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Marine Technician roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a specialized degree in marine engineering, naval architecture, or a directly related technical field. Employers in shipbuilding, offshore energy, and vessel maintenance file LCAs with the DOL before sponsoring, and the 85,000-slot annual cap applies unless your employer holds cap-exempt status.
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Location:
Naperville, IL
Category:
Claim
Employment Type:
Full time, Remote
Job Ref:
R2627578-292
Consultant Claims - CH08CE
We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.
Marine Cargo & Logistics Claims Consultant
Position Summary:
We are seeking a motivated and solutions-oriented professional to join our Claims team as a Marine Cargo & Logistics Claims Consultant. This role will primarily focus on transportation and logistics-related claims (including Motor Truck Cargo, Shippers Interest, Contingent Cargo, Cargo Legal Liability, Warehouse Legal Liability, Freight Forwarder Liability, and other supply chain exposures).
The successful candidate will proactively investigate, evaluate, negotiate, and resolve complex, high-exposure claims involving domestic and international transportation, warehousing, distribution, and logistics operations. This position requires strong technical expertise, ability to make sound coverage decisions, and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, brokers, underwriters, legal counsel, and logistics service providers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze coverage, investigate losses, and adjust claims in accordance with company guidelines, policy language, and applicable laws.
- Manage a portfolio of logistics and marine cargo claims from first notice of loss through resolution and recovery.
- Conduct thorough investigations into cargo losses, theft, shortages, transit damage, warehousing incidents, transportation accidents, and supply chain disruptions.
- Evaluate liability, causation, damages, and coverage issues while establishing and maintaining appropriate claim reserves.
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with insureds, brokers, underwriters, surveyors, attorneys, and other stakeholders.
- Manage complex and high-severity claims involving litigation, contractual liability issues, or multimodal transportation exposures.
- Review transportation contracts, warehouse receipts, bills of lading, logistics agreements, and applicable statutes to determine liability and recovery opportunities.
- Retain and manage independent adjusters, surveyors, forensic experts, legal counsel, and other vendors to ensure timely and cost-effective claim resolution.
- Maintain accurate claim documentation.
- Maintain active claim diaries.
- Ensure all claims are handled within delegated authority levels and in accordance with company procedures and best practices.
- Analyze claim trends and emerging transportation risks and provide recommendations to improve underwriting, risk management, and loss prevention strategies.
- Support business development efforts through strong service delivery and relationship management with brokers, clients, and underwriting partners.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Technical Expertise:
- Comprehensive understanding of the claims process from first notice through settlement, recovery, and closure.
- Strong technical knowledge of marine cargo and logistics insurance products, including Motor Truck Cargo, Shippers Interest, Contingent Cargo, Cargo Legal Liability, Warehouse Legal Liability, and Freight Forwarder Liability.
- Knowledge of domestic and international transportation practices, supply chain operations, warehousing, and cargo handling.
- Understanding of transportation and logistics contracts, bills of lading, warehouse receipts, carrier liability, and recovery rights.
- Proven ability to analyze complex coverage issues and determine liability and exposure.
- Strong ability to draft clear and concise emails and coverage letters.
- Strong litigation management experience, including coordination with defense counsel, participation in mediations, and oversight of litigation strategy.
Experience:
- 3-5+ years of experience handling logistics, transportation and marine cargo claims.
- Experience managing high-value and complex transportation or supply chain losses preferred.
- Experience with domestic and international cargo claims and recovery actions is a plus.
Professional Skills:
- Excellent verbal, written, and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated customer service and relationship management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a virtual team environment.
- Proactive approach with strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Commitment to compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Additional Qualifications:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Word.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for mediations.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Professional industry designations (AIC, ARM, CPCU, AMIM, or similar) are a plus.
Work Arrangement:
This role can have a Hybrid or Remote work arrangement. Candidates who live near one of our office locations (Hartford, CT, San Antonio, TX, Lake Mary, FL, Phoenix, AZ, Naperville, IL) will have the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday). Candidates who do not live near an office will have a remote work arrangement, with the expectation of coming into an office as business needs arise.
Compensation
The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$84,800 - $127,200
Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age
Job Details
Location:
Naperville, IL
Category:
Claim
Employment Type:
Full time, Remote
Job Ref:
R2627578-292
Consultant Claims - CH08CE
We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.
Marine Cargo & Logistics Claims Consultant
Position Summary:
We are seeking a motivated and solutions-oriented professional to join our Claims team as a Marine Cargo & Logistics Claims Consultant. This role will primarily focus on transportation and logistics-related claims (including Motor Truck Cargo, Shippers Interest, Contingent Cargo, Cargo Legal Liability, Warehouse Legal Liability, Freight Forwarder Liability, and other supply chain exposures).
The successful candidate will proactively investigate, evaluate, negotiate, and resolve complex, high-exposure claims involving domestic and international transportation, warehousing, distribution, and logistics operations. This position requires strong technical expertise, ability to make sound coverage decisions, and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, brokers, underwriters, legal counsel, and logistics service providers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze coverage, investigate losses, and adjust claims in accordance with company guidelines, policy language, and applicable laws.
- Manage a portfolio of logistics and marine cargo claims from first notice of loss through resolution and recovery.
- Conduct thorough investigations into cargo losses, theft, shortages, transit damage, warehousing incidents, transportation accidents, and supply chain disruptions.
- Evaluate liability, causation, damages, and coverage issues while establishing and maintaining appropriate claim reserves.
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with insureds, brokers, underwriters, surveyors, attorneys, and other stakeholders.
