Claims Specialist Lead (Risk, Finance, and Records Dept)

Risk employees reduce accident illness and injury occurring on Church property or during Church-sponsored activities to protect people and to minimize the loss of sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to Gods commandments) used for the Churchs religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.

To manage and resolve general liability property loss and bodily injury claims and litigation of Church departments ecclesiastical leaders and Church affiliate organizations in an honest effective fair and appropriate manner.

• Direct handling assigned property/liability claims of increasing size and complexity asserted against the Church and affiliate entities
• Retain supervise and coordinate services of 3rd party vendors insurance carriers attorneys and other service providers
• Conduct on-site investigations and interviews
• Prepare loss evaluations case plans and strategic reports;
• Proficiency with and capable of directing Litigation Risk Analysis which is the analytical process whereby the claims manager (with the assistance of Kirton & McConkie experts third party administrators and local counsel) obtains relevant facts through investigation identifies outcome-determinative legal and factual issues determines the complex probabilities associated with those legal and factual issues and establishes case values by predicting what a judge or jury in the relevant jurisdiction will award as damages. The process requires organizing these issues using decision tree software modeling as needed directing and educating Kirton & McConkie and local counsel regarding the logic of the analytical process. This is the process whereby we identify the financial risk to the Church.
• Participate as the Churchs representative in alternative dispute resolution

• 4 yr degree from accredited university required (business law insurance accounting or related field preferred)
• Professional claims designations and certifications preferred (e.g. AIC SCLA)
• 8 yrs multi-line claims or equivalent experience (advanced degree/certification or JD constitutes 2 years experience)
• Proficiency in Litigation Risk Analysis (decision tree software)
• Proficiency in computer systems
• Strong verbal and written communication proficiency
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities and skills
• Capable of effective interface w/ claimants and attorneys
• Institutional knowledge of the Church
• At least one year in Claims Specialist II position