Team Leader, Professional Liability Claims

About the role

Embark on a rewarding career journey at Applied Underwriters, where employees have been at the heart of our success story for more than 30 years. Headquartered in Omaha, NE, our company thrives on innovation and empowers our employees to shape the future of global risk services. Join a team where your ideas are valued and your talents are nurtured with formal, paid training and mentorship. Experience a workplace culture that celebrates initiative, recognizes results, and provides outstanding benefits that allow you to focus on achieving your full potential.

We are looking for an experienced Claims Team Leader to join our Professional Lines division. The team handles a variety of professional liability claims, with an emphasis on healthcare professional liability and malpractice claims. This role requires a strong leader who can mentor and guide a team of claims professionals in managing account relationships and resolving complex professional liability claims. The ideal candidate understands the sensitive nature of professional lines claims and has extensive knowledge of policy interpretation and coverage positions across a wide range of liability lines policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least four years of experience handling professional liability or large-exposure commercial liability claims.
• Experience in a healthcare or legal profession that includes investigating, evaluating, and defending professional liability claims or litigation may be substituted for claims experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Able to adapt to claims systems and tools.

Our Benefits Include

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees.
• 401(k) plan with 100% immediate vesting and a 4% company match.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• On-site pharmacy, Promesa, provides convenient prescription delivery directly to you.
• Life, disability, critical illness and accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for health, dependent care, and commuter-related expenses.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Fitness reimbursement and various additional quality-of-life benefits.

Applied Underwriters is a global risk services firm helping business and people manage uncertainty through its business services, insurance, and reinsurance solutions. As a company, we truly operate differently within our business sector. Applied Underwriters has one of the highest customer retention rates in the industry - a success directly attributed to our employees and their high level of commitment, hard work, and ambition.