Senior Technical Claims Manager

IAG

Auckland

On-site

NZD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver 4.5% employer
Annual leave 20 days
MyLeave 5 days
Personal insurance discount 50%
Health & wellbeing allowance
Parental leave 14 weeks
Learning opportunities

Job summary

IAG is seeking a Manager, Technical Claims to lead the Technical Claims function within the Broker and Specialist Claims team across our NZ brands. You will oversee complex, high-value claims and act as the senior technical authority for brokers and partners.

Based in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch, this permanent, full-time role focuses on strategic leadership, governance, and delivering fair outcomes in challenging claim matters.

Qualifications

  • Senior leadership experience in general insurance and claims.
  • Proven ability to oversee complex, high-value, disputed or litigated claims.
  • Strong decision making in complex, ambiguous situations with sound judgement.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership and oversight for one of IAG's largest, most complex claims.
  • Ensure claims are managed with clear strategies, timely decisions and appropriate consideration of policy cover and legal advice.
  • Establish governance, QA and review practices for complex claims and high-risk decisions.
  • Build trusted relationships with brokers, insurers, reinsurers and external stakeholders.
  • Contribute to overall performance of Broker and Specialist Claims and drive improvements.
  • Lead initiatives that improve technical capability, claims quality and customer experience.

Skills

General insurance leadership
Claims leadership
Strategic direction
Stakeholder management
Negotiation

Education

Legal qualifications (advantageous)

Job description

IAG is seeking a Manager, Technical Claims to lead the Technical Claims function within the Broker and Specialist Claims team across our NZ brands. You will oversee complex, high-value claims and act as the senior technical authority for brokers and partners.

Based in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch, this permanent, full-time role focuses on strategic leadership, governance, and delivering fair outcomes in challenging claim matters.

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