Loss Adjustor - Norwich / Ipswich

Aviva; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Bath is seeking a Loss Adjuster to deliver exceptional customer service while managing household claims. You will collaborate with the Home Project Manager team to assess liability and build detailed work scopes. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and expertise in property insurance. The role offers a competitive salary of circa £40,000, along with generous benefits such as a pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

Starting salary circa £40000

Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discounts on Aviva products

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year

Paid volunteering days

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Strong client relations with exceptional communication skills.
• Experience in the Residential property insurance sector.
• Hands-on experience using claims management software.

Responsibilities

• Visit customers to assess liability for household claims.
• Collaborate to build work scopes and validate claims.
• Records evidence and makes liability decisions.

Skills

Exceptional empathy and communication skills

In-depth expertise in Residential property insurance

Advanced technical knowledge in building pathology

Proficient in claims scoping and management software

Comprehensive understanding of Flood, EOW, and Fire damage management

Tools

Symbility

Exactaware

Job description

Loss Adjuster - Salary circa £40000

Are you someone who thrives on delivering exceptional customer service while balancing cost-effectiveness? Do you love visiting customers? In this role, you'll collaborate with our Home Project Manager team to gather crucial site information, assess liability, and create detailed work scopes.

If you're a desk-based adjuster this could be the next step in your career!

We would love to hear from you!

A bit about the job

Your responsibilities include providing a customer-focused and cost-effective service by visiting household claims customers. In collaboration with the Home Project Manager team, it's essential to gather and provide site information to manage claims to completion. The role involves visiting customers to assess liability, build work scopes, draw floorplan, validate claims against policy cover, agree settlements, and determine the best management route for the claim. Responsibilities also include recording evidence, appointing suppliers, making liability decisions, and creating initial reserves using claims scoping software, sometimes working out of the area to support major incidents. The position demands self-motivation, managing personal appointments, and may involve travel across the UK with flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Skills and experience we're looking for

• Exceptional empathy and communication skills : adept at gathering evidence, delivering difficult news with sensitivity, and maintaining strong client relations.
• In-depth expertise in the Residential (Home) property insurance sector, ensuring accurate assessments and tailored solutions.
• Advanced technical knowledge in building pathology and best practices, enabling precise evaluations and recommendations.
• Proficient in claims scoping and management software (Symbility, Exactaware, etc.), with hands-on experience using tablet technology on-site.
• Comprehensive understanding of Flood, Escape of Water (EOW), and Fire damage management, alongside health and safety regulations and industry-specific legislation.

What you'll get for this role

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £40000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva.
• Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone

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