Senior Claims Specialist, Remote - CA Workers Compensation

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.Who We Are Strategic Comp is a leading provider of workers' compensation insurance for large employers committed to protecting their workforce. As part of Great American Insurance Group, we combine the strength and stability of a trusted organization with more than 150 years of history with the entrepreneurial spirit of a growing business. Through our specialized insurance expertise and field-based service model, we build lasting partnerships and deliver exceptional results for our customers. Our culture is built on collaboration, excellence, and a shared commitment to serving our customers and one another. Here’s what you would be doing if hired for the Senior Claims Specialist position. Your role would be to investigate and adjust workers' compensation claims with high potential exposure. We take an extremely aggressive and proactive approach to claims adjusting and are looking for the person who not only knows their territory’s comp laws but also enjoys the role of putting that experience to good use.  Because we focus on outcomes and not just processes, we look for the adjuster who is very skilled at developing strategies to bring claims to resolution.  The candidate hired for this position will work from an office in their home with occasional travel to claims reviews and meetings in the Pacific Region. Candidate hired for this position will be required to work Pacific Time Zone business hours.ResponsibilitiesInvestigating lossesAnalyzing coverage, determining compensability and benefitsEstablishing reserves and negotiating settlementsConducting meetings on the phone with insureds and claimantsPreparing large loss reports to both internal and external audiencesAttending settlement conferences as assignedWorking closely with defense attorneys and other vendors including medical case management, surveillance, etc.Physical RequirementsSedentary - requires prolonged sitting, continuous use of computerOccasional Travel - may require overnight travel to tri-annual claim reviews and/or departmental meetingsQualification...