Counter Fraud - Motor Claims Handler

Direct Line Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Counter Fraud Motor Claims Handler in Leeds. This hybrid role involves investigating insurance fraud, managing customer interactions, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in Motor Claims and strong organizational skills, contributing to the company's commitment to customer service and fraud prevention.

Benefits

9% employer contributed pension

50% off home, motor and pet insurance

Additional optional Health and Dental insurance

Generous holidays

Buy as you earn share scheme

Employee discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Experience within the Motor Claims environment is essential.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills are required.
• Good communication skills and ability to manage workload efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Identify and investigate insurance fraud, managing customer expectations throughout.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and internal guidelines.
• Use available tools to refer linked cases of suspected fraud.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Counter Fraud Motor Claims Handler

Leeds - Hybrid

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you'll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best.

We're hiring Counter Fraud Motor Claims Handlers to join our Fraud Department. You will report into our Counter Fraud Team Leader.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver Counter Fraud benefit by identifying and investigating insurance fraud and undertaking investigations to validate or substantiate concerns. Effective portfolio management, including proactive review of new work and conversion to detected benefit, whilst ensuring SLA's and the lifecycle of cases are kept within process guidelines.
• Demonstrate all cases adhere to legislation and risk regulations set internally and by external governing bodies.
• Manage customer expectations, including enquiries into indemnity, liability and updating them appropriately throughout the lifecycle of an investigation.
• Demonstrate capability in preventing and detecting insurance fraud, with the ability to effectively manage potential outcomes including, but not limited to; cancellation, voidance, repudiation, negotiating settlement, litigation and recovery.
• Use knowledge and available tools to refer linked cases or any suspicions of organised or targeted fraud identified in day to day handling to the COOT team.
• Mitigate spend and control the cost of investigations by identifying threats, leakage and where appropriate referring to senior staff members. Have knowledge, understanding and control of file reserving when required.
• Demonstrate effective use of all available MI to prioritise workload and drive own performance.
• Demonstrate liaison and adherence to processing guidelines with external bodies, including, but not limited to; IFB, IFED, LEA's (via CFIU) where appropriate and load all eligible cases to the IFR and CIFAS to maximise disruption.
• Provide advice, guidance and direction to relevant key stake holders including, but not limited to; Underwriting, Customer Relations, AML, Internal investigations, Bodily Injury, Motor Claims, Home Claims and Technical and Large Loss to maximise fraud detection opportunities.

What you'll need:

• You will have experience within the Motor Claims environment.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload efficiently.
• Attention to detail and diligence.

Ways of Working

Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. The perfect blend between connection and flexibility combining the best parts of home and office working. When you'll be in the office depends on your role and team, but most colleagues will be required to spend 2 days a week in the office.

Benefits

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• Generous holidays
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we've looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best - whatever that looks like - and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They're about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

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