PRIMARY PURPOSE: To investigate claims internationally of any size or complexity, against insurance or other companies for personal, casualty, or property loss or damages and attempts to effect out-of-court settlement with claimants.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Handles complex losses locally unassisted up to designated authority; assists on larger losses, including handling accounting-based losses (business interruption and stock).
• Examines claim form and other records to determine insurance coverage.
• Interviews, telephones, or corresponds with claimant and witnesses regarding claim.
• Consults police and hospital records; and inspects property damage to determine extent of company's liability and varying methods of investigation according to type of insurance.
• Estimates cost of repair, replacement, or compensation.
• Prepares report of findings and negotiates sett...