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Casualty ClaimsOrland Park, IL Street Address
EMAIL AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLECasualty Claims adjuster with over 15 years of extensive claims and litigation management experience in all areas of Casualty Claims including excess, surplus lines, non-profit directors and liability, medical and dental malpractice and other errors and omissions lines of business. Willing to relocate: AnywhereAuthorized to work in the US for any employerWork ExperienceClaims ConsultantEleventh Hour Claims - Orland Park, ILSeptember 2012 to PresentInsurance/Claims ConsultantTHE LAW OFFICES OF JAMES G. RICHERTMay 2007 to June 2012Home Office Senior Claims AnalystC N A INSURANCE COMPANY - Chicago, ILJune 1991 to April 1994Litigation ExaminerCHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCE COS - Chicago, ILJuly 1985 to June 1991Automobile/General Liability AdjusterTHE HANOVER INSURANCE COS - Chicago, ILOctober 1982 to July 1985Administrative Assistant to Claims ManagerYOUNGBERG CARLSON AGENCY - Chicago, ILApril 1982 to October 1982Claims RepresentativeLIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - Chicago, ILFebruary 1980 to April 1982EducationBachelor's in BusinessDePaul University - Chicago, ILSkills Administrative Assistant Excel Filing Outlook SchedulingAdditional InformationResponsible for analysis of all policy coverage issues and effectively communicating to appropriate parties. All investigation, evaluation and negotiation of settlements in the most effective, expedient manner with overall reserve and expense savings. During employment at CNA Insurance Company managed field adjusters in a multi state territory for claims in excess of $200,000, approved all reservations of rights and/or disclaimers and tenders of coverage matters. Directly handled various class action tort matters, participated in trials and mediations of high exposure losses and audited the claims practices of various field offices. While employed at Chubb Group of Insurance Companies as a Litigation Examiner responsible for all litigated Casualty claims, medical and dental malpractice and non profit Directors and Officers liability. Successfully managed the Company's Cook County pretrial program to effectively reduce inventory of litigated claims. attended and continuously evaluated all pre trials, mediations and trial of case load with excellent results on behalf of the Company(s) and policyholders(s). Consistently exceeded monthly goals on case load with significant reserve and expense savings. Participated in audit of other claims offices and various settlement teams to reduce pending files in other offices. Direction and control of defense counsel with yearly audits of their files and billing practices and negotiation of fees. Testified on behalf of Hanover Insurance Company in a Bad Faith case wherein Hanover successfully defended in an auto theft fraud case I handled while under their employment.SUMMARY OF OTHER RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONSSince 1995 I have had continuous exposure to the Claims Industry through various temporary assignments for various insurance carriers and agents. The most relevant to qualifications include AIG in Construction Defect Claims, Excess Surplus Lines including Dram Shop Liability for Interstate Insurance. Participated on a Cook County Medical Malpractice jury to a defense verdict for three weeks, gaining valuable insight to evidence and jurors' evaluation of testimony. Recently have provided consulting services to defense/plaintiff counsel in insurance coverage matters, bad faith and casualty claim litigation.Attended various ICLE seminars and received various designations from AIC for Claims correspondent courses. |
