# Property Desk Adjuster

**Company**: Sedgwick
**Location**: Dallas, TX
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Insurance
**Industry**: Insurance

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## Description

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It's what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected.

As a Property Desk Adjuster in Dallas, TX, you will handle losses and claims valued up to $15,000 for property and casualty insurers through the thorough examination of documents, records, loss reports, and other relevant documentation. You will efficiently manage a case load using technology for efficient claim processing.

**Responsibilities:**

- Evaluate insurance policies, claims forms, policies, endorsements, carrier instructions, and other records to determine insurance coverage.

- Conduct thorough investigations, gather official reports as needed, consult police and hospital records, and inspect physical damage or written estimates for damages based on a conducted inspection to determine the extent of the company's liability.

- Interview, telephone, and/or correspond with claimants and witnesses regarding claims.

- Estimate the cost of repair, replacement, or compensation.

- Prepare reports of findings and negotiate claim settlements by adhering to carrier instructions and obtaining necessary information.

- Issue settlement checks, file regulatory documents, and handle salvage and subrogation as applicable.

- Recommend litigation by the legal department when settlement cannot be negotiated.

- Attend litigation hearings and participate in depositions as necessary.

- Revise case reserves in assigned claims files to cover probable costs.

- Maintain an expected caseload efficiently.

- Utilize technology and automation tools for efficient claim handling.

- Send claims exceeding $15,000 gross loss amount to leadership for authority approval.

**Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred.

- Must obtain IIA-AIC designation within 12 to 18 months in the role.

- Appropriate state adjuster license is required.

- Three years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

- Prior experience handling property and casualty claims a plus but not required.

**Skills & Knowledge:**

- Empathetic claims handling demeanor

- Strong communication, analytical, organisational, and interpersonal skills

- PC literate, including Microsoft Office products

- Analytical and interpretive skills

- 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

## Skills

### Required
- IIA-AIC designation
- state adjuster license
- Microsoft Office products
- analytical skills
- communication skills
- organisational skills
- interpersonal skills
- negotiating skills

### Nice to have
- prior experience handling property and casualty claims

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