Adjuster Trainee - Lawton
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Insurance · Lawton, OK · 1 mo ago
On-siteFinance$50k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role? Not present. Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Responsibilities). Requirements (Qualifications). Skills (Competencies). Benefits? There's "Full time Benefits Available" but no details; we should not create Benefits unless specific content. Pay: "$50K + Company Vehicle". That's specific pay info, so we can include Pay section. Schedule? Not given. So sections: Pay, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Competencies (Skills). Possibly also "About the role" not present. We'll include only those with content.
We must not repeat job title. No metadata like Job ID. We'll include a short p for maybe location? The posting includes candidate must reside in certain counties and not remote. That's location requirement; could be part of Qualifications or Responsibilities? Probably part of Qualifications (location). We'll include in Qualifications as a paragraph.
We need to preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate: EEO, navigation, etc. Also remove "Other duties may be assigned." That's part of responsibilities but we can keep? It's generic but still part of responsibilities; we can keep as it's not boilerplate? It's a generic line but it's part of the posting; we should keep it as it's not filler like "commensurate with experience". It's okay.
We need to format responsibilities as ul li. Similarly qualifications maybe as ul li? The qualifications section includes Education/Experience, Skills and Knowledge broken into subparts. We could keep as ul li for each bullet. But the instructions: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to turn lists into ul li. The responsibilities are a paragraph with semicolons; we can split into separate li items based on the semicolons? The original: "Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Investigate all lines insurance claims within assigned territory and limits of authority; responsible for the accurate and efficient completion of all phases of claims processing from inception to settlementInvestigate personally and/or in conjunction with Specialist major losses, complex liability/fire damage claims, catastrophe, multiple bodily injury claims and litigation casesObtain (via telephone, correspondence or personal visit) loss reports, insured/witness/claimant statements, medical/police reports, appraisals, repair estimates, etc., as required; take photos as indicatedConfirm coverage for new claims and set reserves amounts; follow up on necessary information; and record diaries for scheduled review of files; issue payment & correspondence as neededAnalyze all accumulated data, reports, photos, etc. and evaluate claims; determine coverage and extent of loss/liability; prepare corresponding claims summariesSettle claim within limits of authority; issue drafts/checks for claim payment and obtain required liability releases upon settlement; close claims filesConfer with District Claims Manager regarding complex claims or when potential exposure exceeds settlement authorityPeriodically review all open claims files assigned to adjuster, obtain any necessary information and adjusting reserve amounts as neededTravel to county offices as needed. Travel to serve on storm teams to assist with any other catastrophe losses as requiredMaintain company car in serviceable condition; prepare/submit weekly expense account"
We need to split into separate duties. Probably each sentence separated by a period? Actually there are missing spaces after some semicolons. We'll parse roughly:
- Investigate all lines insurance claims within assigned territory and limits of authority; responsible for the accurate and efficient completion of all phases of claims processing from inception to settlement
- Investigate personally and/or in conjunction with Specialist major losses, complex liability/fire damage claims, catastrophe, multiple bodily injury claims and litigation cases
- Obtain (via telephone, correspondence or personal visit) loss reports, insured/witness/claimant statements, medical/police reports, appraisals, repair estimates, etc., as required; take photos as indicated
- Confirm coverage for new claims and set reserves amounts; follow up on necessary information; and record diaries for scheduled review of files; issue payment & correspondence as needed
- Analyze all accumulated data, reports, photos, etc. and evaluate claims; determine coverage and extent of loss/liability; prepare corresponding claims summaries
- Settle claim within limits of authority; issue drafts/checks for claim payment and obtain required liability releases upon settlement; close claims files
- Confer with District Claims Manager regarding complex claims or when potential exposure exceeds settlement authority
- Periodically review all open claims files assigned to adjuster, obtain any necessary information and adjusting reserve amounts as needed
- Travel to county offices as needed.
- Travel to serve on storm teams to assist with any other catastrophe losses as required
- Maintain company car in serviceable condition; prepare/submit weekly expense account
We'll output each as li.
