Sr. Claims Counsel, Lawyers Professional Liability
$125k - $175kSompo Holdings
- # Sr. Claims Counsel, Lawyers Professional LiabilityApply: Fully On-site: New York City, New York: Garden City, New York: Chicago, Illinois: Morristown, NJ: Purchase, New York: Full time: Posted Today: R4495## **Job Description****Are you looking for your next opportunity?**Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Sr. Claims Counsel, Lawyers Professional Liability in our North America Insurance Claims team.**Location:** This position will be based out of our **New York, NY, Garden City, NY, Purchase, NY, Chicago, IL or Morristown, NJ** office location. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers.**Our business, your impact, our opportunity:****What you’ll be doing**:* Manage a full caseload of Professional Liability claims, primarily Lawyers Professional Liability matters, and make substantive claim decisions.* Review loss notices, claims documents, and policy language to determine coverage, liability, exposure, and appropriate reserves.* Provide complex coverage, liability, and damages analysis for Lawyers Professional Liability claims and other lines of business as needed.* Identify claim trends and emerging exposures, and report them accurately and timely to underwriting and management.* Support underwriting and other internal teams through legal review, policy drafting, and cross-functional communication.* Contribute to the Global Claims Team through collaboration on projects, industry engagement, complex claims support, and travel as needed.**What you’ll bring:*** Law degree required, with 3–7 years of progressively responsible experience in Lawyers Professional Liability claims handling or related litigation.* Experience at both a law firm and an insurance carrier is preferred, along with pursuit of an insurance designation such as RPLU or CPCU.* Proven experience handling complex, high-profile, high-exposure Lawyers Professional Liability claims, including evaluation, negotiation, and settlement.* Meaningful legal review and policy drafting experience, with the ability to build strong working relationships across departments such as underwriting and actuarial.* Strong negotiation, analytical, written, organizational, marketing, communication, mediation, and computer skills, including MS Office and claims systems such as Guidewire, Genius, and ImageRight.Salary Range: $125,000 – $175,000. Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience.At Sompo, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees.Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company underperforms. The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs:* Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution* Pharmacy benefits with mail order options* Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children* Vision benefits* Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts* Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children* Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments* 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions* Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays* Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program* Employee Assistance Program* Tax-Free Commuter Benefit* Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits**Who we are and what we stand for:**At Sompo, our shared purpose is to create meaningful value for clients, communities, and each other. We strive to foster a workplace where everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to excel. As a global organization, we embrace diversity and champion equal opportunity. Guided by our core values—Accountability, Agility, Collaboration, Development, and Integrity—we build trust and support one another to achieve our goals worldwide. Life at SompoOur values come to life in how we hire and grow talent. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and organizational need, and we strive to ensure equitable access to opportunities so everyone can do their best work. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact the recruiter in charge.
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