Senior Liability Loss Adjuster

LKA Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LKA Group is seeking an experienced Liability Loss Adjuster to join its national Loss Adjusting Department in Australia. The role involves managing a liability portfolio with autonomy, handling inquiries from insureds, claimants, insurers and brokers, and delivering technical assessments across public liability, property damage and related areas.

You will investigate, analyse evidence, assess causation and quantum, prepare insurer reports and negotiate outcomes with clients, progressing claims

Qualifications

• Experience in liability or casualty loss adjusting.
• Ability to manage files with a high degree of independence.
• Strong communication with insureds, claimants and insurers.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own liability portfolio with autonomy.
• Conduct investigations, site attendance and evidence analysis.
• Assess causation, quantum and liability issues for claims.
• Prepare clear insurer reports and negotiate outcomes with clients.

Skills

Liability loss adjusting

Independence

Client communication

Investigation planning

Job description

About the role

Already handling liability claims and wondering what the next move looks like?

Due to continued growth in our liability practice and increasing instructions from major insurer clients, LKA is looking for an experienced Liability Loss Adjuster to join our national Loss Adjusting Department.

We are not looking for someone to simply inherit a pile of files. We are looking for an experienced adjuster who wants autonomy, interesting technical work, direct client involvement and the opportunity to become an important part of the continued growth of our liability practice.

The role

You will manage your own liability portfolio, including matters involving:

• public liability;
• property damage;
• plumbing and trade liability;
• building and construction;
• defective workmanship and resultant damage;
• personal injury;
• multi-party disputes; and
• recovery and contribution opportunities.

You will deal directly with insureds, claimants, insurers, brokers, lawyers, builders, contractors and experts.

The work involves investigation, site attendance, evidence analysis, causation, quantum, liability considerations, reporting, negotiation and recommendations to clients.

Who we are looking for

You will already have solid experience in liability or casualty loss adjusting and be capable of managing files with a high degree of independence.

You should be confident in:

• planning and conducting investigations;
• interviewing parties and witnesses;
• analysing conflicting evidence;
• understanding causation and liability issues;
• assessing expert and technical material;
• reviewing claim quantum;
• identifying contribution and recovery issues;
• preparing clear and defensible insurer reports;
• communicating directly with clients; and
• progressing claims toward resolution.

We are also interested in experienced insurer-side liability professionals with the capability and motivation to transition into external loss adjusting.

Why consider LKA?

If you are already successful where you are, we understand that changing employers needs to offer something worthwhile.

We are a collaborative team that values technical quality, professional independence, practical problem-solving and people who take ownership of their work. Senior adjusters have direct access to management and clients, with genuine input into practice development, client relationships and how the liability practice grows.

At LKA you will have:

• genuine autonomy over your portfolio;
• direct access to senior technical support;
• administrative and file support;
• exposure to complex technical liability matters;
• direct involvement with major insurer clients;
• flexibility in how and where you work, where appropriate;
• the opportunity to influence practice development, client relationships and the future direction of the liability team; and
• a genuine pathway toward greater technical and leadership responsibility.

For the right experienced candidate, alternative employment arrangements, including a contractor opportunity, may also be considered.

A competitive remuneration package will be tailored to reflect your experience, technical capability and the value you can bring to the practice.

We appreciate that many of the best liability adjusters are not actively seeking a change.

If you would simply be open to a confidential discussion, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

If you are an experienced professional and this sounds like a career you may never have considered before, we would like to hear from you.