Claim Director-Environmental

Chubb is seeking a Claim Director on the Environmental Claims team. The Environmental team is part of Chubb Environmental Claims and provides specialized claim handling of first-party and third-party voluntary pollution claims. The Claim Director will report directly to an AVP of Environmental Claims. The Environmental Claims is part of Chubb Casualty Specialty.

This is a role focused on the technical claim handling for Chubb insureds’ nationwide. In this role you will handle first-party and third-party voluntary pollution claims. This role will be accountable for the handling and disposition of claims including investigation, coverage determination, reserving, negotiation, and settlement or trial strategies. This position will require some travel, as well as coordinating with and servicing both internal and external business partners. You will represent the company at meetings with management and business partners, as well as at mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences and trials.

Duties may include, but are not limited to :

• Developing and executing claim resolution strategies.
• Recognize significant potential exposures on claims and prepare appropriate alerts to senior managers and our internal business partners.
• Provide exceptional service to our internal and external business partners.
• Analyzes and identifies coverage issues timely coverage, preparing comprehensive coverage letters and communicates coverage positions to appropriate parties.
• Directs and closely monitors cases with financial impact from inception through trial / resolution.
• Timely sets reserves within authority or makes claim recommendations concerning reserve changes to management.
• Travels to conferences, arbitrations, mediations and trials as necessary. Travel ranges from approximately 5% to 10%, but it could be more as dictated by business needs.
• In depth knowledge of environmental and casualty.
• 2-5 years of direct claims handling experience.
• Environmental specialists strongly preferred.
• An ability to work independently and assimilate learning materials on different subjects from various sources.
• Excellent interpersonal communications and negotiation skills; and an ability to deal with customers and business partners in a professional manner.
• Ability to make prompt, intelligent decisions based upon detailed analysis of complex issues.
• Demonstrated strong relational skills, particularly in adverse or high-pressure situations.
• A law degree is not necessary but recommended.

If you do not already have one, you will be required to obtain an applicable resident or designated home state adjusters license and possibly additional state licensure.

The pay range for the role is $79,300 to $134,700. The specific offer will depend on an applicant’s skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found . The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.