Description
DUAL North America, Inc. is seeking a Construction Defect Claims Examiner to join its subsidiary Align Claims. This position requires a minimum of 10 years of claims handling experience, with at least 5 years handling construction defect cases. This is a remote role.
Responsibilities:
- Make initial contacts with interested parties
- Evaluate and resolve construction defect and some third-party property damage claims
- Analyze coverage and draft coverage position letters as needed
- Work with co-carriers to come to an agreement on time on risk, case values, and resolution strategies
- Conduct liability investigations
- Comply with DOI regulations
- Assign defense counsel and communicate regularly to formulate an agreed-upon litigation plan and legal budget on cases that go into litigation
- Coordinate the retention of experts, subject to an agreed-upon budget
- Establish timely indemnity and expense reserves based on an exposure analysis that is documented in the claim file, revisiting reserve adequacy on a continual basis
- Submit authority requests on cases above authority
- Travel to attend mediations, settlements conferences, and trials on appropriate cases
- Keep current on key changes in case law and industry trends
- Assist underwriting and other business partners
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
- Professional designations (CPCU, AIC, SCLA) are a plus
- 10+ years of overall claims experience preferred
- 5+ years of claims handling experience required, with 3+ years handling construction defect cases
- Must be licensed or have the ability to become licensed in all required states
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision
- Wide variety of wellbeing offers
- Competitive salary
- Unlimited PTO
- 401k with company match
- Paid volunteer days
Salary Range: $120,000.00-$140,000.00