Crop Claims Adjuster (Iowa)
Great American Insurance Group is a leader in the insurance industry, dedicated to providing opportunities for growth and collaboration. They are seeking a Crop Claims Adjuster to manage crop-related claims, conduct investigations, and negotiate settlements, all while working remotely in Iowa with some travel requirements.
Responsibilities
- Manages an inventory of crop related claims to evaluate compensability/liability
- Conducts claim investigations to confirm coverage and to determine liability, compensability and damages. This includes crop field work and knowledge of grain marketing
- Determines and may negotiate appropriate claim settlements/reserves within prescribed authority. May attend arbitrations, mediations, depositions, or trials
- Conveys routine to moderately complex information regarding coverage and settlements to insureds, claimants, and external partners
- May authorize payments in accordance with assigned authority limit and ensure payments are made in a timely manner
- Maintains accurate and detailed claim files, including all correspondence, reports, and settlement agreements
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy, Crop Management, Ag Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Generally, a minimum of 6 months of experience in general agriculture, ag business/sales, agronomy, and/or grain merchandising
- Crop Insurance experience is highly favorable
- Requires continuous and prolonged walking and standing
- Requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects up to 50 lbs
- Requires frequent climbing, bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling and crawling
- Requires overhead reaching and grabbing
- Requires regular and predictable attendance
- Requires ability to conduct visual inspections
- Requires work outdoors, in inclement weather conditions
- Requires frequent travel
- May require ability to operate a motor vehicle
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Wellness plans
- Parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- A 401(k) plan with company match
- An employee stock purchase plan
- Commuter benefits
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