Senior Liability Claims Adjuster - Major Case Unit
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies · Wilkes-Barre, PA · 3 wk ago
HybridInformation TechnologyFull-time
Responsibilities
- Handle large, catastrophic claims with a strong emphasis on California losses, including a high volume of litigated matters
- Analyze insurance policies, contracts, coverage issues, and risk transfer opportunities
- Investigate claims, evaluate liability, and determine coverage applicability
- Partner with panel counsel to manage litigation strategy and drive claim resolution
- Review evidence, expert reports, and medical documentation
- Establish and maintain indemnity and expense reserves; process payments within authority
- Take statements and manage claim documentation throughout the claim lifecycle
Qualifications
- At least 10 years of experience adjusting commercial general liability (CGL) and businessowners’ policy (BOP) liability claims
- Experience handling catastrophic California claims, including litigation and complex exposures
- Bachelor’s degree required; Juris Doctor (JD) or attorney license preferred
- Ability to interpret coverage and analyze insurance policies and contracts to determine priority and risk transfer opportunities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and technical skills
- Effective time management with the ability to prioritize competing demands
- Willingness to occasionally travel for hearings, mediations, trials, and conferences
Pay
$100,000 - $150,000 + bonus
Schedule
Hybrid schedule: 2 days remote / 3 in-office
Benefits
- Predictable hours (no nights, weekends, or holidays)
- Competitive pay
- Generous PTO
- Medical, dental & vision starting day one
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Longevity bonuses