Senior Claims Analyst - Excess Trucking and GL

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Senior Claims Analyst - Excess Trucking and GL

Full Time Manchester, NH, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1063

The RiverStone Group, Founded in 1999 and operating as part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, is a global insurance and reinsurance services organization specializing in legacy (run‑off) insurance management, claims administration, and risk solutions. RiverStone helps insurers and reinsurers transfer and manage discontinued or non‑core portfolios,
enabling clients to free up capital and focus on active underwriting businesses.

Location : Hybrid within 60 miles of Manchester, NH or Garden City, NY otherwise fully Remote in the United States.

Summary

Reporting to the Unit Manager, this role will be responsible for direct handling of commercial claims specific to Excess Auto Trucking and requires some Excess General Liability claim experience. Familiarity with SME (small to midsize enterprises) insureds involving trucking auto claims and excess premises liability. Duties include investigation and evaluation of coverage, liability, risk transfer (i.e. indemnification and/or tender application), and damages issues. The role will be responsible for claim and coverage evaluation, liability and damage analysis in detail, and establishment/recommendation of adequate excess reserve exposure and reserving, working along with primary carriers regarding litigation management, case exposure and resolution and best claims outcome, and transaction processing in alignment with the Company’s and Client’s Strategic Vision.

What you'll do

• Direct handle commercial and business general liability claims
• Mentors and guides less experienced claim analysts.
• Manages external relationships including third party administrative oversight.
• Anticipates and identifies risks and opportunities on coverage and liability.
• Anticipates and identifies transfer of risk, tender and/or indemnification.
• Directly handles and/or assists in monitoring, reviewing, and coordinating the activities involving commercial and/or personal lines insurance claims, including analysis of coverage issues, establishment of adequate reserves, and the resolution and closure of claims.
• Reviews loss notices; confirms and interprets policy coverages; establishes adequate reserves; and investigates and handles claims involving primary, umbrella, and/or excess policies.
• Manages litigation with Preferred Counsel under Alternative Fee Arrangements or other defense fee structures. Pursues and maximizes all risk transfer opportunities by contract or by insurance policy language.
• Assigns and manages work of defense counsel, assignment of expert witnesses and interfacing with peer carriers including design and execution of defense and indemnity contracts, evaluation of liability and damages and participation in settlement negations.
• Ensures proper file setup, reserving, general handling, and application of company procedure.
• Participates in developing claims handling strategies, including defense coordination, litigation strategy, motion practice, and budgets, and expense control.
• Records specific claims information and reports as appropriate to a manager relative to pertinent financial and general statistical records.
• Maintains diary control, investigates, analyzes, and reports to ensure maintenance of proper reserves to reflect the company’s exposure and reports to our Reinsurance Department to assist in providing notice to reinsurers and the Reinsurance Department’s recovery of specific amounts when payment exceeds the company’s retention.
• Handles large volume of diverse and dynamic claims effectively.
• Assists in Due Diligence inquiries as assigned.

What you bring

• At least seven (7) years of Commercial GL experience, some of which with Excess Trucking .
• Excess GL preferred, Primary GL required

Education Preferred

• CPCU, SCLA, CCLA

Why Join Us

• Work on high-impact, complex claims
• Collaborate with a smart and people-oriented group of legal and claims professionals
• Competitive compensation and growth opportunities
• Health Reimbursement account that pays you to golf, exercise, and more!