Adjuster Functional Lead Operations

Job Details

Job Location: Corporate Office Boca Raton, FL

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $95000.00 $110000.00 Salaryyear

Description

Position Summary:

As part of an industryleading team, you will help empower results for our firm by driving industry leading best practices in front line claims adjusting. This role engages directly with partners in the oversight of Functional and Team Leads for maintaining best practices, response logistics, facilitation of ongoing training, quality assurance and operational management.

Essential Functions:

• The Adjuster Function lead works closely with Claims leadership and supports the coordination of aspects of catastrophe responses such as CAT team mobilization, vendor staffing, process management, training, desk examiner adjusting, reserving, payment and approvals, claim reopens, reporting, metrics, and performance management.
• Effectively articulates and provides highquality training to partners, provides feedback for performance trends and metrics.
• Participates in offseason training and logistical planning with external adjusting firms and vendors.
• Supports catastrophe claims process design, testing and implementation.
• Conducts regular reviews of reserves, along with a routine reserve reconciliation as needed.
• Conducts compliance tracking through monitoring of tasks and file movements.
• Works within assigned limits of authority to manage and control the proper adjustment of catastrophe claims requiring a high degree of technical complexity and coordination.
• Addresses file escalations and complex claim situations.
• Identifying strategic operations based on projections, cost and analysis.
• Design and implement claims strategies, coordinating with peers to affect mission objectives.
• Identifying and advancing broad strategic improvements for processes, efficiency and adherence to Carrier structure and guidelines.
• Assists with setting operational goals and measures to achieve overall claim targets.
• Travel may be a part of this role to support catastrophe response as well as to attend key internal and vendor meetings.
• Extended hours and weekend support during catastrophe event may be required.

• Qualifications

  
  

  Required Education and Experience:

  • HS Diploma or GED Required
  • 7 years of DailyCatastrophe property claims experience, at least 5 of which are in Florida Property.
  • Knowledge of common residential building and construction methods and practices.
  • Must maintain a Florida licensed AllLines adjuster (620720) and yearly Continuing Education as required by licensing division of DFS.
  • California adjusters license may be required in the future.

  • Competencies and Preferred Qualifications:

    • Bachelors or advanced degree
    • 3 years management experience
    • Deep expertise in Florida Homeowners Claims and Litigation
    • Critical thinker who can engage in independent analysis and make recommendations
    • Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
    • Excellent written and oral skills
    • Experience in strategy, process management and improvements and analytics related to P&C claims
    • Experience completing claim file reviews
    • Excellent analysis, communication, presentation, and project management skills
    • Works collaboratively to effectively implement claims handling and quality
    • Proven track record in supporting the development and implementation of claims strategies, best practices, handling processes, programs, and controls leading to increased productivity and quantifiable loss cost and expense savings
    • Ability to work in a team environment, and demonstrates a keen attention to detail
    • Strong internal customer focus with ability to develop and manage relationships with claims personnel, and claims project team members
    • Strong interpersonal skills – team leadership, relationship building, communication
    • Strong performance management, financial awareness, and colleague development skills
    • Demonstrates personal qualities of sound planning, deep claims domain expertise, problem dissection and resolution, commitment to excellence, and decisiveness
    • Fluency in Microsoft Office applicationsexcel, ppt, MS word etc.
    • Fluency in Xactimate estimation program