Crop Claims Adjuster (Iowa)

Great American Insurance Group is a leader in the insurance industry, offering opportunities for growth and collaboration. They are seeking a Crop Claims Adjuster who will manage crop-related claims, conduct investigations, and negotiate settlements while working remotely in Iowa.

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
• 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
• Prior crop insurance claims experience
• Crop Insurance experience is highly favorable

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• 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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