Overview In this role you will manage complex professional liability claims across design professionals, collaborating with a cross functional team to deliver fair, expeditious resolutions. You will apply technical analysis to coverage, risk transfer, and dispute resolution while upholding RLI's standards of excellence. The position offers ownership of nationwide claims and opportunities to influence outcomes through strategic investigation and attorney management. Join a culture of employee ownership focused on exceptional results.
Compensation / Benefits- Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
- 401(k) with company contributions
- PTO and holidays
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible & hybrid work arrangements
Responsibilities- Proactively handle professional liability claims involving design professional litigation and pre-litigation disputes to optimize payouts and resolve claims efficiently
- Assess coverage issues and issue appropriate letters/documentation
- Conduct timely investigations and establish reserves as needed
- Pursue risk transfer opportunities, including indemnity and additional insured matters
- Handle claims in accordance with RLI's Best Practices and maintain timely resolutions
- Attend mediations or settlement conferences as warranted
Key requirements- Bachelor in Business Administration or related field plus 8+ years of relevant legal or insurance experience; or Juris Doctorate with relevant insurance defense litigation experience
- Meaningful experience with design professional claims under professional liability policies
- Strong knowledge of case law, statutes, and procedures affecting claims value
- Proactive investigation, risk transfer, claim handling, and attorney management skills
- Excellent writing and communication abilities to interact with insureds, claimants, underwriters, and management
- strong written and verbal communication
- proactive problem-solving
- cross-functional collaboration
- design professional claims handling
- coverage analysis
- risk transfer and indemnity issues
