Experienced Home Claims Handler

Hastings Direct; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for an Experienced Home Claims Handler in Leicester to manage home claims effectively. This role requires strong communication skills, experience in claims handling, and the ability to work remotely. Joining this team offers growth opportunities and flexibility in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Attractive salary based on experience

Flexible working

Competitive Bonus Scheme

Healthcare cash plan

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in home claims notification and case handling.
• Ability to communicate and work remotely using online tools.
• Understanding of general insurance and claims.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of claims with varying complexity.
• Act as a technical referral point for colleagues and suppliers.
• Ensure claims are effectively reserved and managed.

Skills

Customer service experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong system skills

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22.06.2025

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Job Description:

Experienced Home Claims Handler

Hours: 37.5 hours on a rotational shift pattern including 2 in 4 weekends
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Hybrid - Bexhill/Leicester.

Start Date: 4th of August


Role Purpose
Reporting to our Home Claims Leader, the Experienced Home Claims Handler will manage home claims within their authority limit. This role involves delivering effective claims support through desktop settlements or liaising with suppliers, while always being available to the customer. Handlers will also support the management team in achieving SLAs by effectively managing and allocating caseloads.


Job Details:

• Manage a portfolio of claims with varying complexity to achieve optimal outcomes in line with Hastings 4Cs.
  
• Act as a technical referral point for colleagues, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
  
• Ensure claims are adequately reserved, loss coded, and managed effectively for accurate pricing and reserving.
  
• Maintain and navigate various system platforms (e.g., Fintech, GW, Respond).
  
• Achieve outcomes that position Hastings as a market-leading home claims handling function, as directed by the leadership team.
  
• Collaborate with the Claims Team Leader to maintain best practice documents on technical applications for buildings, contents, recoveries, and subsidence.
  
• Handle and resolve complaints, including FOS referrals, and provide feedback to relevant parties as best practice.
  
• Ensure fair and reasonable customer expectations are met, providing fair outcomes. Challenge processes and procedures that do not meet these expectations.
  
• Complete company-mandated training and comply with FCA regulations.
  
• Ensure self and any direct reports achieve and demonstrate the required levels of competence.

Transferrable skills we would love you to have:

• Experience in home claims notification and case handling.
  
• Customer service experience, preferably telephony-based.
  
• Ability to communicate and work remotely using online tools (e.g., MS Teams, systems).
  
• Compliance with consumer duty when advising customers, with the ability to relay technical context and rationale.
  
• Efficient and accurate work in line with SLAs and targets, interpreting, tracking, and allocating incoming claims.
  
• Strong system skills, with the ability to navigate and update multiple platforms simultaneously.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal colleagues, external suppliers, and customers.
  
• Understanding of the value and impact of our work for customers, the team, and the wider business.
  
• Ability to identify and support vulnerable customers appropriately.
  
• Understanding of general insurance and claims.

The Interview Process:
Our Interview process involves the below:

• Virtual interview with the hiring leader
  

As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive - what this means to you is if you're applying for a job with us, you'll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website - Diversity, inclusion, equality and fairness with Hastings Direct | Hastings Direct Careers


What We Offer:

Join us and experience a different way of doing things. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company, and community. As one of our colleagues, you'll help drive our growth, and in return, we'll provide all the support, training, and development you need. You'll also receive plenty of recognition and rewards, and the opportunity to voice your ideas and put them into practice.



Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role


Rewards:

• Salary: Attractive salary based on experience, with annual pay reviews.
  
• Flexible Working: We champion a flexible and hybrid working approach. Discuss details with your recruiter.
  
• Competitive Bonus Scheme: All colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus, based on Hastings' performance and your personal performance.
  
• Physical Wellbeing: We fund a healthcare cash plan for everyday health care claims.
  
• Financial Wellbeing: Includes 4x salary life assurance cover, income protection, pension contribution match up to 10%, discounts and cashback at retailers, fee-free independent mortgage advice, and free financial wellbeing support.
  
• Mental Wellbeing Programme: Access to the Thrive mental health app, 24/7 colleague assistance programme, in-house mental health first aiders, support groups, and a dedicated team.
  
• Additional Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell a week. Access to private healthcare, dental plans, discounted health assessments, cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events, and more. Most benefits are available from day one, with some optional benefits available after probation.
  

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Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.