Full Name
Will Elkner
Job Title
Claims Manager
Company
University of Southern California
Speaker Bio
Will is currently the Claims Manager at University of Southern California, and oversees, administers and supervises the processing, evaluation, assessment, adjustment, and resolution of liability claims brought against the university. He monitors, advises, strategizes with and makes recommendations to internal/external counsel as needed on personal injury litigation matters. Will collaborates with the Office of General Counsel and other relevant stakeholders to provide timely reports to insurers/insurance brokers on matters involving the university’s insurance portfolio.
Will's previous position was as the Senior Claims Representative for The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC), handling litigated professional liability and business liability exposures, with an emphasis on coverage issues. TDIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of California Dental Association. Will was formerly Direct Claim Handler in environmental, toxic tort, pollution and long term exposure (LTE) claims and litigation management with Chubb's subsidiary Brandywine Holdings in Los Angeles, CA.
He has over 20+ years of claims and litigation management experience in handling commercial general liability, auto liability and professional liability exposures. Prior to joining Chubb he was with the University of Washington where he held the position of Healthcare Liability Claims Specialist. Prior to the UW position he was Director of Professional Liability Claims at Sedgwick in their Long Beach, CA office. He has also worked with ProAssurance where he managed medical professional liability claims and suits for hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers. He has actively managed claims and litigation in multiple jurisdictions throughout his claims career and held positions with Allstate, OHIC (now The Doctor’s Company) as well as a variety of Third Party Administrators.
Will graduated from the University of LaVerne in CA with an Associate Degree, from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, from Vanderbilt University Law School in Tennessee with a Juris Doctor degree and from AT Stills University in Missouri with a Masters in Healthcare Administration with academic honors. He holds the AIC, CLMP and CCLS designations
His spare time is spent coaching youth baseball.
Will's previous position was as the Senior Claims Representative for The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC), handling litigated professional liability and business liability exposures, with an emphasis on coverage issues. TDIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of California Dental Association. Will was formerly Direct Claim Handler in environmental, toxic tort, pollution and long term exposure (LTE) claims and litigation management with Chubb's subsidiary Brandywine Holdings in Los Angeles, CA.
He has over 20+ years of claims and litigation management experience in handling commercial general liability, auto liability and professional liability exposures. Prior to joining Chubb he was with the University of Washington where he held the position of Healthcare Liability Claims Specialist. Prior to the UW position he was Director of Professional Liability Claims at Sedgwick in their Long Beach, CA office. He has also worked with ProAssurance where he managed medical professional liability claims and suits for hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers. He has actively managed claims and litigation in multiple jurisdictions throughout his claims career and held positions with Allstate, OHIC (now The Doctor’s Company) as well as a variety of Third Party Administrators.
Will graduated from the University of LaVerne in CA with an Associate Degree, from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, from Vanderbilt University Law School in Tennessee with a Juris Doctor degree and from AT Stills University in Missouri with a Masters in Healthcare Administration with academic honors. He holds the AIC, CLMP and CCLS designations
His spare time is spent coaching youth baseball.
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