AVP-Claim-Coverage & Complex

This AVP individual contributor role in the Coverage & Complex Claims Group requires a high degree of specialized and technical competence managing Financial Lines (D&O, E&O, EPL, Fidelity, & Transactional Risk) coverage litigation. This position requires some travel, as well as coordinating with and servicing both internal and external business partners.

Responsibilities

• Selection of and management of outside counsel with respect to coverage litigation and arbitration.

• Management and oversight of all aspects of coverage litigation and arbitration including development of litigation and resolution strategies.

• Management of discovery requests.

• Assistance with and attendance at deposition preparation, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences and trials.

• Pre-litigation review of complex coverage issues.

• Identifying litigation trends and developing opportunities to address these trends.

• Developing and maintaining a productive engagement and business relationship with all business partners, including Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial and Re-insurance.

• Proactively participate, and occasionally lead, in the development of training opportunities, including preparing training materials, and coordinating/presenting presentations.

• Providing effective coaching, education, and development for more junior staff.

• Presentations to senior management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience as an attorney or claim professional with a high degree of specialized and technical competence in litigation management and the handling of complex financial lines coverage issues, and coverage litigation.

• A law degree is required.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

• Demonstrates strong self-reliance by working independently with minimal guidance.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate efficiently and effectively.

• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.

• Must be both service and results driven, highly analytical and detail-oriented with the ability to make timely and appropriate decisions.

• Advanced organizational and time management skills.

• Excellent collaboration, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.

• If you do not already have one, you will be required to obtain an applicable resident or designated home state adjusters license and possibly additional state licensure.

The pay range for the role is $144,800 to $246,100. The specific offer will depend on an applicant’s skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program.Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website. The disclosed pay range estimate may be adjusted for the applicable geographic differential for the location in which the position is filled.

The position can be based in our Jersey City, NJ, Chicago, New Haven or Philadelphia office.

Travel ranges from approximately 10% to 25%, but it could be more as dictated by business needs.