Liability claims manager vs senior claims specialist

The differences between liability claims managers and senior claims specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a liability claims manager and a senior claims specialist. Additionally, a senior claims specialist has an average salary of $69,808, which is higher than the $63,970 average annual salary of a liability claims manager.

The top three skills for a liability claims manager include litigation, claims management and insurance claims. The most important skills for a senior claims specialist are customer service, litigation, and claims handling.

Liability claims manager vs senior claims specialist overview

	Liability Claims Manager	Senior Claims Specialist
Yearly salary	$63,970	$69,808
Hourly rate	$30.75	$33.56
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	12,392	11,011
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Liability claims manager vs senior claims specialist salary

Liability claims managers and senior claims specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Liability Claims Manager	Senior Claims Specialist
Average salary	$63,970	$69,808
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $128,000	Between $45,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between liability claims manager and senior claims specialist education

There are a few differences between a liability claims manager and a senior claims specialist in terms of educational background:

	Liability Claims Manager	Senior Claims Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Liability claims manager vs senior claims specialist demographics

Here are the differences between liability claims managers' and senior claims specialists' demographics:

	Liability Claims Manager	Senior Claims Specialist
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 55.9% Female, 44.1%	Male, 40.7% Female, 59.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 4.0% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between liability claims manager and senior claims specialist duties and responsibilities

Liability claims manager example responsibilities.

Manage and develop a mix liability team of litigation, attorney represent and direct or field representatives.
Spearhead a team of professionals train to eliminate need for litigation and regulate expenditures.
Mentore less experience and newer employees in career development and individual development plans to facilitate future leadership candidates for the enterprise.
Draft policies of insurance and advise as to underwriting issues, audits, strategies and DOI complaints.

Senior claims specialist example responsibilities.

Manage assigned third party administration (TPA) multi-jurisdictional workers' compensation; subrogation recovery claims; assign defense attorney.
Work toward settlement with claimants and attorneys, or determine company litigation strategy, participating in mediation and arbitration when necessary.
Maintain EDI processing table logic.
Work with testing HIPAA transactions, reporting and processing data reporting to the state.
Review data entry of claims receive through the EDI system for accuracy prior to processing.
Operate within all company regulations regarding HIPAA, fraud, confidentiality, and private health information guidelines.

Liability claims manager vs senior claims specialist skills

Common liability claims manager skills

Litigation, 18%
Claims Management, 8%
Insurance Claims, 8%
Mediation, 7%
Claims Process, 7%
Claims Handling, 6%

Common senior claims specialist skills

Customer Service, 26%
Litigation, 10%
Claims Handling, 8%
SR, 5%
Settlement Conferences, 5%
Excellent Interpersonal, 4%

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