Job Description

GENERAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Protecting corporate assets by controlling, directing and managing complex workers compensation and automobile liability claims to the most cost-effective disposition for the corporation. Continuous improvement of claims management programs including but not limited to third party administration, cost-containment, education/communication, management of vendors, and auditing compliance with corporate claim reporting and handling procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Will include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Actively direct all U.S. worker’s compensation and automobile liability claims to cost-effective resolution.
• Manage TPA, legal counsel, medical providers, and other outside vendors including ensuring the execution of agreed upon strategies and evaluation of overall performance.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, EHS and Human Resources teams to guide claims to beneficial outcomes.
• Drive company return to work program.
• Conduct claim reviews, develop action plans and recommendations. Preparation of reports to division and corporate leadership.
• Ensure claim reserve adequacy. Conduct analysis of loss accruals to actual incurred claim experience, to provide input to Corporate Risk Management for the potential modification of actuarial loss projections.
• Attend auto claim mediations, workers compensation hearings and trials, when appropriate.
• Lead Department of Transportation compliance program for two of three divisions.
• Manage the Medicare liability Section III reporting program for the company.

Qualifications

Requires strong claims handling skills and experience and excellent communication skills. Individual will interact and oversee the activities of a large number of outside vendors and counsel, so solid supervisory skills are needed. Direct and active involvement with claims is expected. This individual must work well with other managers where no reporting relationship exists. Individual must possess an aggressive initiative-taking attitude and the ability to drive many tasks forward at the same time. Requires a diligent, hard working, persistent individual with considerable judgment to apply factual background and fundamental principles in developing approaches and techniques for the solution of problems

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Required: Bachelor’s Degree and five years of experience in managing worker’s compensation or automobile liability claims.

ARM, CPCU or similar certification a plus.

Additional Information

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.