Assistant Vice President/Vice President Coverage & Complex Claims at Chubb in Jersey City, New Jersey

Job Description:

Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally. 

Chubb North America Claims – Assistant Vice President/Vice President of Coverage and Complex Claims

Chubb is seeking an Assistant Vice President or Vice President (depending on experience) to join our North America Claims Department, located in our Jersey City, NJ office. The candidate should possess the ability to lead and develop a sophisticated team of claims professionals handling and managing a wide variety of claims with coverage issues as well as coverage litigation involving Casualty (Personal Lines & Commercial Lines), Worker’s Compensation, Accident & Health, Financial Lines (D&O E&O, EPLI, Fidelity, Surety & Political Risk) and Property (Personal Lines & Commercial) in a diverse and complex operating environment.  The ideal candidate will be able to lead and develop a team of claims professionals that will handle claims with complex coverage issues and coverage litigation, focused on resolving claims in keeping with established best practices and within stated authority limits.

This role will be responsible for leading and developing a team of claims professionals that will be responsible for:

• Managing a team of 5-7 claims professionals directly handling and managing claims involving complex coverage issues, including the investigation, analysis and evaluation of coverage liability and damages and directly handling coverage disputes, including matters in litigation and arbitration both initiated by Chubb issuing companies and when Chubb issuing companies are named in such litigation.


• Formulating claims and litigation strategies, assigning, directing and managing outside counsel in coverage litigation both initiated by Chubb issuing companies and when such companies are named in litigation or arbitration.


• Managing discovery issues and responses, including opportunities to ensure consistency as well as identifying relevant and responsive information as well as ensuring proper and adequate preparation of company  witnesses for deposition and trial testimony.


• Attending critical court proceedings, including mediation and settlement conferences as well as trials and appeals.


• Providing guidance to claims disciplines regarding coverage issues, coverage disputes and claim handling issues, including strategic direction as well as recommending and assigning outside coverage counsel.


• Managing coverage counsel and litigation costs as well as collaborating and working with the litigation and vendor management teams ensuring cost management and the development and enhancement of the coverage counsel panel.


• Collaborating across disciplines and business units, including: the office of general counsel overseeing errors & omissions issues arising from claims handling, the Brandywine (run-off) team, the Bermuda claims team and in-house coverage counsel team.


• Supporting actuarial and underwriting inquiries regarding policy construction and drafting, reporting claim trends, data analysis, and risk assessments.


• Extensive communication with insureds, brokers, reinsurers, actuaries and auditors (both external and internal).

The ideal candidate will have 10 or more years of experience as a lawyer and/or claim professional with a high degree of specialized and technical competence in litigation management and the handling of complex coverage issues, high exposure and/or long term exposure claims and coverage litigation.  A law degree is required.  

The ideal candidate will also have:

• Excellent organizational, writing, interpersonal communication, and negotiation skills.


• Excellent customer service skills and will be able to work with clients and business partners in a professional manner.


• Demonstrated ability to work in a complex operating environment.


• Ability to work independently, issue spot, and assimilate learning materials on many different subjects from various sources.


• Experience in senior management reporting.

Chubb strives to offer a diverse and inclusive and rewarding work environment.  Teamwork and mutual respect are central to how Chubb operates and we believe the best solutions draw upon diverse perspectives, experiences and skills.  We operate in such a way where everyone, regardless of their singular background has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success.

Chubb offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits package including life, health and dental, vision, a generous retirement savings plan, disability coverage, stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, and business casual dress. At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, transgender, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.