Legal Subrogation Recovery Specialist
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JOB TITLE: Legal Subrogation Recovery Specialist
DEPARTMENT: Claims Services
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
EXAMPLE: Venbrook Claims is the claims business group of Venbrook Group, LLC, a holding company with subsidiaries engaged in retail broking, wholesale broking, programs, and claims services. Venbrook's team of experts and industry specialists partners with their clients to manage their risks, create security, promote growth, and add value by delivering best-in-class commercial property & casualty, employee benefits, and personal risk insurance products and programs.
Venbrook Claims brings together decades of specialized expertise by integrating respected legacy claims brands, Carl Warren & Company, DMA Claims, and OneSource Claims Management. Venbrook works across the claims lifecycle with services that include Third Party Administration (TPA), Complex Claims Management, Catastrophe, Independent Adjusting, subrogation recovery, litigation management, investigative, and special investigations unit (SIU) services. Venbrook Claims has long-term clients across the public and private sectors, including insurance companies, captives, MGAs, transportation companies, manufacturers, public school systems, and property owners, to name a few.
With over a century of combined claims experience, our organization’s legacy brands have been unified as Venbrook Claims to deliver scalable, flexible solutions supported by centralized governance, compliance, and technology infrastructure. This integration has increased efficiency while maintaining the high-quality investigative services and specialized expertise that distinguish our heritage brands.
At Venbrook, we envision a world where our clients can confidently pursue their boldest ambitions. Our team of experts leverages agility, innovation, and creative problem-solving to guide our clients through an ever-changing risk environment. We pride ourselves on providing insurance services that allow businesses to make bold decisions, knowing their risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated.
Our culture is derived from the people who create it. We are not different in what we do. We are different in how we do it. We believe our clients are our partners, and we earn their trust every day. We believe in empowering our team and holding ourselves accountable to deliver the best solutions. We value agility, versatility, innovation and creative problem solving and put our people at the core of everything we do.
We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package:
- 401k + employee match
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental leave
- Paid Sick leave
- Professional development programs
- Work-life quality and flexibility
Visit us at https://www.venbrook.com/contact-us/careers
JOB SUMMARY:
The Legal Subrogation Recovery Specialist identifies and protects subrogation and recovery rights on auto subrogation (insured and uninsured), Public Entity, and Fixed Property matters by pursuing reimbursement from responsible third parties. This role independently manages a caseload of approximately 200 files, applying knowledge of applicable laws, statutes, and tort remedies to successfully recover property damage funds on behalf of our clients. This position supports the Carl Warren & Company (CWC) Subrogation program.
POSITION DETAILS:
- Hiring Manager: Sheila Neuman
- Department / Program: CWC Subrogation (Carl Warren & Company)
- Billing Classification: Salary
- Expected Salary Range: $70,000 – $80,000
- Work Model: Remote. The Subrogation team is based out of the Anaheim, CA office (Irvine, CA also under consideration).
- Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST (40 hours/week). Time zone coverage: any.
- Expected Caseload: Approximately 200 files – Auto Subrogation (insured and uninsured), Public Entity, and Fixed Property.
- Required Adjuster License: No.
- Minimum Claims Experience: 3–5 years.
- Client / Program Specific Requirements: Carl Warren & Company Subrogation experience; Paralegal Certificate required.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Communication Skills: Consistently and effectively communicates with a diverse spectrum of people across the organization and team. Must seek answers and clarification from management on information that is not understood to ensure the proper message is communicated.
Problem Solving & Independent Decision Making: Ability to work autonomously to determine the best steps to obtain the best outcome of claim resolution. Considers short and long-term outcomes through decision-making to ensure all stakeholders are involved.
Customer Service: Aligns and supports goals that promote a client-centric culture. Services the needs of both internal and external clients, understands all performance expectations, is committed to delivering high-quality service, communicates often, and is responsive to all requests in a timely manner. Has a passion for delivering high-quality work.
Interpersonal Skills: Ability to read and work with a variety of people, assess credibility, maintain optimism, build relationships, be resilient and approachable. Leads by example.
Strategic Thinking: Understands that multiple resources assist in claim resolution and facilitates those resources effectively. Continuously monitors the effectiveness of current strategy and makes recommendations for necessary changes. Continually assesses the success of the strategy and ultimate claim outcome against market conditions and competitors.
Functional/Technical Expertise: Demonstrates ability to investigate, evaluate, and resolve claims. Maintains own functional/technical expertise through projects, designations, continuing education, etc. Models expert learning and growth by having a strong understanding of best practices within the function. Has a working knowledge of claims workflow and subrogation processes. Proven track record of sustained performance as measured by performance indicators.
Legal & Regulatory Knowledge: Familiar with legal filing statutes within casefile jurisdictions to protect the client’s legal rights and remedies. Applies knowledge of applicable laws, rules, and statutes to fact situations to identify appropriate bases for subrogation and recovery demands.
Attention to Detail & Documentation: Prepares and maintains accurate case files, correspondence, legal documents, and all information related to subrogation claims. Participates in and coordinates accounting actions for payments received.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Determines on a case-by-case basis where subrogation and recovery possibilities exist.
- Applies rules, statutes, and tort remedies to fact situations to identify possible resources on which to base a demand for reimbursement from third-party payers.
- Uses available resources to investigate claim situations and accurately identify individual claimants and other legally responsible entities against which subrogation or recovery claims can be made.
- Reviews and evaluates accident or incident reports, individual claims, and other documents relating to funds paid out by clients.
- Notifies other parties, insurance carriers, and/or attorneys of the client’s subrogation or recovery interest; negotiates with other parties, carriers, and attorneys regarding settlement or other actions.
- Educates clients regarding their recovery rights and makes recommendations to clients for settlement, subject to client’s final approval.
- Prepares and maintains case files, correspondence, legal documents, and other information related to subrogation claims; participates in or coordinates actions involving accounting for payments received.
- Maintains familiarity with legal filing statutes within casefile jurisdiction to protect client’s legal rights and remedies.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, statutes of the subrogation-recovery process and principles of insurance and basic subrogation concepts.
- Minimum three (3) to five (5) years of technical experience processing and recovering subrogation claims.
- Insurance claims and recovery experience preferred.
- Strong command of the English language; both written and verbal. Excellent keyboard skills with limited errors.
- Moderate to high proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; prior use of any database program is a plus.
- Strong reasoning, problem-solving, and analytical ability.
- Must be self-directed, self-motivated, and willing to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Telephone skills and customer relationship skills.
- Basic mathematical skills are necessary.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Paralegal Certificate from a state-credentialed paralegal program required.
- Prior experience with Carl Warren & Company (CWC) subrogation programs preferred.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal Studies, or a related field preferred.
- Insurance designation (e.g., AIC, AIM, CPCU) or insurance-related coursework preferred.
- Prior experience with TPA or third-party claims management environments a plus.
Salary 70k-80k
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