Claims Manager Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Claims Manager roles attract visa sponsorship from insurers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers who need licensed professionals to oversee complex claim portfolios. H-1B visa is the most common path, requiring a specialty occupation tie to your degree. TN visa is available for Canadian and Mexican nationals with qualifying credentials.
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We are looking for an experienced claims leader to lead the strategy, governance, and performance of our third-party administrator (TPA) claim programs across multiple products, business segments, and jurisdictions.
This is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for ensuring our TPA partners deliver fair, timely, accurate, and compliant claim outcomes while meeting our expectations for customer experience, financial performance, and operational quality.
You will serve as the senior business owner for key TPA relationships, lead a team of claims and vendor oversight professionals, partner closely with senior leaders across the organization, and influence how we manage outsourced claims operations at an enterprise level.
This role is ideal for a strategic P&C claims leader who knows how to balance technical claims expertise, vendor accountability, financial discipline, and strong relationships to drive results.
Lead TPA strategy and governance
- Set the strategy, operating model, and governance framework for TPA claim programs across products, programs, jurisdictions, and business segments.
- Establish and continuously improve service-level agreements, performance scorecards, claim-handling guidelines, authority levels, escalation protocols, and reporting standards.
- Lead TPA selection, onboarding, implementation, renewal, transition, and termination activities while protecting claim continuity and customer service.
Own TPA performance and relationships
- Serve as the senior relationship owner with TPA leadership, leading business reviews, performance discussions, escalations, and negotiations.
- Hold partners accountable for claim inventories, cycle time, customer experience, claim quality, reserve adequacy, settlement accuracy, leakage, litigation activity, regulatory compliance, and contractual commitments.
- Assess TPA capacity, staffing, training, licensing, business continuity, data security, and catastrophe readiness, and drive action plans when risks emerge.
Provide senior claims leadership
- Provide strategic direction on complex, high-exposure, litigated, escalated, or disputed claims, including coverage, reserves, litigation strategy, and settlement approach within delegated authority.
- Lead the audit, calibration, and quality assurance framework for TPA claim handling.
- Identify performance trends and root causes and ensure corrective actions deliver sustainable improvement.
Lead and develop a high-performing team
- Lead, coach, and develop managers, claim consultants, relationship managers, and vendor oversight professionals.
- Build leadership capability and bench strength while creating a culture of accountability, sound judgment, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Set clear goals and expectations and ensure the team has the tools, resources, and direction needed to deliver results.
Drive enterprise partnership and improvement
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Actuarial, Underwriting, Procurement, Operations, Technology, and business leaders on contracts, controls, data, reporting, systems, and service delivery.
- Develop and present performance dashboards, trend analysis, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to senior and executive leadership.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across TPA processes, controls, technology, training, and operating models.
Manage financial performance
- Oversee department expenses as well as TPA fees, loss adjustment expenses, claim payments, reserves, vendor charges, and audit-related costs within delegated authority.
- Identify leakage and adverse financial trends, validate contractual billing and service outcomes, and drive corrective action.
- Establish financial performance targets and communicate results, trends, and risks to senior leadership.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 10+ years of claims or related P&C insurance experience, including experience with TPA, vendor, program, or outsourced claims oversight.
- 5+ years of progressive leadership experience, including leading managers or multiple teams.
- Adjuster licenses for applicable states, with the ability to obtain and maintain additional licenses as needed.
- Deep knowledge of claim investigation, policy interpretation, coverage analysis, reserving, litigation management, settlement practices, fraud indicators, regulatory requirements, and claims financial controls.
- Demonstrated experience establishing governance models, service levels, vendor performance standards, claims audit programs, and corrective action plans.
- Experience interpreting and negotiating contracts, statements of work, authority levels, fee structures, reporting obligations, and governance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior internal stakeholders and external business partners and drive accountability without direct authority.
- Experience managing budgets and using operational and financial data to identify trends, determine root causes, and drive measurable action plans.
- Strong executive communication, presentation, negotiation, relationship management, and change leadership skills.
We'd Especially Like to See
- Bachelor's degree in business, insurance, risk management, finance, or a related field.
