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Director Claims Quality Assurance
Allstate
Northbrook, IL, United States
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Job Description
The Claims Quality Director (CQD) is responsible for leading and directing quality assurance (QA) activities for
all P&C claims activity (auto, casualty and property) across Allstate’s country-wide operations
with direct accountability for QA results across all lines, all settlement methods, and all geographies. In addition
to setting strategy and continuously improving a rigorous QA program, the CQD will directly lead an
organization of approximately 500 claims professionals. The CQD will also be part of the Claims Operations
Leadership Team and will play a key role in helping to advance Allstate’s Claims Strategy. Other key
responsibilities include:
Key Responsibilities
Collaborates to inform the future quality strategy of the claims organization across locations
• Directs the analysis, reporting, and forecasting of QA expense management
• Maximizes innovation and continuous improvement of quality
• Collaborates with Home Office and Senior Regional Field Leaders (Field VP, Controller, Product
Manager, Marketing, Human Resources and Sales Leaders) to manage growth and profitability and
identify strategic opportunities for cross-functional improvement
• Collaborates with Customer Experience and Agency Sales to leverage and grow claims agency relationships and
coordination of national level programs
• Directs and oversees quality strategic planning for the region in alignment with long-term corporate
objectives
• Directs best practice analysis and process improvement research and development to test and apply
technology techniques and trends applicable to claim quality
• Monitors overall compliance with established claim policies, practices, and procedures and motivates
employees to superior process compliance and performance through personal direction and leadership
• Provides feedback and insight to Senior Leadership on significant trends, issues or opportunities
• Executes performance management, education strategy, and deployment plans for CQA employees
Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred or equivalent experience
• Ability to interact effectively, and coach others on interacting effectively, with internal or external
customers and act with empathy
• Applies highly advanced knowledge of insurance policy, coverage, and regulation
• Applies advanced knowledge of claim processes, policies, procedures, claim systems, coverage, liability,
damage estimating, and/or settlement, and adherence to applicable legal compliance standards
• Applies advanced industry knowledge to discipline practices, including best practices, to support the
business unit
• Applies advanced knowledge of analytical procedures to reconcile, manipulate, and recognize patterns
of data
• Applies highly advanced ability to leverage learned technical skills in support of team objectives
• Applies highly advanced negotiation and/or arbitration skills
• Ability to assist leadership in achieving business unit objectives
• Applies highly advanced knowledge of training facilitation and coaching skills
• Provides highly advanced individual decision making within authority limits
• Has and maintains all appropriate licenses and registrations for the role per state requirements
• Applies advanced skill in motivation, organization, training, coaching and facilitation of teamwork
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.
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