Sr. Director, Claims - Professional Liability

Des Plaines, IL, United States

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The individual in this role will manage the Professional Liability Complex Claims team. Reporting to the Managing Director of Professional Liability and Cyber Claims, this position will also handle special projects that span the Professional Liability and Cyber Claims department.

Key Responsibilities:

Analyze and provide strategic direction for the handling of complex high exposure claims.

Assess and evaluate individual and team performance, provide timely feedback, and develop training needs.

Foster a collaborative team environment with empowered team members.

Guide strategy in high-pressure complex claims scenarios and make decisive recommendations for the course of action on behalf of the company.

Develop and execute strategies focused on improving claim quality and delivering superior customer service.

Monitor data and metrics for analyzing claim outcomes and trends.

Foster and encourage strong relationships with internal stakeholders.

Participate in company-wide thought groups and initiatives.

Prepare white papers, speak on panels, and engage in other thought leadership activities.

Enhance team efficiencies through continued improvements in operational excellence.

Review and approve reserves, settlements, and payments that exceed Director authority.

Participate in senior claims leadership strategy meetings and provide recommendations for improvement.

Take responsibility for in special projects, including data-centric projects.

Promote and enhance strong relationships with customers and internal and external partners.

Assist in the preparation of budgets, evaluation of expenses, and assessment of resource needs.

Ensure that the team adheres to Fair Claims Practices regulations and internal Claims Quality Performance Objectives.

Travel to other claim offices and meetings as required.

Qualifications: Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.

Experience in claims management.

15+ years of insurance coverage or insurance defense experience.

Excellent insurance coverage knowledge in professional liability lines of business.

Strong leadership and team management skills, including the ability to empower a team and a disdain for micromanagement.

Desire to adopt a data-minded approach to leading a claims team.

Ability to handle complexities of data analysis and to turn data into actionable insights.

Advanced writing skills.

Excellent analytical and strategic thinking abilities.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Commitment to delivering superior customer service.

Ability to work well with partners inside and outside the claims organization.

Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE - MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We're all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What's in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work. We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees' needs at all stages of life.

All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.

We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Are you ready to play your part?

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Pay information:

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The national average salary for the Sr. Director, Professional Liability is $165,000 - $206,000 with 55% bonus potential.