Senior Claims handler - Complex

Das Group; Bedwas, West of England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour week

Hybrid work pattern

26 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Employee discounts hub

Cycle scheme

Health Cash plan

Group Income Protection

Group Legal Protection

European motor assistance

Job summary

ARAG UK is seeking a Senior Claims Handler to join our Complex Claims Team in Bristol. You will process complex claims, liaising with solicitors, policyholders and brokers to investigate, negotiate and settle claims within authority levels.

The role offers a 35-hour week with no evenings or weekends and hybrid working after training. You will develop broad knowledge of legal issues, ensuring claims are handled efficiently while guiding customers on product components and cost protection.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or insurance claims is desirable.
• Ability to handle challenging calls within a customer framework.
• aptitude, willingness to learn and proactive approach are valued attributes.

Responsibilities

• Process new and existing complex claims within the specialist team.
• Liaise with panel and non-panel solicitors, policyholders and brokers/insurers.
• Investigate, negotiate and settle claims within agreed authority levels.
• Provide guidance and ensure claims are managed accurately through the claims cycle.

Skills

Excellent communication

Customer service

Relationship building

KPI & SLA targets

Organisational skills

Decision making

Conflict management

Remote and office work

Job description

ARAG UK have an excellent new opportunity for a Senior Claims Handler to join our highly successful Complex Claims Team in Bristol. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an environment where you can help deliver on our commitment to Access to Justice by joining the largest UK Legal Expenses insurer. If you are looking for a career with excellent benefits, culture and training then this is the role for you! We offer a 35-hour working week with no evenings or weekends, and our bright, modern offices are centrally located with the benefit of excellent transport links. Our hybrid working patterns, once your training is complete, are two days in the office each week.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing excellent customer service whilst processing new and existing claims within our specialist claims area, dealing with all claim types. This means that you will be working closely with both our preferred panel firms of solicitors as well non-panel firms. You will also liaise directly with our policy holders and their brokers/insurers in order to investigate, negotiate and settle claims within agreed authority levels, in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.

As a Complex Claims Handler you will need to develop a broad knowledge of legal issues and processes ensuring that claims are handled accurately and efficiently throughout the duration of the claims cycle. You’ll provide guidance to customers on key components of the product, help customers to make decisions to protect claims cost and take ownership for seeing the case resolved to company and customer satisfaction.

We would love to hear from you if you have worked in a financial services environment before, and it would be advantageous if you have worked in an insurance claims role. If you have worked in Legal Expenses claims, all the better, but we will provide full training to the successful candidate – aptitude, willingness to learn and a positive proactive manner when dealing with customers over the phone are the most important attributes for our handlers.

In addition, we're looking for candidates with the following:

• Ability to handle challenging calls in line with our customer framework.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills including the ability to communicate information in a clear and commercial manner whilst maintaining resilience when dealing with difficult customers.
• The ability to deliver high quality performance against challenging KPI's, targets and SLA's.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail including accuracy of communication with others.
• Ability to make good judgments throughout the claims journey and demonstrate the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to use own initiative to prioritise work.
• A natural ability to manage conflict with an investigative mind in order to solve customer queries.
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, integrity and commitment with working both remotely and in the office.

If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed above.

Generous and negotiable starting salary, dependent on skills and experience

26 days holiday + bank holidays+ 'MyDay' (1 day to take at your discretion during the year)

Contributory company pension scheme (up to 10% employer match)

Opportunity to buy up to 5 days of annual leave every year

Employee Reward and Incentive Scheme

Progressive career pathway and development opportunities

The option to join our Sports and Social club which organises discounted events such as theatre visits, sporting events and shopping trips

Group Income Protection for all employees

Group Legal Protection for all employees

European Motor Assistance and Home Emergency Assistance

Inclusion in our Health Cash plan

Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle scheme

Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK