Claims Technical Director-Workers' Compensation

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At Republic Indemnity, we’ve been helping businesses in the western U.S. manage their Workers’ Compensation costs for over 50 years.  Headquartered in Calabasas, California with additional offices in San Francisco and San Diego, we write workers compensation primarily in CA with significant business in AK, AZ, NV, and other western states.  Whether it’s helping a broker, policyholder, injured worker, or a colleague, Republic is all about creating a clear way forward so people can reach their goals. If you share that vision, we’d love to talk with you about our exiting opportunity for Workers’ Compensation Claims Specialist.

This position is based in our Calabasas office with a hybrid schedule of a minimum 1 day in the office per week.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Serves as a technical liaison between Home Office Claims (Calabasas) and the three field offices. Responsible for setting appropriate parameters, executing strategies, and training as needed.
• Reports directly to Assistant Vice President, Home Office Claims.
• Oversees a significant inventory of complex and/or high value workers’ compensation claims.
• Responsible for conducting thorough investigations, critically assessing coverage and liability, and formulating strategic approaches to claim resolution.
• Analyzes and negotiates settlements/reserves within prescribed authority.
• Develops and implements strategic coverage decisions, determining outcomes, and formulating negotiation strategies for stakeholders.
• Oversees the issuance of payments within assigned authority limits, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensures all correspondence, reports, and settlement agreements are accurately documented and strategically managed.
• Serves as the technical expert on a product(s).
• Evaluates and makes recommendations to executive management on internal and external issues of strategic importance to a product(s).
• Accountable for achieving performance targets/business results.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Risk Management and Insurance, Finance, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Multi-jurisdictional experience preferred
• Experience with primary and/or excess reinsurance preferred
• Generally, a minimum of 12 years of experience in property and casualty claims handling. Completion of a professional designation preferred, such as Associate in Claims (AIC).
• Operates at a high authority level on complex, high-impact assignments, possessing extensive workers’ compensation claims technical knowledge and skills. Excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Recognized as the company expert in their field. Ensures compliance with all legal, statutory, and regulatory requirements and is accountable for achieving performance targets and business results. Accountable for achieving performance targets/business results. Provides training, technical advice, and support to lower-level positions, management, and other departments.

Company:

RICA Republic Indemnity Company of America

Salary Range:

$123,000.00 -$150,000.00

Benefits:

Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.

Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.