Claims Handler

Adjusting Appointments Limited; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Job summary

Adjusting Appointments Limited is expanding its specialist Marine Claims Management Practice, working with Lloyd's of London market and other UK clients to manage claims across watercraft.

We are seeking an experienced Claims Handler to cover cradle-to-grave claims, with full training provided and opportunities for progression as the business grows. The role is based in our Bournemouth area with office-based hours.

Qualifications

• Experience in Insurance claims handling.
• Ability to interpret policy wordings and establish validity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Enjoy working in a team with initiative.
• Office-based full-time with some flexibility to work from home.
• Interest in sailing or water sports (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Work in a team environment.
• Manage Marine claims cradle to grave, training provided.
• Be a focal point for key clients, including Lloyd's of London market.
• Gather and assess evidence, check policy wordings and establish validity.
• Calculate quantum and negotiate settlements up to circa £2m.

Job description

• Do you have Claims Handling experience?
• Do you enjoy working in a team environment and would like to work in an office?
• Are you looking to work for a company who are expanding and growing offering opportunities to progress?
• Would you like to learn a different area of the Claims Sector where full training and support will be provided?
• Worried about parking costs? - free parking is provided
• Travel? - located very close to transport links and if local to Poole/Bournemouth journey time will be minimal!

An experienced Claims Handler is required to join a specialist Marine Claims Management Practice who work closely with the Lloyd's of London market, as well as MGA's, Brokers and Retail Agents throughout the UK managing specialist claims covering a wide range of water vessels including paddle boards, jet ski's, narrowboats, yachts etc.

This will be an exciting time to join due to expansion and new clients coming on board offering career progression and development long-term and being part of their growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Working in a team environment.
• Managing Marine claims cradle to grave overseeing the lifecycle of the claim, Marine claims experience isn't essential as full training and support will be provided
• Being a focal point for key clients including the Lloyds of London market
• Gathering and assessing evidence, checking policy wordings and establishing validity
• Calculating quantum and negotiating settlements up to circa £2m

About you:

• An experienced Claims handler within the Insurance Claims Industry, from a Broking, Insurer or Adjusting environment
• A background in handling claims, being able to interpret policy wordings and establishing validity
• An exceptional communicator verbal and written
• Enjoy working in a team environment as well as being able to work on own initiative
• Be happy to work in an office environment full-time although my client does offer some flexibility should the need to work from home arise
• Have a passion or be interested in sailing or water sports - desirable
• Industry qualifications - ideally, working towards or would like to work towards

Office hours - Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with an hour for lunch with the option to leave early on a Friday, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays with a Birthday day holiday, free parking.