Sr. Claims Counsel, Lawyers Professional Liability

About the role

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Sr. Claims Counsel, Lawyers Professional Liability in our North America Insurance Claims team. The position is based in New York, NY, Garden City, NY, Purchase, NY, or Morristown, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Manage a full caseload of Professional Liability claims, primarily Lawyers Professional Liability matters, and make substantive claim decisions.
• Review loss notices, claims documents, and policy language to determine coverage, liability, exposure, and appropriate reserves.
• Provide complex coverage, liability, and damages analysis for Lawyers Professional Liability claims and other lines of business as needed.
• Identify claim trends and emerging exposures, and report them accurately and timely to underwriting and management.
• Support underwriting and other internal teams through legal review, policy drafting, and cross-functional communication.
• Contribute to the Global Claims Team through collaboration on projects, industry engagement, complex claims support, and travel as needed.

Requirements

• Law degree required, with 3–7 years of progressively responsible experience in Lawyers Professional Liability claims handling or related litigation.
• Experience at both a law firm and an insurance carrier is preferred, along with pursuit of an insurance designation such as RPLU or CPCU.
• Proven experience handling complex, high-profile, high-exposure Lawyers Professional Liability claims, including evaluation, negotiation, and settlement.
• Meaningful legal review and policy drafting experience, with the ability to build strong working relationships across departments such as underwriting and actuarial.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, written, organizational, marketing, communication, mediation, and computer skills, including MS Office and claims systems such as Guidewire, Genius, and ImageRight.

Qualifications

• Salary Range: $125,000 – $175,000.
• Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.

Benefits

• Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution.
• Pharmacy benefits with mail order options.
• Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children.
• Vision benefits.
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children.
• Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions.
• Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays.
• Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tax-Free Commuter Benefit.
• Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits.

Pay

Salary Range: $125,000 – $175,000. Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.

Schedule

Not specified.