Qualifications: includes Education And/or Experience paragraph, Skills And Knowledge (with subparts Language Skills, Mathematical Skills, Reasoning Ability, Computer Skills), Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, Other Skills and Abilities, Other Qualifications, Physical Demands, Work Environment. We need to keep all substantive info. We'll turn each bullet into li? Might be many sections; but we can keep as ul li for each major bullet. However the instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we keep Qualifications as a section with paragraphs, not breaking into many subheadings. But we need to use ul li for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The qualifications contain lists (like Education And/or Experience is a paragraph, not a list). Skills And Knowledge has subheadings but not list items; it's more like sections. We could treat each subpart as li? Might be too many. Perhaps we keep Qualifications as a section with paragraphs, and within it we can have ul li for the list of skills? But the instruction says use ul li for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The Skills And Knowledge is a list of skill categories; we could make ul li for each skill category. Similarly Certificates etc.
We'll decide: For Qualifications section, we will have a p for Education And/or Experience, then a ul for Skills And Knowledge (each skill as li), then a ul for Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, then a ul for Other Skills and Abilities, then a p for Other Qualifications, then a p for Physical Demands, then a p for Work Environment. That seems reasonable.
Competencies: list of competencies; we can make ul li each.
Pay: we have "$50K + Company Vehicle". We'll make a p.
We must not include Benefits section because no detail.
We must not include Schedule.
We must not repeat job title.
We must not include navigation/legal/EEO etc. Remove those lines.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
Pay
$50K + Company Vehicle
Responsibilities
- Investigate all lines insurance claims within assigned territory and limits of authority; responsible for the accurate and efficient completion of all phases of claims processing from inception to settlement
- Investigate personally and/or in conjunction with Specialist major losses, complex liability/fire damage claims, catastrophe, multiple bodily injury claims and litigation cases
- Obtain (via telephone, correspondence or personal visit) loss reports, insured/witness/claimant statements, medical/police reports, appraisals, repair estimates, etc., as required; take photos as indicated
- Confirm coverage for new claims and set reserves amounts; follow up on necessary information; and record diaries for scheduled review of files; issue payment & correspondence as needed
- Analyze all accumulated data, reports, photos, etc. and evaluate claims; determine coverage and extent of loss/liability; prepare corresponding claims summaries
- Settle claim within limits of authority; issue drafts/checks for claim payment and obtain required liability releases upon settlement; close claims files
- Confer with District Claims Manager regarding complex claims or when potential exposure exceeds settlement authority
- Periodically review all open claims files assigned to adjuster, obtain any necessary information and adjusting reserve amounts as needed
- Travel to county offices as needed.
- Travel to serve on storm teams to assist with any other catastrophe losses as required
- Maintain company car in serviceable condition; prepare/submit weekly expense account
Qualifications
Education And/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university, and/or two to four years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. Employee is expected to participate in continuing education program(s).
Location Requirement: Candidate must reside in one of the following counties: Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Stephens, Kiowa, Tillman, Jackson, Harmon or Greer. This is not a remote position.
Skills And Knowledge
- Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations, insurance policies and contracts. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to common inquiries or complaints from groups including but not limited to managers and supervisors, company departments, insureds, third parties, witnesses, doctors, attorneys, agents, county offices and other insurance companies.
- Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of computers and computer systems.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Valid driver’s license or obtainment of valid Oklahoma driver’s license is required. Satisfactory driving record is a condition of employment.
- Current Oklahoma adjuster license or obtainment of valid Oklahoma adjuster’s license is required.
Other Skills and Abilities
- Must have investigative skills and a proven ability to work with people and solve problems.
- Ability to manage stress due to high volumes of work, long hours, and dealing with discontented insureds and/or third parties.
- Employee is expected to maintain regular attendance.
Other Qualifications: Work unscheduled hours and some travel.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move their assigned equipment of a minimum of 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes and airborne particles; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This is not a remote position.
Competencies
- Analytical - Synthesize complex or diverse information; Collect and research data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data
- Customer Service - Manage difficult or emotional customer situations