Principal Property Claims Adjuster

Job Description

At PEMCO, we're all about people our customers, our employees, and the community. We're a mutual insurance company owned by our Northwest policyholders. We provide auto, home, renters, and boat coverage. Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Insurance Companies in both Auto and Home for 2025 based on customer survey feedback, and by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Midsize Workplaces 2025. We are consistently recognized for our outstanding customer service, employee expertise, community partnerships, and social impact programs. All of which makes PEMCO a great place to work!

Our social impact programs motivate high achievement by youth in education; build stronger and greener communities; and increase safety at home, on the road, and at play. We're committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and to fostering an inspiring and inclusive workplace. These efforts create and cultivate an environment that builds fairness and understanding, encourages collaboration and flexibility, and celebrates all the ways in which we're different and the same enabling all individuals to achieve their full potential.

PEMCO has a dynamic and challenging opportunity for a Principal Property Claims Adjuster to join our community. In this role, you will be responsible for principal-level property claims adjusting that provides outstanding service to all customers while thoroughly investigating, evaluating, and negotiating property claims.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Interact with policyholders, agents, claimants, witnesses, attorneys, contractors, public adjusters, and other vendors/partners to facilitate accurate, prompt claims resolution.
• Effectively manage fluctuating workload, with minimal supervision, while maintaining focus on claims quality and customer experience.
• Conduct physical inspections at the scene of loss to determine scope of damage and control estimates provided by vendors.
• Collaborate with other internal departments in recognizing and referring claims involving SIU, subrogation, auto physical damage, and total loss.
• Build rapport with policyholders, customers, agents, carriers, attorneys, and vendors to facilitate prompt and accurate claim resolution.
• Apply case and statutory law in the proactive adjustment of complex property claims located in Washington and Oregon.
• Accurately interpret coverage using advanced-level contract, regulatory, and compliance knowledge, following company file handling procedures.
• Issue timely claims payments with a high level of claims payment authority; present files outside of authority level for review and approval.
• Direct and coordinate vendors and experts to achieve restoration project timeline goals while keeping insured apprised, ensuring remarkable customer experience.
• Occasional CAT duty as needed.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with PEMCO's policies, values, code of ethics, and business conduct.
• Authentically support the PEMCO Brand and are constantly on the lookout for top talent to join us to achieve our Mission to Worry Less and Live More.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

• B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent work experience (business or related field).
• 10 years of experience in adjusting moderate to complex property and/or casualty claims is required. Claims experience in combination with transferable experience in contracting or water mitigation will be considered.
• Insurance industry designations or certifications preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with residential construction and estimating software, such as Xactimate, is required.
• Valid driver's license and a good driving record are required.
• MS Office: Skilled proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook is required.
• Compliance: Possesses knowledge and understanding of relevant laws, rules, and regulations is required.

What We Value:

In fostering a culture where everyone thrives, PEMCO embodies a set of core traits that guide our collective efforts. These traits include:

• Make Agile Decisions: Define desired outcomes. Use a consistent, inclusive approach. Drive decisions with a sense of urgency. Pivot decisions quickly as supported by data.
• Build Trust: Listen to understand and use direct and open communication. Engage in healthy debate with mutual respect. Find solutions and move forward together.
• Own Results: Commit to desired outcomes. Define and achieve success metrics. Anticipate and mitigate risks, and always have a plan B. Take accountability for and learn from outcomes.
• Empower Execution: Take action to drive desired outcomes. Act with initiative, mastery, and purpose.
• Explore Fearlessly: Make swift, iterative progress through testing and learning, create a safe place to fail fast and learn from mistakes, and continuously improve.
• Value People: Appreciate and care about unique experiences and perspectives. Respect the dignity of others and have empathy for people. Authentically and meaningfully support and recognize people in real time.

These traits form the bedrock of our commitment to caring deeply for each other, our customers, and our community. As you become a part of PEMCO, your contribution will further enrich our success story, where the power of these shared values propels us forward.

Compensation:

The pay range for this role is shown below. Compensation decisions are determined based on an individual's qualifications, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

• Greater Seattle area target pay range: $105,762-$129,264. The full pay range is $88,135-$146,891.
• Outside greater Seattle area target pay range: $93,337-$114,079. The full pay range is $77,781-$129,634.

Greater Seattle Area is defined as working within approximately 100 miles of Seattle.

Outside Greater Seattle is defined as working approximately 100 miles or more from Seattle.

Benefits:

Regular part-time PEMCO employees working at least 24 hours per week and regular full-time PEMCO employees are eligible to elect coverage under medical, dental, and vision plans for themselves and their eligible family members with generous employer premium cost shares. In addition, as a benefits-eligible employee, you are:

• covered by employer-paid basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance policies as well as long- and short-term disability benefit coverages.
• eligible to participate in PEMCO's 401(k) plan, which includes a generous employer match (2 for 1 on the first 6% employee pre-tax and/or Roth deferral, up to federal maximums).

PEMCO provides the following paid leave programs for benefits-eligible employees in their first year of PEMCO employment:

• Vacation accrues at a rate of 10 days for new hires, and increases based on a schedule to a maximum annual accrual of 25 days based on tenure
• Granted four (4) personal days immediately upon hire
• Paid holidays for the eight (8) holidays observed by PEMCO throughout the calendar year.
• Granted up to ten (10) days of sick leave immediately upon hire (pro-rated based on hire date and full-time/part-time status), which is approximately 28 hours more per year than the Washington state-required accrual
• In addition, PEMCO provides paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, and employee volunteering in the community.

Other miscellaneous benefit programs offered by PEMCO include:

• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance Program after one year of service
• Scholarship program for children of PEMCO employees after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program
• Well-being program
• Discretionary taxable gifts and gift cards
• And other Perks & Benefits, including discounts on computer software and hardware, cell phone plans, and rental cars

Other compensation, depending on role, contributions, and performance, may include:

• Discretionary bonuses
• Tiered sales commissions and/or incentives (from 5-25% of employee's monthly sales)
• Employee referral bonuses
• Shift differential pay

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