Career Opportunities

This position is located in a professional office environment that provides comprehensive Insurance and Risk management services for counties belonging to Trindel, a joint powers authority. Trindel’s administrative office is located in Weaverville, California, with a service area throughout northern and central California and eastern Sierra locations of the state

• Establishes and monitors property and liability claims in cliams management software.
• Maintains claim records, reports, logs, notes, documents and loss runs.
• Performs preliminary investigations into incidents involving claims.
• Provides claim adjusting support to Director of Property and Liability claims and Property and Liability Claims Adjuster.
• Proactively manage and control assigned first and third-party property damage claim inventory
• Process legal and indemnity payments at the direction of the Director of Property and Liability claims.
• Maintains claim files in accordance with Trindel Claims Handling Guidelines
• Monitors the expiration of statute of limitations for court filings or assigned cases
• Maintains an effective diary system for managing case load.
• Prepares and delivers reports to the applicable excess insurers.
• Initiates and prepares excess insurance recovery requests.
• Prepares written notices and letters in response to claims.
• Makes frequent phone calls to Member County staff, claimants and vendors.
• Regularly handles private and proprietary information while maintaining strict confidentiality and protecting from unauthorized disclosure.
• Will require overnight travel and attending trainings as necessary.
• Perform various routine clerical duties, utilzing standard office equipment to include, but not limited to the following: maintaining calendars; entering inforamtion into databases and spreadsheets; making photocopies; faxing documents; typing; and word processing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform all work in a safe and effective manner.

• Knowledge of property and liability claims administration
• PC literate, including Microsoft Office, Word and Excel.
• Effective analytical an interpretive skills.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Effective and professional relationships with co-workers within immediate work group, outside the immediate department, and with key contacts outside the organization.
• Does not tolerate discrimination based on race, gender, religion, ethnic background, national origin or other identified characterisitcs. Treats others with respect at all times.
• Effective and productive communication skills; speaks well, communicates ideas clearly. Writes well, clearly and concisely. Is approachable and open to discussion.