Description
Rural Mutual Insurance Company is hiring a Claims Legal Assistant to provide administrative support to Claims Department attorneys and staff. Duties include supporting our in-house attorneys, scheduling, and preparing, formatting, and uploading claims-related documentation.
This position offers a hybrid work schedule and the candidate must be able to work at the Rural Mutual home office in Madison, WI, two or three days per week.
Responsibilities
- Provides administrative support to Claim Department attorneys and staff.
- Assists with daily office operations (i.e., scheduling meetings, distributing mail, submitting orders, processing payments, and creating reports).
- Prepares and uploads various legal documents, such as certified policies, summonses and complaints, reinsurance documentation, claims major reports, and recorded statements.
- Answers the phone, takes messages, directs or redirects calls, and handles claim-specific inquiries.
- Organizes, files, and distributes claim office mail to claims staff.
- Supports Rural's adjusters by distributing mail, posting payments, gathering and sending legal documentation, including reservation of rights letters.
- Processes claim files and department invoices, payments, and posts recovery checks to the claim system.
- Works with outside counsel on department claim files by transferring file materials and maintaining Claims legal databases and suit/litigation reports.
- Enter and update 1099s in the claims system.
- Organizes and plans Claim Department activities, including dinners and conferences.
- Schedules and makes travel reservations and arrangements for claim trainings and meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Two to five years in law office administrative or paralegal roles.
- Knowledge of insurance law and industry practices a plus.
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Ability to operate a personal computer and proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications.
- Capable of working independently with little guidance.
- Ability to prioritize and work on tasks simultaneously while paying close attention to detail.
- Comfortable receiving and implementing feedback and a willingness to learn and adapt to new situations.
Compensation
$55,000 - $65,000 yearly, depending on experience
About Rural Mutual Insurance
What You'll Love About Rural Mutual Insurance:
We created a welcoming place to work with friendly and professional leadership. We are known for the great care we take with our staff, our agents, and our customers. We are passionate and determined about delivering the best customer service, preserving insurance industry knowledge, and making a difference through the work that we do.
We believe in a healthy work/life balance and to that end offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package including health, dental, life, LTD, and vision insurance as well as an employee bonus plan, matching 401(k) plan, and generous time off benefits.
To apply, please send an email with your cover letter and resume to aschreiber@ruralins.com and mschuster@ruralins.com.