- Experience leading multiple TPAs, outsourced claim programs, complex vendor relationships, or multi-state claims operations.
- Experience with procurement, contract negotiation, vendor risk management, implementations, conversions, or TPA transitions.
- Professional insurance designation such as AIC, CPCU, or SCLA.
- Experience with claims analytics, dashboards, quality assurance programs, process improvement, or enterprise change initiatives.
- Experience presenting to senior and executive leadership and contributing to broader claims strategy.
What Success Looks Like
In this role, success means building a TPA operating model that delivers:
- Consistent, high-quality claim outcomes
- Strong regulatory and contractual compliance
- Improved cycle time and customer experience
- Appropriate reserves and settlement outcomes
- Reduced leakage and unnecessary expense
- Clear accountability across TPA partners
- Strong visibility into performance, risk, and financial results
- Continuous improvement in claims controls, technology, and operational effectiveness
Work Environment & Travel
This role operates in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment and involves managing multiple external partners, competing priorities, confidential claim information, and significant financial and operational accountability.
Travel may be required for TPA site visits, business reviews, audits, implementation meetings, and leadership sessions. Occasional schedule flexibility may also be necessary to support urgent claims issues, catastrophe events, regulatory deadlines, or other critical operational needs.
Pay Range
$103,800.00 - $173,300.00
If no application deadline is provided, this role may be a pipeline requisition, and we'll continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis, or there is no requirement for this information in the location where the role is posted.
Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience, and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.
Helping People Thrive in a Connected World
Connect with us. Bring us your best work and your brightest ideas. And we’ll bring you a place where you can thrive. Learn more at jobs.assurant.com.
What’s the culture like at Assurant?
Our unique culture is a big reason why talented people choose Assurant. Named a Best/Great Place to Work in 14 countries and awarded the Fortune America’s Most Innovative Companies recognition, we bring together top talent around the world. Although we have a wide variety of skills and experiences, we share common characteristics that are uniquely Assurant. A passion for service. An ability to innovate in practical ways. And a willingness to take chances. We call our culture The Assurant Way.
Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.
AI and Biometric Usage
Assurant supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but we want to know the real you. Visit our AI Usage Guidelines page to understand what we expect from applicants regarding their use of AI during the application process. Since we would like to know the real you, we require that all of our virtual interviews be conducted on video.
Employment is contingent upon completion of a required identity verification process, which may include biometric technology, where permitted by applicable law and subject to applicable notice and consent requirements. See our Privacy Notice to learn about Assurant’s privacy practices, including our use of AI-enabled technology, automated decision making, and biometric information.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not use or consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in employment decisions.
Job Scam Alert
Please be aware that during Assurant's application process, we will never ask for personal information such as your Social Security number, bank account details, or passwords.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced claims leader to lead the strategy, governance, and performance of our third-party administrator (TPA) claim programs across multiple products, business segments, and jurisdictions.
This is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for ensuring our TPA partners deliver fair, timely, accurate, and compliant claim outcomes while meeting our expectations for customer experience, financial performance, and operational quality.
You will serve as the senior business owner for key TPA relationships, lead a team of claims and vendor oversight professionals, partner closely with senior leaders across the organization, and influence how we manage outsourced claims operations at an enterprise level.
This role is ideal for a strategic P&C claims leader who knows how to balance technical claims expertise, vendor accountability, financial discipline, and strong relationships to drive results.
Lead TPA strategy and governance
- Set the strategy, operating model, and governance framework for TPA claim programs across products, programs, jurisdictions, and business segments.
- Establish and continuously improve service-level agreements, performance scorecards, claim-handling guidelines, authority levels, escalation protocols, and reporting standards.
- Lead TPA selection, onboarding, implementation, renewal, transition, and termination activities while protecting claim continuity and customer service.
Own TPA performance and relationships
- Serve as the senior relationship owner with TPA leadership, leading business reviews, performance discussions, escalations, and negotiations.
- Hold partners accountable for claim inventories, cycle time, customer experience, claim quality, reserve adequacy, settlement accuracy, leakage, litigation activity, regulatory compliance, and contractual commitments.
