The Company
At Utica National Insurance Group, over 1,300 employees countrywide take our corporate promise to heart every day: To make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected.
While we had humble beginnings in 1914, today the Utica National Insurance Group is an “A” rated $1.
4B award-winning, nationally recognized organization providing personal and commercial property & casualty insurance products and services.
Our Mission is to continually meet the needs of our policyholders, agent/customers and employees resulting in sustainable profitable growth in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
We are proud to sell our products through more than 2,200 independent insurance agents around the country as we have been since 1928.
These agents provide their clients with valuable insight and resources.
And, as the second-largest insurer of Agents’ Errors and Omissions (E&O) business in the United States, we insure many of the agents who work with our policyholders.
Our purpose is to make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected.
These Values define the character of our employees.
They personify Utica National – describing what it means to “be Utica National” and how we approach doing business.
Together, with our agents, we are committed to providing our mutual policyholders with valuable services and products to help them feel secure.
This position handles claims predominantly in the New York with some Southern venues.
This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days/month in office after the onboarding period.
Office locations include New Hartford, NY, Buffalo, NY, Woodbury, NY, or Duluth, GA.
Essential Functions:
Responsible for thorough evaluation of coverage and proactive investigation, reserving, negotiating and managing the defense of more complex regional commercial general liability claims in multiple jurisdictions in accordance with Leading Practices.
Includes management of both litigated and non-litigated claims.
Independent coverage analysis to include drafting of comprehensive coverage position letters.
Attend mediations, trials and hearings as needed to include interaction with insureds, agents and legal representatives.
Review court decisions, law and coverage interpretations and is required to have a broad knowledge and understanding of the law and claim practices.
Negotiate claims in a fair & timely manner.
Manage expenses.
Ability to work independently and serve as a mentor to lesser experienced team members.
Operate on an independent basis with little supervision, settlement of claims within assigned authority.
Education/Licenses:
4-year degree in business administration or equivalent experience.
Acquired or ability to acquire state licenses as needed.
Experience:
5 years or more claim handling experience handling commercial GL preferred.
Salary range: $72,200-$108,200
The final salary to be paid and position within the internal salary range is reflective of the employee’s work experience, their geographic location, education, certification(s), scope and responsibilities in the role, and additional qualifications.
Benefits:
We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities.
We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following:
Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
Dental Benefit
Vision Benefit
Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations
Company-Paid Family Leave
Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit
Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance
Student Loan Refinancing Services
Care.
com Membership with Back-up Care, Senior Solutions
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Matching Gifts program
Paid Volunteer Day
Employee Referral Award Program
Wellness programs
Additional Information:
This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position.
Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Apply now and find out what it’s like to be a part of an amazing team, thrive in an exciting environment and work for a company you can be proud of.
Once you complete your application, you can monitor your status in the hiring process by logging into your profile.
A representative from our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch regarding any change in your candidacy.
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