Associate Claims Care Center Representative

American Family Insurance; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Pension plan

Annual incentive

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

American Family Insurance is seeking a customer-focused claims associate to manage phone and digital interactions for new and existing claims. The role supports with coverage reviews, estimate interpretation, and payments, with home-based work and occasional office visits within commuting distance to specified offices.

Responsibilities include handling inbound/outbound calls, cross-functional collaboration, and maintaining accurate claim inventories.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support, or service.
• Ability to review and apply coverage, interpret estimates and adjuster notes, and process payments.
• Ability to work independently and solve problems.
• Experience handling interactions via inbound/outbound calls and digital channels.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and applies coverage, assigns services, interprets estimates and adjuster notes, and processes payments.
• Demonstrates planning and organizational skills, including time management and schedules for claims.
• Handles interactions via inbound/outbound calls and digital channels.
• Completes cross-functional responsibilities across lines of business.
• Maintains and updates claim inventory as needed.
• Provides exceptional customer service to internal/external customers and partners.
• Uses claim systems and applications to complete tasks with precision.
• May support low-complexity claim inventory for adjusting lines.

Skills

Customer service

Coverage review

Payment processing

Independence

Problem solving

Job description

Provides customer experience by managing phone and digital interactions on new and existing claims and assisting with immediate needs. May maintain an inventory and assist the adjusting lines with low-complexity claim inventory.

Position Compensation Range

$25.00 - $31.88

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

• Reviews and applies coverage, assign services, interpret estimates and adjuster notes, and process payments.
• Demonstrates effective planning and organizational skills, which includes time management, adhering to a schedule and servicing customer claims.
• Efficiently handles interactions via inbound calls, outbound calls, and digitally.
• Completes cross-functional responsibilities with multiple lines of business across the enterprise.
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently and problem solve.
• Identifies and gathers necessary information to accurately process claims and achieve business goals.
• Provides exceptional customer service to internal/external customers and business partners.
• Utilizes claim systems and other applications necessary to complete job tasks with precision.
• May maintain a claim inventory and may assist the adjusting lines with low-complexity claim inventory.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support, or service.
• Demonstrated ability to review and apply coverage, assign services, interpret estimates and adjuster notes, and process payments.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and problem solve.
• Demonstrated experience handling interactions via inbound calls, outbound calls, and digitally.

Licenses

• Not applicable.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

• Not applicable.

Additional Information

• To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week. This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth. At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability.
• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
• Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

These positions will be primarily home based, however our company is recruiting in specific areas. For this position you must be located with a daily commutable distance to one of our offices – example under 50 miles.

Our work is primarily home based, however you may be asked to come in to an office for in-person events, trainings and meetings.

These Offices Are Located In

Madison, WI

Boston, MA

Minneapolis, MN

St. Joseph, MO

Phoenix, AZ

Keene, NH

Denver, CO

Atlanta, GA

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email [e-mail] to request a reasonable accommodation.