- Manage complex and high-severity claims involving litigation, contractual liability issues, or multimodal transportation exposures.
- Review transportation contracts, warehouse receipts, bills of lading, logistics agreements, and applicable statutes to determine liability and recovery opportunities.
- Retain and manage independent adjusters, surveyors, forensic experts, legal counsel, and other vendors to ensure timely and cost-effective claim resolution.
- Maintain accurate claim documentation.
- Maintain active claim diaries.
- Ensure all claims are handled within delegated authority levels and in accordance with company procedures and best practices.
- Analyze claim trends and emerging transportation risks and provide recommendations to improve underwriting, risk management, and loss prevention strategies.
- Support business development efforts through strong service delivery and relationship management with brokers, clients, and underwriting partners.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Technical Expertise:
- Comprehensive understanding of the claims process from first notice through settlement, recovery, and closure.
- Strong technical knowledge of marine cargo and logistics insurance products, including Motor Truck Cargo, Shippers Interest, Contingent Cargo, Cargo Legal Liability, Warehouse Legal Liability, and Freight Forwarder Liability.
- Knowledge of domestic and international transportation practices, supply chain operations, warehousing, and cargo handling.
- Understanding of transportation and logistics contracts, bills of lading, warehouse receipts, carrier liability, and recovery rights.
- Proven ability to analyze complex coverage issues and determine liability and exposure.
- Strong ability to draft clear and concise emails and coverage letters.
- Strong litigation management experience, including coordination with defense counsel, participation in mediations, and oversight of litigation strategy.
Experience:
- 3-5+ years of experience handling logistics, transportation and marine cargo claims.
- Experience managing high-value and complex transportation or supply chain losses preferred.
- Experience with domestic and international cargo claims and recovery actions is a plus.
Professional Skills:
- Excellent verbal, written, and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated customer service and relationship management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a virtual team environment.
- Proactive approach with strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Commitment to compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Additional Qualifications:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Word.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for mediations.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Professional industry designations (AIC, ARM, CPCU, AMIM, or similar) are a plus.
Work Arrangement:
This role can have a Hybrid or Remote work arrangement. Candidates who live near one of our office locations (Hartford, CT, San Antonio, TX, Lake Mary, FL, Phoenix, AZ, Naperville, IL) will have the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday). Candidates who do not live near an office will have a remote work arrangement, with the expectation of coming into an office as business needs arise.
Compensation
The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$84,800 - $127,200
Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Marine Technician
Verify your degree field matches the role
H-1B eligibility for Marine Technician positions hinges on your degree being in a directly related field, such as marine engineering or naval architecture. A general mechanical engineering degree may trigger an RFE if the job description doesn't clearly require that specialization.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Shipyards and marine contractors affiliated with universities or nonprofit research institutions file outside the H-1B lottery. Government-owned shipbuilding facilities and NOAA-affiliated research operations are worth prioritizing if you need certainty over timing.
Search H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate
Pull DOL Labor Condition Application data on Migrate Mate to see which marine employers have sponsored this exact role before. Filing history by occupation code tells you which companies are structurally set up to sponsor, not just willing in principle.
Request the LCA before signing your offer
Ask your employer to share the certified LCA before you accept. It confirms the prevailing wage level, the worksite location, and the occupation classification. A mismatch between the LCA job title and your actual duties is a common source of USCIS scrutiny at adjudication.
Check your O*NET classification before filing
Marine Technician roles span multiple O*NET codes depending on whether the work is diagnostic, repair-focused, or engineering-adjacent. The SOC code your employer selects on the LCA determines which prevailing wage tier applies, so confirm it reflects your actual duties using O*NET.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
Look up the prevailing wage for your specific SOC code and worksite ZIP code using the OFLC Wage Search before your employer files the LCA. If the offered wage falls below Level I or Level II for your area, USCIS can deny the petition on prevailing wage grounds.
H-1B Visa Marine Technician: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Marine Technician role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the position is defined. USCIS evaluates whether the role normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field, not just technical skills or certifications. Marine Technician jobs focused on diagnostics, systems integration, or engineering analysis are stronger candidates than general repair roles. Your employer's job description and the SOC code selected on the LCA both factor into the adjudication.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas for Marine Technician positions?
Shipbuilding and repair yards, offshore oil and gas operators, marine survey firms, and government defense contractors are the most active sponsors for this role. Research vessels operated by universities or NOAA affiliates also hire under H-1B, and those employers are often cap-exempt. You can browse verified sponsoring employers for Marine Technician roles on Migrate Mate using DOL LCA filing data.
Can my employer file the H-1B petition if the work site changes between vessels or ports?
Yes, but the LCA must reflect the appropriate worksite or include a valid itinerary if you're working at multiple locations. DOL rules require a new or amended LCA when you move to a worksite in a different metropolitan statistical area for more than 60 consecutive workdays. Short-term assignments typically fall under the short-term placement exception, but your employer should document each assignment carefully to avoid a compliance issue.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect my timeline as a Marine Technician job seeker?
If your employer is cap-subject, USCIS opens registration each March for fiscal year petitions that start October 1. Selection is randomized, so there's no guarantee even with a strong application. Cap-exempt employers, such as those affiliated with nonprofit research institutions or universities, can file at any time of year, which gives you more predictable start dates.
What documentation should I prepare to support a specialty occupation argument for a Marine Technician H-1B?
Your employer needs to show the role normally requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any technical background. Useful evidence includes the job posting requiring a degree in marine engineering or naval architecture, industry wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing degree requirements for the occupation, and a detailed duties letter from your employer linking each core responsibility to your educational background.