Professional Liability Claims Analyst
ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company - chicago, IL
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Job Purpose:The purpose of this position is to provide service to insureds by analyzing, evaluating and managing claims, bringing the cases to a timely and reasonable resolution by maintaining compliance with the claims philosophy and guidelines. Also providing assistance to the Claim Manager and serving as a resource for others in the unit.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:· Establish and maintain contact with insureds, claimants, witnesses, and experts, to gather facts.· Attend and participate in initial interviews, depositions, mediations and pretrials as needed.· Work with defense counsel to plan and execute defense strategy.· Evaluate liability and damages on individual claims through the establishment of injury estimates for settlement authority.· Provide documentation to file and update Infinity notes with statuses, claims information and activity.· Provide timely and thorough Loss Advices in order to update the reinsurers.· Timely prepare and submit cases through the PRC process.· Approve legal and expense invoices.· Input and maintain data fields within Infinity.· Assist Claim Manager with training and development of other staff members, conduct file reviews and other managerial duties as necessary. Education and Skills Preferred: Bachelor's degree or equivalent.Must have a thorough understanding of legal processes, rules of discovery and the various theories of recovery in the tort system, as well as an understanding of insurance coverage issues.Excellent oral and written communication skills with professional service-oriented demeanor.Two to three years' experience in medical malpractice claims handling.
Created: 2024-09-26