Moves claims to closure with a high degree of independence and proactive claim handling and by collaborating with internal and external business partners, as appropriate, to develop, own, and execute a claim resolution strategy.
- Keeps leadership informed of significant risks and losses by projecting exposure and completing loss summaries and similar reporting.
- Prepares and presents claim status and evaluation to leadership.
- Maintains subject matter expertise and ensures compliance with state / local regulatory requirements.
- Prepare reports to management, clients, and other designated recipients- strong writing skills required.
- Represent the organization in mediations, court proceedings and other situations. Some travel may be required.
- US Stae Bar admission (in good standing)
- Insurance License for a minimum of one of the following states. (Florida, Texas, New York, or California)
- Seven years of legal experience managing claims, with experience in professional liability and specialty claims, ideally gained in-house at an insurance company
- Expertise in claims resolution and knowledge of insurance and claims principles, practices and procedures
- Competitive hourly rate DOE
- Remote role
- Ability to convert to a permanent employee
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
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Jennifer Pettigrew
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