Senior Claims Specialist, Financial Lines

at  AXIS Insurance

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.
At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.
Senior Claims Specialist, Financial Lines
Job Family Grouping: Financial Lines Claims Manager
Job Family: Financial Lines Claims, AXIS Global Markets
How does this role contribute to our collective success?
This role contributes to AXIS’ collective success through maintaining and promoting a market leading claims service to support clients’ complex risks and challenges and in so doing to support the retention and acquisition of business.

What will you do in this role?

• Handle financial lines claims (FI, W&I and D&O) for a wide variety of financial institution, professional and commercial clients written in the Global Markets Professional Lines Division and reporting to the Financial Lines Claims Manager.
• Handle complex financial lines claims in a lead capacity from first advice to final settlement including full analysis of coverage/liability, reserve evaluations and resolution strategy.
• The portfolio of claims will include claims arising in international jurisdictions (inc US) and will be a mixture of lead and follow, primary and excess and company and syndicate claims.
• Work closely with claims management, external legal advisors, market leaders and brokers to ensure that the highest standard of technical claims handling and customer service is provided.
• Liaise with underwriters on wording/policy issues, the provision of claims information and to attend client meetings as appropriate.
• Liaise with other internal stakeholders (actuarial, finance, reinsurance) as appropriate.
• You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.

About You:
We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table, so while there are some qualifications and experiences, we need you to have, we are open to discussing how your individual knowledge might lend itself to fulfilling this role and help us achieve our goals.

What you need to have:

• Experience in dealing with financial lines claims in either a claims lead or legal advisory capacity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to articulately present in meetings.
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, to liaise with numerous customers, both internal and external.

What we prefer you to have:

• Ideally will have worked in a syndicate or company and gained sufficient experience in the market place to independently perform the above duties and responsibilities.
• Financial lines insurance lawyers interested in moving across to complex claims handling are also encouraged to apply.
• Knowledge of ECF2.
• Experience with Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Legal or professional qualification such as ACII.

Role Factors:
In this role, you will typically be required to be in the office 2 to 3 days per week.
What we offer:
You will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid annual leave, and much more.

• Handle financial lines claims (FI, W&I and D&O) for a wide variety of financial institution, professional and commercial clients written in the Global Markets Professional Lines Division and reporting to the Financial Lines Claims Manager.
• Handle complex financial lines claims in a lead capacity from first advice to final settlement including full analysis of coverage/liability, reserve evaluations and resolution strategy.
• The portfolio of claims will include claims arising in international jurisdictions (inc US) and will be a mixture of lead and follow, primary and excess and company and syndicate claims.
• Work closely with claims management, external legal advisors, market leaders and brokers to ensure that the highest standard of technical claims handling and customer service is provided.
• Liaise with underwriters on wording/policy issues, the provision of claims information and to attend client meetings as appropriate.
• Liaise with other internal stakeholders (actuarial, finance, reinsurance) as appropriate.
• You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role