Position Overview

Our insurance carrier client is seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President, Environmental Casualty Claims Manager to lead a specialized team responsible for managing complex Environmental Casualty claims and providing strategic oversight of the organization's environmental claims portfolio.

This is a senior claims leadership position responsible for establishing claims strategy, driving technical excellence, overseeing complex and high-severity claims, managing litigation and coverage issues, and developing a high-performing claims team. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience handling environmental liability and casualty claims, strong technical judgment, and demonstrated success leading claims professionals within a carrier environment.

The AVP will partner closely with Underwriting, Legal, Risk Management, Actuarial, and senior Claims leadership to ensure disciplined claim resolution, appropriate reserving, effective litigation management, and consistent execution of the company's claims philosophy.

Salary

• $180,000 to $220,000+/year (based on experience)
• Annual bonus incentive
• Comprehensive benefits package

Job Description

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for the Environmental Casualty Claims function and overall environmental claims portfolio.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of claims professionals, promoting technical excellence, accountability, and consistent claims practices.
• Oversee the handling of complex, high-severity, and high-exposure environmental casualty claims from initial assignment through resolution.
• Establish and maintain appropriate claims strategies for complex environmental exposures, including coverage, liability, damages, litigation, and settlement considerations.
• Provide senior-level oversight of claim reserves, including reserve adequacy, development, large-loss activity, and reserve recommendations.
• Review and provide direction on complex coverage issues, liability disputes, litigation strategies, and settlement negotiations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or professional designation is a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive claims experience, with significant experience handling complex Environmental Casualty claims.
• Demonstrated experience within a property & casualty insurance carrier, preferably in a leadership or management capacity.
• Strong technical knowledge of environmental liability, casualty claims, coverage analysis, litigation, liability assessment, and complex claim resolution.
• Experience managing significant claim exposures and large-loss portfolios.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and mentor claims professionals.
• Strong understanding of claims reserving, claim audits, litigation management, and vendor oversight.

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Position Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President (AVP), D&O/EPL Claims professional to lead the management of complex Directors & Officers (D&O) and Employment Practices Liability (EPL) claims. This position will be responsible for overseeing high-severity and high-exposure claims, providing technical claims expertise, and working closely with brokers, insureds, coverage counsel, defense counsel, and internal stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience handling complex D&O and EPL claims, strong coverage knowledge, excellent analytical and negotiation skills, and the ability to make sound decisions on challenging claims matters.

Compensation:

• $180,000 - $200,000/year (based on experience)
• Annual bonus potential
• Full medical benefits
• Lucrative 401k with company match

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic direction and technical support to junior Financial Lines Claims professionals.
• Promote a collaborative, results-driven team culture.
• Coach and support team members in strengthening their technical expertise and professional capabilities.
• Spearhead process improvements designed to increase team productivity and overall performance.
• Manage the claims lifecycle from inception through resolution, ensuring claims are handled accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Assess and manage complex Financial Lines D&O and EPL claims, primarily involving duty-to-defend primary or low-excess policies.
• Partner with Underwriting, brokers, and external specialists to investigate claims and assess coverage, liability, and exposure.
• Analyze policy language, provisions, and conditions to support appropriate and consistent claims decisions.
• Oversee reserve activity and assess settlement proposals to effectively manage and control financial exposure.

Requirements

• 10+ years of insurance claims experience, with significant experience handling complex claims.
• Extensive experience with Directors & Officers (D&O) and Employment Practices Liability (EPL) claims.
• Strong knowledge of D&O and EPL policy forms, coverage issues, litigation, and claim strategies.
• Demonstrated experience handling high-severity and high-exposure claims.
• Bachelor's degree required; JD or CPCU/ARM designation a plus.

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Job Summary

A leading commercial insurance carrier is seeking an AVP, Claims | Technical Claims Office  to support the organization’s most complex, high-exposure claim matters. This is a coverage-intensive role focused on legal strategy, trial oversight, executive reporting, and resolution planning across General Liability, Business Auto, Excess/Umbrella, Inland Marine, and Professional Liability claims, including Programs and Middle Markets.

This is not a direct people-management role and is not a corporate officer position. The person selected will serve as a senior technical claims resource for complex coverage matters, high-severity losses, litigation strategy, and leadership-facing claim recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy on complex coverage matters, high-severity claims, multi-jurisdictional disputes, class actions, declaratory judgment actions, and suits against the company.
• Oversee trial strategy, litigation direction, loss evaluation, reserve adequacy, and resolution planning on high-exposure matters.
• Evaluate coverage, liability, damages, reserves, litigation posture, trial exposure, loss potential, and resolution options.
• Prepare reports, legal analysis, recommendations, and executive-level updates for senior claims leadership and key stakeholders.
• Partner with Claims, Legal, Underwriting, and technical claims leadership on coverage issues, claim strategy, emerging risks, and decision-making.
• Monitor commercial insurance law, emerging case law, claim trends, coverage trends, and fair claim practices.
• Support cross-functional claim initiatives focused on complex claims, technical claim handling, and litigation oversight.
• Travel as needed for business purposes.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Juris Doctor required.
• Active bar license required and must be in good standing.
• Minimum of 10 years of attorney experience.
• Significant claims experience required; legal practice experience alone is not enough.
• Strong background in complex coverage, high-exposure claims, coverage litigation, trial strategy, and severe claim outcomes.
• Experience handling or overseeing multi-jurisdictional claims, class actions, declaratory judgment actions, suits against an insurer, and high-exposure commercial claim matters.
• Experience with General Liability, Business Auto, Excess/Umbrella, Inland Marine, Professional Liability, Programs, and/or Middle Markets.
• Strong writing, reporting, legal analysis, negotiation, and recommendation skills.
• Ability to advise senior claims leadership, legal, insureds, brokers, counsel, and internal business partners.
• Strong judgment, prioritization, and ability to influence without direct reporting authority.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Power BI or similar reporting tools a plus.
• Hybrid schedule; locations include Morristown, NJ 

Compensation Package

• Base salary range: $175K - $230K.
• 15% target bonus.
• Competitive benefits package, 401(k), paid time off, professional development opportunities, etc.