- Assess TPA capacity, staffing, training, licensing, business continuity, data security, and catastrophe readiness, and drive action plans when risks emerge.
Provide senior claims leadership
- Provide strategic direction on complex, high-exposure, litigated, escalated, or disputed claims, including coverage, reserves, litigation strategy, and settlement approach within delegated authority.
- Lead the audit, calibration, and quality assurance framework for TPA claim handling.
- Identify performance trends and root causes and ensure corrective actions deliver sustainable improvement.
Lead and develop a high-performing team
- Lead, coach, and develop managers, claim consultants, relationship managers, and vendor oversight professionals.
- Build leadership capability and bench strength while creating a culture of accountability, sound judgment, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Set clear goals and expectations and ensure the team has the tools, resources, and direction needed to deliver results.
Drive enterprise partnership and improvement
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Actuarial, Underwriting, Procurement, Operations, Technology, and business leaders on contracts, controls, data, reporting, systems, and service delivery.
- Develop and present performance dashboards, trend analysis, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to senior and executive leadership.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across TPA processes, controls, technology, training, and operating models.
Manage financial performance
- Oversee department expenses as well as TPA fees, loss adjustment expenses, claim payments, reserves, vendor charges, and audit-related costs within delegated authority.
- Identify leakage and adverse financial trends, validate contractual billing and service outcomes, and drive corrective action.
- Establish financial performance targets and communicate results, trends, and risks to senior leadership.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 10+ years of claims or related P&C insurance experience, including experience with TPA, vendor, program, or outsourced claims oversight.
- 5+ years of progressive leadership experience, including leading managers or multiple teams.
- Adjuster licenses for applicable states, with the ability to obtain and maintain additional licenses as needed.
- Deep knowledge of claim investigation, policy interpretation, coverage analysis, reserving, litigation management, settlement practices, fraud indicators, regulatory requirements, and claims financial controls.
- Demonstrated experience establishing governance models, service levels, vendor performance standards, claims audit programs, and corrective action plans.
- Experience interpreting and negotiating contracts, statements of work, authority levels, fee structures, reporting obligations, and governance requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior internal stakeholders and external business partners and drive accountability without direct authority.
- Experience managing budgets and using operational and financial data to identify trends, determine root causes, and drive measurable action plans.
- Strong executive communication, presentation, negotiation, relationship management, and change leadership skills.
We'd Especially Like to See
- Bachelor's degree in business, insurance, risk management, finance, or a related field.
- Experience leading multiple TPAs, outsourced claim programs, complex vendor relationships, or multi-state claims operations.
- Experience with procurement, contract negotiation, vendor risk management, implementations, conversions, or TPA transitions.
- Professional insurance designation such as AIC, CPCU, or SCLA.
- Experience with claims analytics, dashboards, quality assurance programs, process improvement, or enterprise change initiatives.
- Experience presenting to senior and executive leadership and contributing to broader claims strategy.
What Success Looks Like
In this role, success means building a TPA operating model that delivers:
- Consistent, high-quality claim outcomes
- Strong regulatory and contractual compliance
- Improved cycle time and customer experience
- Appropriate reserves and settlement outcomes
- Reduced leakage and unnecessary expense
- Clear accountability across TPA partners
- Strong visibility into performance, risk, and financial results
- Continuous improvement in claims controls, technology, and operational effectiveness
Work Environment & Travel
This role operates in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment and involves managing multiple external partners, competing priorities, confidential claim information, and significant financial and operational accountability.
Travel may be required for TPA site visits, business reviews, audits, implementation meetings, and leadership sessions. Occasional schedule flexibility may also be necessary to support urgent claims issues, catastrophe events, regulatory deadlines, or other critical operational needs.
Pay Range
$103,800.00 - $173,300.00
If no application deadline is provided, this role may be a pipeline requisition, and we'll continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis, or there is no requirement for this information in the location where the role is posted.
Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience, and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.
Helping People Thrive in a Connected World
Connect with us. Bring us your best work and your brightest ideas. And we’ll bring you a place where you can thrive. Learn more at jobs.assurant.com.
What’s the culture like at Assurant?
