Claims Service Ambassador

Wawanesa Insurance; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mutual insurance provider in Toronto seeks a Claims Service Ambassador to deliver exceptional claims experiences. The role involves responding to inquiries, evaluating claims, and providing professional support. Ideal candidates possess strong customer service skills and 2-3 years of experience in a call center environment. This position offers a hybrid work model and competitive salary between $52,000 - $55,000 annually.

Benefits

Annual bonus plan

Generous vacation time

Premium free benefits

Pension plan

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of customer service experience.
• Able to handle large call volumes within a call center environment.
• Good time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and support to members throughout the claims process.
• Ensure timely and professional communication.
• Evaluate relevant information to quantify losses.

Skills

Exceptional customer service skills

Bilingualism in French and English

Investigative and analytical skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite & MS Teams

Job description

Details

Job ID: 9482

Working Business Language: English

Hours of Work: This role requires flexibility to work a 7.5-hour shift (37.5 hours weekly) within the core hours of 8 AM to 7 PM EST, Monday through Friday. During the first 5 weeks of training, the shift will be from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST. After training, the shift may be from 12 PM to 7 PM EST, with specific hours determined by business needs and seniority.

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: $52,000 - $55,000. 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: Toronto, ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON.

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.

Job Overview

As a Claims Service Ambassador, you would contribute to Wawanesa’s goal of delivering an exceptional and consistent claims experience through responding to inbound and outbound inquiry calls as well as first notice of loss auto and property claims.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide direction and support to our members and stakeholders 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.
• Within a limited scope, adjust claim in a proactive manner.
• Within a limited scope, interpret policy wordings, determine policy coverage, and communicate coverage decisions to members.
• Evaluate relevant information from sources such as appraisers, third party adjusters, contractors, and repair facilities to quantify losses.
• Within a limited scope, evaluate losses to determine liability.
• Coordinate services with vendors such as: appraisers, rental companies, repair facilities and other business partners inside and outside the organization.
• Maintain an effective and current diary system and document claim file activities in accordance with established procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Exceptional customer service skills demonstrating empathy and concern for member satisfaction.
• 2-3 years of customer service experience.
• Bilingualism in French and English is an asset.
• Able to handle large call volumes on a daily basis, within a call center environment.
• Good investigative and analytical skills. Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy regarding data entry.
• Excellent communication skills; listening, written, and spoken.
• Good time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite & MS Teams.

Recognition

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!

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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