Litigation examiner vs claims director

The differences between litigation examiners and claims directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a litigation examiner and a claims director. Additionally, a claims director has an average salary of $118,250, which is higher than the $55,295 average annual salary of a litigation examiner.

The top three skills for a litigation examiner include litigation, mediation and general liability. The most important skills for a claims director are customer service, litigation, and oversight.

Litigation examiner vs claims director overview

	Litigation Examiner	Claims Director
Yearly salary	$55,295	$118,250
Hourly rate	$26.58	$56.85
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	3,612	13,299
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

Litigation examiner vs claims director salary

Litigation examiners and claims directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Litigation Examiner	Claims Director
Average salary	$55,295	$118,250
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $81,000	Between $73,000 And $190,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between litigation examiner and claims director education

There are a few differences between a litigation examiner and a claims director in terms of educational background:

	Litigation Examiner	Claims Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Litigation examiner vs claims director demographics

Here are the differences between litigation examiners' and claims directors' demographics:

	Litigation Examiner	Claims Director
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 53.1% Female, 46.9%	Male, 58.2% Female, 41.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 5.3% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between litigation examiner and claims director duties and responsibilities

Litigation examiner example responsibilities.

Manage litigation costs (defense/consultants/independent investigators/experts).
Manage litigation costs (defense/consultants/independent investigators/experts).
Complete claims involving a high level of analysis, evaluation and negotiation for arbitrations submit.
Manage litigation costs (defense/consultants/independent investigators/experts).

Claims director example responsibilities.

Create project team that comply with new Medicare reporting requirements achieving successful reporting to CMS.
Maintain relationships with attorneys and manage litigation strategy; ensure strong relationships with insureds, brokers and third party administrators.
Redesign processes and procedures for managing litigation through the implementation of an aggressive process for managing discovery and case typing.
General knowledge of CPT, ICD-9, HCPCS, DRG and Medicode (UCR), bundling and unbundling.
File and respond to online arbitration matters.
Facilitate annual updates to all new and revise CPT codes assuring accurate claims payment.

Litigation examiner vs claims director skills

Common litigation examiner skills

Litigation, 26%
Mediation, 14%
General Liability, 12%
Defense Counsel, 11%
Settlement Conferences, 7%
Injury Claims, 5%

Common claims director skills

Customer Service, 17%
Litigation, 11%
Oversight, 9%
Coverage Issues, 6%
Claims Handling, 5%
Claims Operations, 5%