Senior Property Field Adjuster

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively manages assigned claims caseload comprised of complex damages that require commensurate knowledge and understanding of claims coverage including potential legal liability.
• Partners with vendors and internal business partners to facilitate complex claims resolution.
• May also involve external regulatory coordination to ensure appropriate documentation and compliance.
• Investigates claim damages by conducting research from various sources, including the insured, third parties, and external resources.
• May identify and resolve potential discrepancies and identifies subrogation potential resulting from unusual characteristics.
• Determines coverage through analyzing information involving complex policy terms and contingencies.
• Determines and negotiates complex claims settlement within authority limits.
• Develops recommendations and collaborates with management for determining settlement amounts outside of authority limits and accurately manages claims outcomes.
• Maintains accurate, thorough, and current claim file documentation throughout the claims process.
• Advances knowledge of estimating technology platforms and virtual inspection tools.
• Utilizes platforms and tools to prepare claims estimates to manage complex property insurance claims.
• Supports workload surges and catastrophe (CAT) response operations as needed, including mandatory on-call dates and potential evening, weekend, and/or holiday work outside normal work hours.
• Works various types of claims, including ones of higher complexity, and may be assigned additional work outside normal duties as needed.
• Works independently solving complex problems with minimal guidance; acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Adjusts complex claims with attorney involvement.
• Recognizes and addresses jurisdictional challenges such as applicable legislation and construction considerations.
• May require travel to resolve claims, attend training, and conduct in-person inspections.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma.
• 2 years of relevant property claims adjusting experience of moderate complexity losses that includes writing estimates, involving dwelling and structural damages.
• Advanced knowledge of estimating losses using Xactimate or similar tools and platforms.
• Hands-on experience in the field handling high-severity and complex property claims such as fire, water damage, vandalism, malicious mischief, foreclosures, earth movement, collapse, and liability.
• Proficient knowledge of residential construction.
• Proficient knowledge of property claims contracts and interpretation of case law and state laws and regulations.
• Proficient negotiation, investigation, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Proven investigatory, analytical, prioritizing, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel 50-75% of the year (local & non-local) and/or work catastrophe duty when needed.
• Acquisition and maintenance of insurance adjuster license within 90 days and 3 attempts.
• Experience working directly for a standard insurance carrier handling claims from start to finish (first notice of loss, reviewing policy, making coverage decisions).
• Successful completion of a job-related assessment may be required.

Nice to Have Qualifications

• Residential property field adjusting experience with dwelling, structure and additional living expenses.
• Proficient in using estimating platforms and virtual inspection tools like Xactimate, ClaimXperience and XactAnalysis.
• Insurance industry designations such as AINS (Associate in General Insurance), CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter), AIC (Associate in Claims), or SCLA (Senior Claims Law Associate) or actively pursuing Active Property & Casualty adjuster license.