Cyber Claims Attorney

Job Summary

Under supervision, evaluates and manages claims including the conducting of investigations, evaluation, and negotiation of settlements. Specializes in claims arising under Miscellaneous Medical Professional Liability and Social Services Professional Liability policies but may also manage claims arising under other specialty liability insurance products.

Key Responsibilities 

• Oversee all aspects of the litigation process for claims to minimize company risk of loss.
• Analyze coverage issues, conduct investigations, and evaluate to determine validity of moderately complex claims; may work with outside counsel and effectuate same.
• Prepare and draft moderately complex legal correspondence to affected parties using mail, fax, or other electronic means. Maintain claim files - both physical and electronic. Update files as 
• needed.
• Communicate with agents, principals, claimants, and other attorneys both orally and in writing concerning claim status, information requests, payment/denial of claim, or related information.
• May attend court hearings including mediations, settlement conferences, and trials.
• Assign designated claims to outside counsel including management of the process, compliance with company policy and procedure, and approval of company charges/billing.
• Negotiate claim settlement but must seek approval or denial for claims outside defined limit.
• Conduct legal research and other miscellaneous legal matters.

Position Knowledge, Skills, and Requirements
Education

• Minimum Other Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree or a related field or the equivalent education and/or experience

Certifications, Licenses, and Designations

• Required Licensure to practice law in the applicable state jurisdiction(s)

Experience

• 2 Years Relevant legal and/or professional experience in insurance claims

The reasonable pay range for this position is $97,500 to $165,000, subject to geographic adjustments, where applicable. The pay range is the range THMCC, in good faith, believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The hired applicant will be offered pay within the entire range based on qualifications, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of color, race, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local pay equity laws.

You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the Company is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

The Company will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, such as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (18 USC § 1033(e))(the “VCCLEA”), which as an insurer, limits our ability to employ individuals with certain types of criminal convictions. Where the hiring and employment of individuals is not restricted by the foregoing, the Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history in compliance with applicable law such as the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.] 

Tokio Marine HCC offers a competitive salary and a generous employee benefit package that includes among other benefits, subsidized medical, prescription, dental, vision and basic life and disability insurance, employee assistance program, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan with Company matching contributions and educational/loan assistance.  Subject to local and state laws governing the accrual of paid time off (PTO), Employees will receive at least 20 days of PTO, prorated for the current year based on date of hire, and/or paid sick leave. Employees annually receive approximately 11 paid holidays, one paid volunteer day, and two paid floating holidays.

Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance company underwriting more than 100 classes of specialty insurance with employees located across 180 counties. TMHCC was established in 1974 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas with offices across the United States and Europe, Mexico, Australia, and in Tokyo, Japan. The Company offers competitive compensation, great benefits, and the strength, stability, growth, and profitability that comes from being a member of the Tokio Marine Group of Companies.
Tokio Marine HCC is an equal opportunity employer.  Please visit www.tmhcc.com for more information about our companies.