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Claims Team Lead Assistant - Liability | Must reside in LA

Role overview

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred
  • 5 years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required
  • Professional certification as applicable to line of business preferred

Responsibilities

  • Manage complex and high-exposure general liability claims from investigation through resolution
  • Provide oversight and expertise in liability analysis, litigation management, settlement negotiations, and claim recovery efforts
  • Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant claim handling while maintaining exceptional service to clients and stakeholders
  • Support team operations by facilitating team meetings and driving accountability for follow-up actions

Key facts

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Problem Solving
  • Collaboration
  • Communication

About the company

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Sedgwick Ireland

Insurance

Sedgwick, previously operating under the OSG Vericlaim brand, is Ireland's largest and longest established Specialist Third Party Administrator and Loss Adjuster. We are a SEDGWICK Company and part of the Global Sedgwick Organisation backed by the resources of the Leading Global Provider of technology enabled risk and claims solutions we can truly offer a local market based service operating to market leading international standards. Having built on our history and heritage as Chartered Loss Adjusters, today we provide a diverse and extensive range of outsource services for the Insurance and Financial Sectors in Ireland and Internationally. A unique business model incorporating industry and market experience, the application of behavioural science, lean process management and modern technology sets Sedgwick apart from the competition in our chosen markets. Providing the service layer between our clients and their customers we have a proven pedigree and reputation for operational excellence delivering the widest range of specialist and technical services in the market. The Sedgwick difference is our People and a desire to develop our talent for the benefit of all our stakeholders. Taking Care of People "Caring Counts” is at the heart of everything we do and the guiding principal in the development of Sedgwick becoming the leading broad based service provider we are today. We are Regulated as an Insurance Intermediary with the Central Bank of Ireland, have full EU Passport status and meet all Fiduciary and Corporate Governance Standards.

Company details

Company typeStartup
IndustryInsurance
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

Newsweek Recognizes Sedgwick as America’s Greatest Workplaces National Top Companies

Certified as a Great Place to Work®

Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance

Claims Team Lead Assistant - Liability | Must reside in LA

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a global industry leader where you can bring your big ideas to help solve problems for some of the world’s best brands?   

  • Deliver innovative customer-facing solutions to clients who represent virtually every industry and comprise some of the world’s most respected organizations.  

  • Be a part of a rapidly growing, industry-leading global company known for its excellence and customer service.  

ARE YOU AN IDEAL CANDIDATE?  We are looking for driven individuals that embody our caring counts model and core values that include empathy, accountability, collaboration, growth, and inclusion.  

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE To analyze complex or technically difficult general liability claims to determine benefits due; to work with high exposure liability claims involving litigation and rehabilitation; to ensure ongoing adjudication of claims within service expectations, industry best practices and specific client service requirements; to identify subrogation of claims and negotiate settlements; and to provide backup for team lead when out of the office.

 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBLITIES MAY INCLUDE 

    • Serve as a technical lead responsible for managing complex and high-exposure general liability claims from investigation through resolution.

    • Provide oversight and expertise in liability analysis, litigation management, settlement negotiations, reserve management, and claim recovery efforts.

    • Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant claim handling while maintaining exceptional service to clients, claimants, and business partners.
    • Partner with attorneys, vendors, excess carriers, and internal stakeholders to drive effective and cost-efficient claim outcomes.
    • Monitor claim quality, documentation, reserve adequacy, and regulatory compliance throughout the claim lifecycle.
    • Support team operations by facilitating team meetings, sharing compliance and claims processing updates, and driving accountability for follow-up actions.
    • Assist with staffing, interviewing, onboarding, and development of claims professionals while providing ongoing coaching and guidance.
    • Review workloads, identify trends, and recommend adjustments to support operational efficiency and service excellence.
    • Promote best practices, quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives across the claims organization.
    • May provide leadership and performance support for a small team while helping to foster a collaborative, high-performing work environment.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Education & Licensing: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred. Professional certification as applicable to line of business preferred. 

Experience: 5 years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required. 

Licensing / Jurisdiction Knowledge: LA

TAKING CARE OF YOU  

  • Flexible work schedule. 

  • Referral incentive program. 

  • Career development and promotional growth opportunities. 

  • A diverse and comprehensive benefits offering including medical, dental vision, 401K on day one. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE  
When applicable and appropriate, consideration will be given to reasonable accommodations. 

Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines 

Physical: Computer keyboarding, travel as required 

Auditory/Visual: Hearing, vision and talking 

 

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

 

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Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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