Job description
Overview
Join an amazing team that is consistently recognized for our achievements and culture, including our most recent Forbes award of being one of America's Best Midsize Employers for 2026!
Position Summary:
Mercury Insurance’s Complex Catastrophe Claims Manager leads the response to claims that require our highest level of expertise, coordination, and care. This role supports policyholders and communities after severe events such as extensive wildfires, major hurricanes, tornadoes, and other large-scale catastrophes.
You will lead a geographically dispersed Complex Catastrophe Response Team responsible for high-severity property claims and surge operations. You will set the direction for complex claim handling, guide high-severity claim decisions, coordinate resources across multiple functions, and help ensure that customers receive clear communication, timely decisions, and thoughtful support during difficult moments. You will strengthen organizational capacity and coordinate response across Claims, Operations, Legal, Underwriting, Finance, Technology, Communications, and external partners.
This is both a strategic and hands-on leadership role. You will help plan and run Mega CAT scenarios, develop and maintain catastrophe-response protocols, improve readiness, strengthen organizational capacity, and lead execution when an event occurs. You will partner with senior leaders and teams across Claims, Operations, Legal, Underwriting, Finance, Special Investigations, Subrogation, Technology, Communications, vendors, independent adjusters, and other business partners.
Technology, data, and change agility are central to this role. You will use digital tools, operational dashboards, analytics, and emerging capabilities to improve decision-making, strengthen response coordination, increase capacity, and adapt quickly as customer needs, claim conditions, and business priorities change.
The position is remote with regular field travel and CAT deployments. During an active event, the role may require extended hours, weekends, holidays, and rapid travel to affected areas. Travel expectations will vary based on business needs and the severity, location, and duration of each event.
If you are energized by complex problem-solving, calm under pressure, committed to customer care, and motivated by developing people and improving how catastrophe claims are handled, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference at Mercury.
Geo-Salary Information
An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process
State specific pay scales for this role are as follows:
$118,664 to $230,619 (NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA)
$107,876 to $209,653 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME)
$97,089 to $188,688 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV)
In CA: Typical hiring range is $157,177.00 to $192,105.00
The expected base salary for this position will vary depending on a number of factors, including relevant experience, skills and location.
About the Company
Why choose a career at Mercury?
At Mercury, we have been guided by our purpose to help people reduce risk and overcome unexpected events for more than 60 years. We are one team with a common goal to help others. Everyone needs insurance and we can’t imagine a world without it.
Our team will encourage you to grow, make time to have fun, and work together to make great things happen. We embrace the strengths and values of each team member. We believe in having diverse perspectives where everyone is included, to serve customers from all walks of life.
We care about our people, and we mean it. We reward our talented professionals with a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a variety of benefits to help our team members reach their health, retirement, and professional goals.
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Perks and Benefits
We offer many great benefits, including:
Competitive compensation
Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
Engaging work environment
Promotional opportunities
Education assistance
Professional and personal development opportunities
Company recognition program
Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more
Mercury Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Pay Range
USD $118,664.00 - USD $230,619.00 /Yr.Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.