Our unique culture is a big reason why talented people choose Assurant. Named a Best/Great Place to Work in 14 countries and awarded the Fortune America’s Most Innovative Companies recognition, we bring together top talent around the world. Although we have a wide variety of skills and experiences, we share common characteristics that are uniquely Assurant. A passion for service. An ability to innovate in practical ways. And a willingness to take chances. We call our culture The Assurant Way.
Company Overview
Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.
AI and Biometric Usage
Assurant supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but we want to know the real you. Visit our AI Usage Guidelines page to understand what we expect from applicants regarding their use of AI during the application process. Since we would like to know the real you, we require that all of our virtual interviews be conducted on video.
Employment is contingent upon completion of a required identity verification process, which may include biometric technology, where permitted by applicable law and subject to applicable notice and consent requirements. See our Privacy Notice to learn about Assurant’s privacy practices, including our use of AI-enabled technology, automated decision making, and biometric information.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not use or consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in employment decisions.
Job Scam Alert
Please be aware that during Assurant's application process, we will never ask for personal information such as your Social Security number, bank account details, or passwords.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Claims Manager
Map your degree to the specialty occupation standard
Claims Manager sponsorship hinges on proving your role requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Document how your coursework in risk management, finance, or business administration directly underpins your claims oversight responsibilities before any employer files.
Target self-insured corporations over brokerages
Large manufacturers, hospital systems, and logistics companies running captive or self-insured programs sponsor Claims Managers far more consistently than retail brokerages. Their in-house legal and HR teams are already set up to file LCAs and manage H-1B petitions.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring employers
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with confirmed LCA filing history for Claims Manager roles. Filtering by verified sponsorship history saves weeks of outreach to companies that have never filed for this position type.
Benchmark your offer against OFLC Wage Search early
Your employer must meet the prevailing wage DOL certifies for your specific location and role level before filing the LCA. Run the OFLC Wage Search yourself so you can flag a low offer before it stalls the filing or triggers a wage violation.
Clarify licensure requirements before the offer stage
Some states require a public adjuster or claims license for certain manager functions. Unlicensed candidates can face offer rescissions after sponsorship begins. Confirm whether the role's duties trigger state licensing obligations before you reach the negotiation stage.
Account for PERM timing when negotiating your start date
If your employer pursues an EB-2 or EB-3 green card alongside your H-1B, PERM labor certification typically adds six to twelve months before USCIS can adjudicate the I-140. Build that buffer into your long-term planning, not your 60-day grace period.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Claims Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B?
It can, but it's not automatic. USCIS scrutinizes management titles that accept candidates from multiple degree fields. Your employer's petition is strongest when the job description explicitly requires a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as business administration, finance, or risk management, and when your actual degree matches that field.
Can Canadian or Mexican nationals work as Claims Managers on a TN visa?
TN covers Accountants and certain Management Consultants under the USMCA list, but Claims Manager is not a named TN category on its own. Whether your role qualifies depends on whether the duties map closely enough to a listed profession. Canadians and Mexicans who don't fit a TN category typically pursue H-1B instead, which requires the annual lottery.
Which employers sponsor Claims Manager roles most reliably?
Self-insured corporations, large commercial insurers, and third-party administrators with established immigration programs are your best targets. Use Migrate Mate to browse employers with verified sponsorship history for Claims Manager positions, so you're not spending interview cycles on companies that have never filed for this role type.
Does a state claims adjuster license affect my visa sponsorship eligibility?
Licensure doesn't directly affect USCIS eligibility, but it affects whether your employer can legally deploy you in the role. If the position requires a state license you don't yet hold, some employers will delay or withdraw sponsorship rather than manage the compliance gap. Clarify licensing obligations with the employer before the offer is finalized.
How long does H-1B sponsorship typically take for a Claims Manager?
After passing the annual lottery, standard H-1B processing through USCIS runs several months. Premium processing, available for an additional fee, reduces USCIS adjudication to 15 business days but doesn't speed up the LCA certification at DOL. The LCA itself typically certifies within seven business days if filed correctly, so the total timeline from offer to approved status is usually four to six months under standard processing.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Claims Manager jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.