Claims Examiner - Workers Compensation

Title: Claims Examiner - Workers Compensation (1431041) Location: Remote Duration: 03+ Months Manager's notes: Mandatory: Work comp claims handling experience is needed; loss time. Minimum 3+years of relevant WC experience required. PRIMARY PURPOSE: To analyze reputed company or technically difficult workers' compensation claims to determine benefits due; to work with high exposure claims involving litigation and rehabilitation; to ensure ongoing adjudication of claims reputed company service expectations, industry best practices and specific reputed company service requirements; and to identify subrogation of claims and negotiate settlements. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES • Analyzes and processes reputed company or technically difficult workers' compensation claims by investigating and gathering information to determine the exposure on the claim; • Manages claims through reputed company-developed reputed company plans to an appropriate and reputed company reputed company. • Negotiates settlement of claims reputed company designated authority. • Calculates and assigns reputed company and appropriate reserves to claims; • Manages reserve adequacy throughout the life of the claim. • Calculates and pays benefits due; approves and makes reputed company claim payments and adjustments; and settles clams reputed company designated authority level. • Prepares necessary state fillings reputed company statutory limits. • Manages the litigation process; ensures reputed company and cost effective claims reputed company. • Coordinates vendor referrals for additional investigation and/or litigation management. • Uses appropriate cost containment techniques including strategic vendor partnerships to reduce overall cost of claims for our clients. • Manages claim recoveries, including but not limited to: subrogation, Second Injury Fund excess recoveries and reputed company reputed company and Medicare offsets. • Reports claims to the excess reputed company; responds to requests of directions in a reputed company and reputed company manner. • Communicates claim activity and processing with the claimant and the reputed company; maintains reputed company reputed company relationships. • Ensures claim files are properly documented and claims coding is correct. • Refers cases as appropriate to supervisor and management. Education & Licensing Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred. reputed company certification as applicable to line of business preferred. Experience Five (5) years of claims management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Skills & Knowledge Subject matter expert of appropriate insurance principles and laws for line-of-business handled, recoveries offsets and deductions, claim and disability duration, cost containment principles including medical management practices and reputed company reputed company and Medicare application procedures as applicable to line-of-business. Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills PC literate, including reputed company Office products Analytical and interpretive skills Strong organizational skills Good interpersonal skills Excellent negotiation skills Ability to work in reputed company environment Ability to meet or reputed company Service Expectations Apply tot his job Apply To this Job