Cyber senior claims specialist

Company:

Everest Insurance Company

Job Category:

Claims

Job Description:

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

As a Specialist in the rapidly growing Everest Cyber department, you’ll be part of a dedicated, collaborative, and expanding team. This is a unique opportunity to handle claims with a growth mindset while benefiting from strong corporate support. You’ll gain experience in every aspect of the dynamic world of cyber coverage.

In this role, you will intake, investigate, determine coverage, manage, and resolve Cyber, Privacy, Media, and Tech E&O claims. You’ll handle complex first-party Cyber Claims, including Data Breaches, Business Interruption, Contingent Business Interruption, and Extortion claims. You’ll also manage third-party privacy liability, PCI, Regulatory, Media, and Tech E&O claims, resolving them effectively and efficiently.

You’ll collaborate with management and underwriters to identify exposures, trends, and risks. You’ll also assist with client and broker policy reviews and trend analysis.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Intake and investigation of claims

• Making coverage determinations and setting appropriate reserves

• Managing and reviewing budgets, restoration plans, and Business Interruption Income Loss Proof of Losses

• Reviewing invoices for compliance, updating files, and maintaining calendars

• Participating in a rotational on-call schedule for emergency support

• Explaining policy terms and guiding insureds

• Maintaining regular updates with brokers and addressing their concerns

• Participating in claim and client presentations

• Supporting cyber underwriters with detailed claim updates

• Identifying exposures, trends, and risks for underwriting and management

• Working with counsel to guide and resolve litigation

• Ensuring compliance with legal, ethical, and organizational mandates, including OFAC and sanctions obligations

• Upholding Everest’s commitment to excellence, service, and fairness

Qualifications

You bring:

• Broad insurance experience, including policy language, coverages, ethics, and claim practices

• Legal experience in litigation, class action, regulatory, breach response, and coverage (preferred)

• Cyber knowledge, including computer security, forensics, and network restoration (preferred)

• Strong multitasking and prioritization skills

• Persuasive and efficient writing

• Legal and insurance claim resolution skills, including negotiation

• Accounting and data analysis skills

• Quick learning and problem-solving abilities

• Independence and collaboration

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and adaptability to new tools

• A JD and current license

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If you’re located in CA, NY, NJ, or IL, your base salary range will be $116,000 - $176,000 annually. Your offer will be based on your education, experience, qualifications, and work location. You’ll also have access to a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, wellness programs, life and disability insurance, 401(k) match, retirement savings, paid holidays, and PTO.

What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors.

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.
  
  

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

New York, NY

Additional Locations:

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at [email protected].

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