Workers' Compensation Claims Examiner | CA WC Experience Required

About the role

Join Sedgwick, a global industry leader, where you can bring your big ideas to help solve problems for some of the world’s best brands. This role involves analyzing complex or technically difficult California workers' compensation claims, managing high-exposure claims involving litigation and rehabilitation, ensuring timely and appropriate claims resolution, and negotiating settlements.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and processes complex or technically difficult workers' compensation claims by investigating and gathering information to determine the exposure on the claim.
• Manages claims through well-developed action plans to an appropriate and timely resolution.
• Negotiates settlement of claims within designated authority.
• Calculates and assigns timely and appropriate reserves to claims; manages reserve adequacy throughout the life of the claim.
• Calculates and pays benefits due; approves and makes timely claim payments and adjustments; and settles claims within designated authority level.
• Prepares necessary state filings within statutory limits.
• Manages the litigation process; ensures timely and cost-effective claims resolution.
• Reports claims to the excess carrier and responds to requests of directions in a professional and timely manner.

Qualifications

• Education & Licensing: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred. Professional certification as applicable to line of business preferred.
• Experience: Four (4) years of workers compensation claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Licensing / Jurisdiction Knowledge: California jurisdictional knowledge required; SIP required or must be obtained within one year of hire date.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule.
• Referral incentive program.
• Career development and promotional growth opportunities.
• A diverse and comprehensive benefits offering including medical, dental, vision, 401k and matching, PTO, disability and life insurance, employee assistance, flexible spending or health savings account, and other additional voluntary benefits.