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Posted Date
3/07/2025
Description
About the role. We are seeking an individual to serve as a Director, Claims Counsel who will directly report to the SVP, Claims Counsel and will provide legal support to our Claims Department. This individual will implement and execute strategic litigation/coverage objectives that support business goals, including, but not limited to, managing coverage and extra-contractual litigation, providing coverage advice, ensuring superior service quality, managing costs, and realizing value for PURE. This position will work closely with both the Legal and Claims Departments to ensure bad faith and coverage litigation are strategically handled, as well as provide coverage advice and guidance to the Claims Department. What you’ll do. • Manage litigation filed against the Company (including declaratory judgment actions and other claims related disputes) and extra-contractual/bad faith claims involving the Company. This includes selection and supervision of outside counsel; review of pleadings, motions, and other papers; coordination of discovery responses; and preparation of Company witnesses for deposition and trial testimony. It also includes managing appeals in all jurisdictions. • Organize, complete, and deliver reports on a monthly, quarterly, or ad hoc cadence. • Provide timely and appropriate legal advice on issues involving coverage, including the duty to defend insureds, first-party property disputes, and UM/UIM issues. • Coordinate dispute and litigation management with internal business partners to ensure consistency with business strategies. Provide practical and strategic advice. • Communicate in person and in writing with senior management team on matters of significance. • Identify litigation trends and counsel business clients and other legal staff regarding opportunities to address those trends. • Provide training to internal business partners on a wide variety of litigation-related topics. • Work with the Claims Department on responding to subpoenas. • Foster collaboration, partnership, and communication to achieve departmental, client, and enterprise goals. What we’re looking for. • 10+ years of insurance coverage and bad faith litigation experience with a law firm and/or an insurance company is preferred. • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. law school is required. • Licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction in the U.S. • Substantial experience litigating insurance-related and extra-contractual disputes. • Excellent understanding of litigation strategy and execution, and property & casualty insurance and coverage legal issues. • Strong understanding of claims handling processes. • Extensive experience evaluating cases and managing litigation-related matters. • Superior writing ability. • Proven track record of building relationships and the ability to influence at senior leadership and executive level, both internally and externally. • Excellent time management skills and the ability to work independently. • Ability to demonstrate integrity and establish trust and credibility. • Attention to detail, analytical, and solid problem-solving skills. • An unwavering commitment to delivering the very best customer service. The base salary for this role can range from $170k - $190k, based on a full-time work schedule. An individual’s ultimate compensation will vary depending on job-related skills and experience, geographic location, alignment with market data, and equity among other team members with comparable experience. #LI-Hybrid PURE Insurance is a property and casualty insurance company—think homes, cars, fine art and collections—designed exclusively for financially successful individuals and families. We're dedicated to delivering an exceptional experience to our members by alleviating stress, solving challenges and removing conflict, wherever possible, from the insurance process. We are deeply committed to fostering a work environment where everyone has an equitable chance to learn, develop and succeed, and where all feel welcome, safe, and supported to do their best work and bring their whole self to PURE. Our team is comprised of empathetic, passionate and curious individuals who are #PUREproud of the work we do and milestones we achieve together. We’re constantly looking for bright individuals with ambitions as high as our own to join our community and contribute to our journey. Joining PURE means creating your own journey, too. We encourage our team members to pursue their personal passions and provide them resources and support to see them come to fruition. Learn more about our culture on LinkedIn. Interested in PURE but don’t see a role that fits? Introduce yourself and we’ll get in touch if an opportunity opens up that seems like a good match.
Salary170,000.00 - 190,000.00 Annual