Bilingual Claims Adjuster 2 - Auto Physical Damage

Wawanesa Insurance; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 49,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in Montreal is seeking a Claims Adjuster 2 for Auto Physical Damage. The role involves evaluating and adjusting claims, requiring bilingual proficiency in French and English. Candidates must hold a Claims Adjuster Permit and possess 1-2 years of insurance adjusting experience. The position offers a hybrid work environment and a competitive salary range of $49,000 to $68,000 CAD.

Benefits

Annual bonus plan

Generous vacation time

Premium free benefits

Pension plan

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of insurance adjusting experience required.
• Claims Adjuster Permit from the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) needed.
• Candidates should work towards Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and support to members throughout the claims process.
• Ensure timely and proactive communication with all inquiries.
• Adjust auto physical damage claims of moderate complexity.
• Review policy wordings and communicate coverage decisions.
• Conduct comprehensive investigations on all files.
• Collaborate with vendors to coordinate services.
• Negotiate claim settlements within authority limits.
• Maintain a current diary system and document claim activities.
• Stay updated with legislative changes and industry trends.

Skills

Exceptional customer service skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent investigative and analytical skills

Time management and organizational skills

Negotiation and decision-making skills

Education

Post-secondary degree

Job description

Job ID

9574

Working Business Language

Bilingual in French and English. This role requires regular interaction with internal and external stakeholders where the business languages utilized are both English and French. As such, the successful candidate must be fully proficient in English and French.

Salary

At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan. The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $49,000- $68,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About Us

At Wawanesa, we’re proud to offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in‑office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Montreal, QC; Quebec, QC. The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company ("Wawanesa Mutual"), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,600 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. To learn more visit wawanesa.com.

Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba’s Top Employers, a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada and a Forbes Best Employer in Canada recognizing an exceptional place to work!

Job Overview

The Claims Adjuster 2, Auto Physical Damage contributes to Wawanesa's goals of delivering an exceptional and consistent claims experience through the fair and equitable adjustment of auto physical damage claims that are moderate to high complexity. This role is responsible for applying and explaining policy coverages and documenting claim files. The role is accountable for providing timely service and prompt management of your claims from initial report to conclusion.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide direction and support to our members, throughout the claims process, by providing exceptional service delivered with empathy.
• Ensure timely and proactive communication, through voice to voice, digital and written correspondence, ensuring that all inquiries are effectively dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
• Adjustment of auto physical damage claims of moderate complexity.
• Review and interpret policy wordings, determine policy coverage, and communicate coverage decisions to members.
• Establish timely and accurate loss and expense reserves through the life of the claim through evaluation of relevant information from sources such as appraisers, third party adjusters, and auto repair facilities.
• Ensure a comprehensive investigation is conducted on all files to determine coverages and liability, while adhering to Wawanesa’s adjusting guidelines, and recognizing when to engage appropriate internal and external resources.
• Collaborate directly with vendors such as: appraisers, rental companies, repair facilities and other business partners inside and outside the organization to coordinate services.
• Negotiating and conveying claim settlements within authority limits. Communicating claim decisions promptly and effectively, while still delivering an exceptional customer experience.
• Maintain an effective and current diary system and document claim file activities in accordance with established procedures.
• Remain up to date with legislative changes and trends in the insurance industry as well as complying with all provincial requirements.
• Support CAT plan as necessary, including potentially assisting on claims outside of your service area.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Exceptional customer service skills demonstrating empathy and concern for member satisfaction.
• Claims Adjuster Permit from the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).
• 1-2 years of insurance adjusting experience.
• Post‑secondary degree is preferred.
• Working toward Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation and where required, dedicated to reach the proper licensing requirements.
• Excellent communication skills; listening, written, and spoken.
• Excellent investigative and analytical skills. Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy regarding data entry.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Good negotiation, decision making and critical thinking skills as well as a willingness to improve.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate with others.

Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender‑diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.

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