Description:

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage coverage/bad faith litigation by and against the Company countrywide by providing competent legal advice and counsel on claim related matters, mainly on personal umbrella products.
Achieve optimal results by resolving claim-related coverage litigation fairly, expeditiously and economically.
Consult with and provide legal advice to the Claim Department on coverage issues, including reviewing coverage letters/documentation.
Review all company filings and discovery in direct action and uninsured/underinsured litigation.
Provide training and legal advice to Claim Department on coverage, file documentation, litigation management, excess vs. primary disputes, catastrophe claims and claim handling issues.
Provide legal advice and consultation on policy language and product development
Provide legal advice to Claim Department on other issues and disputes that arise from coverage and claim handling.

Education and Experience:
J.D. required, plus minimum 8 years of relevant multi-state coverage and bad faith experience at a firm and/or at an insurance company, preferably both.

Knowledge, Skills, & Competencies:

Experience analyzing insurance coverage and defending alleged bad faith claims required.
Experience handling Personal Umbrella Liability (auto, premises and personal liability) claims or litigation preferred.
Multi-jurisdiction experience preferred.
Experience with insurance policy drafting preferred.
Ability to generate innovative solutions within the claim counsel group department.
Ability to effectively communicate findings and recommendations effectively to management on claim counsel group department matters.
Ability to communicate effectively on claim counsel matters.
Ability to collaborate with and develop others to facilitate increased performance.
Ability to apply a strategic perspective to improve claim outcomes.