Investigate and maintain property/casualty claims. Determine liability, secures information, reviews coverages, arranges appraisals, and settles claims. May work in the field or central location.
Compensation Minimum:$55,000 / yearly
Compensation Maximum:$90,000 / yearly
Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location.
Job Description
The Claim Adjuster position supports the Claim Division goal of ensuring customer service industry leadership and partners with agency to deliver seamless claim service. You will investigate and maintain property/casualty claims, determine liability, secure information, reviews coverage, arrange appraisals and settle property claims. You will report to a claims manager.
Responsibilities:
Primary Accountabilities
- Investigate origin and cause of claims by contacting the appropriate parties including insureds, claimants, agents, attorneys, contractors, experts, special investigation unit, other adjusters, public personnel, etc.
- Identify complex issues and seeks assistance as needed. Handle claims on a good faith basis.
- Handle both 1st party claims under multiple policy types and numerous endorsements.
- Respond to customer inquiries, makes appropriate decisions and closes file as needed.
- Interpret and determine policies, leases, by-laws, declarations, articles and contract coverages and applies to all parties for assigned losses.
- Provide all parties with claim process and status as appropriate; answers questions or redirects to other areas.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support, or service.
- Demonstrated experience handling 1st and 3rd party, multi-line claims across our operating territories, or other equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated experience handling moderately complex claims, or other equivalent experience.
- Solid knowledge and understanding of policies and endorsements related to casualty coverages, or other equivalent knowledge.
- Solid knowledge and understanding of each phase of the claim handling process, or other equivalent knowledge.
Additional Job Information
- Offer to selected candidates will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks.
- Offer to selected candidates is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions.
- Our policy restricts consideration of applicants needing employment sponsorship (visa) to specialty occupations. Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless otherwise specified in the posting.
The candidate(s) selected for this role will be employed by AFICS, Inc. (American Family Insurance Claims Services, Inc.), an affiliate of American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
This position may be considered for a Full-Time Remote or Hybrid work arrangement based on the selected candidate's location. You must live within 50 reside mile of the stated location.
- Other locations and remote work may be considered
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At American Family Insurance Claims Services (AFICS, Inc.), we're embarking on a transformation of our claims capabilities that will put customers at the center of what we do best – protecting and restoring their dreams when they need us most.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!
We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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