Technical Claims Handler

Ecclesiastical Insurance UK; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a Technical Claims Handler to join their Gloucester office on a hybrid basis. This role involves managing complex claims, ensuring exceptional customer service, and working within a supportive team environment. The position offers a chance to develop your career in a purpose-led organization that values inclusivity and personal growth. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on continuous improvement, this is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the insurance industry.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution

Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Health and wellbeing benefits

Annual personal grant to charity

Volunteering day per year

Employee Assistance Programme

Full study support for qualifications

Access to virtual GP

Qualifications

• Diploma Qualified or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale.
• Proven Property Claims handling experience, preferably within a commercial claim setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex claims within your authority while meeting technical audit requirements.
• Identify and resolve complaints in line with company policy.

Skills

Property Claims Handling

Customer Service Excellence

Complaint Management

Fraud Identification

Change Management

Education

Diploma in Insurance

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Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Gloucester, Manchester or London

Job ref: 203580

About The Role

Ecclesiastical Insurance, who are proudly part of Benefact Group are looking for a Technical Claims Handler to join our Gloucester, Manchester or London office on a hybrid basis.

As a Technical Claims Handler you will efficiently and cost effectively advise, negotiate, and settle claims within designated authority and agreed service standards.

Within Claims we take pride in delivering an exceptional customer experience and believe our customers are entitled to the highest standards of service, courtesy and professionalism. We operate in small teams, provide a personal service, are highly qualified and trained to the highest technical standards.

Working within an experienced and professional team, you will be expected to take ownership of your own caseload and in addition, you must have an extremely strong team ethic, which is essential for upholding our reputation for excellence that stands us apart within the industry.

Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Delivery of exceptional customer experience.
• Manage complex claims within your authority whilst working in line with technical audit requirements.
• To actively manage case load by regularly reviewing and reporting on individual and team claims portfolio.
• Identify complaints, act upon them, and resolve in line with company policy.
• Pro-actively identify fraud by applying conversation management skills.
• Work in line with leakage and reserving targets.
• Act as referral point, providing structured coaching sessions to develop skills and knowledge within the team.
• Identify training needs and deliver training where appropriate.
• Act on individual audit results and agreed action plans within deadlines to improve own performance.
• Contribute to internal project work including, indemnity initiatives.
• Support internal and external stakeholder engagement.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Diploma Qualified or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale.
• Proven Property Claims handling experience, preferably within a commercial claim setting.
• Sound understanding of property policy coverage issues including interpretation, conditions and exclusions.
• Experience in complaint handling up to and including submissions to the Financial Ombudsman Service is desirable.
• Understands the importance of managing claims as a financial portfolio including recoveries and audits.
• Can demonstrate a commitment to continued improvement through managing change projects.
• Ability to manage workload when faced with several competing demands.
  
  

What We Offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Hybrid working
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
• Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
• Up to £400 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications
• Access to virtual GP
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
  
  

About Us

Ecclesiastical Insurance offer insurance with award-winning service across a broad range of specialisms, including faith, charity, heritage, education, art and private client, real estate and schemes, across Ireland, Canada and the UK.

As a business, we’ve been trusted to protect some of the UK’s best-loved and most iconic buildings for over a century, and we’re not standing still. We’re a forward thinking, energetic organisation entering new markets, with an ambition to double our size, because when we grow, we give back more.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

• Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26

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