UK MARINE SPECIALIST

Barbuss; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a marine claims expert, where your 8+ years of experience will help lead business expansion in the UK, Africa, and the Middle East. You will play a crucial role in developing the claims coordination team, managing marine cargo claims, and building strong relationships with clients. This role offers a dynamic work environment with international exposure and the flexibility of short Fridays and remote work options. If you are results-oriented and passionate about making an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Great work environment

Flexibility policy

Short Fridays

Home office option

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in marine claims handling for various organizations.
• Fluent in English, both oral and written, with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and expand the existing claims coordination business.
• Manage and coordinate marine cargo claims effectively.
• Identify growth strategies and successfully execute them.

Skills

Marine Claims Handling

Commercial Skills

Strategic Vision

Effective Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Diary Management

Job description

We are looking for professionals with previous experience of at least 8 years handling marine claims for International Loss Adjusters, Insurance Companies, Brokers, International Shipping Companies, etc. to lead the expansion of our business in the UK, Africa, and the Middle East and to support the growth of the Claims Coordination team.

We are looking for individuals with strong technical expertise, exceptional commercial skills, strategic vision, and the determination to establish our company as a leader in the industry.

Responsibilities:

1. Work closely with the team to develop the existing claims coordination business for current clients, identify and bring in new business, and build new relationships and networks both internally and externally.
2. Receive and acknowledge new claims.
3. Manage and coordinate claims in a timely and professional fashion and effectively handle a portfolio of marine cargo claims on behalf of insurers, reinsurers, and/or traders.
4. Identify and develop key growth sales strategies and marketing opportunities and successfully execute them to achieve sales targets.
5. Communicate regularly with all interested parties, reviewing and approving interim and final reports, business proposals, and other communications.
6. Suggest improvements to standardize the reporting, preparing the drafts and vetting its content according to the different clients and accounts requirements.
7. Work closely with surveyors and correspondents on effectively safeguarding client’s rights and protecting available claim jurisdictions.
8. Develop key growth sales strategies, tactics, and action plans and successfully execute them to achieve sales targets.
9. Suggest actions and put them into practice in order to increase our penetration in different markets, including market events, meetings, video calls, presentations, etc.

Requirements:

1. Previous experience of at least 8 years handling marine claims for International Loss Adjusters, Insurance Companies, Brokers, International Shipping Companies, etc.
2. Fluent or Native English (oral and written) mandatory.
3. Right to work in the UK.
4. Effective diary management.
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
6. This position requires people who are results-oriented, dynamic, proactive, with experience in collaborative organizational culture and flexible to adapt to evolving scenarios.

We offer:

Great work environment.

Flexibility policy: short Fridays + home office (1 day per week).

International exposure, multinational clients and contacts.