Claims Analyst - Professional Liability
- Employer
- ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company/Illinois State Medical Society
- Location
- Springfield, Illinois
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Posted
- Apr 26, 2017
- Closes
- Jun 27, 2017
- Ref
- 4332606786#GIJ--J2CBackfill.1
- Category
- Claims
- Job Type
- Not Specified
- Career Level
- Not Specified
Job DescriptionThe Professional Liability Analyst will provide service to insureds by analyzing, evaluating and managing claims, bringing the cases to a timely and reasonable resolution by maintaining compliance with the Claims Philosophy and Guidelines.The Professional Liability Analyst must possess confidence with an impressive personality.Position Responsibilities: Establish and maintain contact with insureds, claimants, experts, and other concerned parties to gather facts. Attend and participate in initial interviews, depositions, mediations and pretrials as needed. Works with defense counsel to plan and execute defense strategies. Evaluate liability and damages on individual claims through the establishment of injury estimates. Provide documentation to file and update notes with statuses, claims information and activity. Provide timely and thorough reporting in order to update the reinsurers. Timely prepare and submit cases through the internal review process. Approve legal and expense invoices. Input and maintain data fields within Infinity. Provide quality services in all areas of responsibility.Additional duties and responsibilities as required.External ContactsPhysicians, Attorneys, Structured Settlement Brokers, Outside Vendors, Judiciary Staff, and Claimants.Desirable Qualifications and ExperienceBachelor's degree or equivalent. One to two years minimum experience in claims handling, law and/or nursing required. Medical malpractice claims handling a plus.Must have excellent oral and written communication skills with a professional service-oriented demeanor.Must possess confidence with an impressive personality.Company DescriptionISMIE Mutual has offered solid medical liability coverage, an aggressive claims defense, and elite risk management tools since 1976.