Team Leader Claims Handler - MOTOR

Prima; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in Manchester is looking for a Team Leader Claims Handler to oversee a team ensuring quality customer claims processing. The ideal candidate will have experience in claims handling, strong leadership skills, and the ability to mentor team members. This role offers hybrid working arrangements, personal growth opportunities, and great employee benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangement

Learning resources

Private healthcare

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a Team Leader / Supervisor role within Claims Handling.
• Strong understanding of motor insurance claims processes.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Claims First Responders.
• Oversee claims handling for quality and efficiency.
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement.

Skills

Team Leadership

Claims Handling

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Fancy helping us shape the future of motor insurance? Prima could be the place for you. Since 2015, we’ve been using our love of data and tech to rethink motor insurance and bring drivers a great experience at a great price. Our story began in Italy, where we’ve quickly become the number one online motor insurance provider. In fact, we’re trusted by over 4 million drivers. And now we’re expanding to help millions more drivers in the UK and Spain.

To help fuel that growth, we need a Team Leader Claims Handler - MOTOR to join our Claims UK team. In this role, you will be a key part of our mission to provide great value car insurance designed for everyone. You'll lead and mentor a team that is the first point of contact for our customers during a claim, ensuring they deliver a fast, fair, and straightforward experience.

Excited to make an impact? Here are the details

What you'll do

• Leading and Mentoring the Team: Guide and support a team of Claims First Responders, who are the first point of contact for Prima drivers when something goes wrong. Your team will collect information about what happened and the damage to the vehicle to initiate the claims process.
• Ensuring Quality and Efficiency: Oversee the team's work to ensure claims are handled accurately and efficiently, from the initial call to the escalation of complex cases. This includes verifying claims and being alert to potential fraud indicators.
• Developing Team Members: Work with individual team members to create personal growth plans, leveraging Prima's teaching and learning marketplace. Provide regular coaching and feedback to help them grow their skills in claims handling, customer service, and problem-solving.
• Driving Process Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities to improve our claims handling processes to make things quicker and easier for customers. You will use your initiative to suggest ways we can enhance how we do things.
• Collaborating with Stakeholders: Work closely with specialist teams and other departments within Prima to ensure claims are progressed smoothly and efficiently.

What we’re looking for

• Experience in a Team Leader / Supervisor role, within Claims Handling and/or FNOL
• Strong understanding of motor insurance claims processes, particularly FNOL
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and grow team members who are early-in-care
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to effectively guide your team and interact with other departments and stakeholders within Prima
• Strong attention to detail, with a problem-solving attitude
• Comfortable working in a growing / scale-up business environment

Why you’ll love it here

We want to make Prima a happy and empowering place to work. So if you decide to join us, you can expect plenty of perks.

Work Your Way: Enjoy hybrid working, with a mix of home and office days.

Grow with us: We may move fast at Prima, but we move together. Get access to learning resources, mentorship and a growth plan tailored to you.

Thrive and perform: Your best work begins when you feel your best. Enjoy private healthcare, gym discounts, wellbeing programs and mental health support.

Think you’re a match? Apply now.

At Prima, we celebrate uniqueness. If you don’t meet every requirement but are passionate about this role, we still want to hear from you. Innovation thrives on diverse perspectives.

Prima is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Need accommodations during the process? Email us at [e-mail]. Let’s build the future of insurance, together.