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Job Title: Motor Claims Handler Target Start Date: 17th June 2024 Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, flexible option available Starting salary Range: £24,100 - £27,100 Location: Gloucester Closing Date for applications: Monday 27th May 2024 Successful completion of our competency pay progression scheme will see you earning £27,100 this is typically achieved within a 30-month period, however, is dependant on your individual development and you may progress more quickly within our supportive and nurturing environment. We are looking for resilient, adaptable and motivated individuals who have a confident telephone manner and excellent communication skills. If you are naturally inquisitive and enjoy problem solving, with an ability to multitask, then this is the environment for you! Our Motor Claims department is there to help and support customers who have been involved in accidents, ensuring their claims are handled accurately and efficiently. Our Motor Claims department is a supportive and collaborative environment where you will have ownership of all aspects of a claim, from gathering information from the Policy Holder to engaging with external parties including lawyers, accident management companies and third-party insurers to name a few. As a Claims Handler, we encourage you to work proactively and be accountable, managing your allocations efficiently and prioritising urgent caseloads. You will be passionate about ensuring the right outcomes for both our customer and for Ageas. We will teach you all the skills you need to allow you to make informed strategic decisions, over which you have autonomy, in order to settle claims in a timely and cost-effective manner. Main Responsibilities as a Motor Claims Handler Manage a portfolio of fault and non-fault motor claims from cradle to grave, ensuring the customer's requirements and expectations are properly framed and understood. Ensure that claims are handled in the correct technical manner, in accordance with policy cover, legal liability, and departmental fraud and ensure compliance with company policy and external regulators. Manage clear communications with our customers and a variety of third parties, both verbal and written communication including letter writing. Proactive use of the telephone (outbound calling) to engage with external parties in order to move the claim on. Proactively manage an allocation of claims alongside dealing with postal and incoming telephony demand. Protect claims cost and take ownership of making informed decisions relating to payment of claims, liability, settlement costs and complaints. Prioritising claims, ensuring urgent matters are managed efficiently to ensure that we provide customers with a high-quality claims service that strives for excellence and deal in a cost-effective manner. Identify the indicators of fraud and use questioning/investigation techniques to decide if the claim can be progressed to payment or repudiation. Ensure all supporting administrative tasks are completed Skills and experience you need as a Motor Claims Handler Be an excellent communicator with strong attention to detail and accuracy to deal effectively with all contacts ranging from the general public through to lawyers. The ability to influence and persuade others to your way of thinking. Experienced in multitasking and prioritising your own workload with the ability to make decisions under pressure. Computer literate with the ability to learn new systems. Experience delivering customer service Positive attitude with a flexible and resilient approach to change and teamwork. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy within the Motor Claims Handler role based in Gloucester At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK. Flexible Working - Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it's within the UK).We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares . We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days. Supporting your Health - Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities - Yoga, Mindfulness. Supporting your Wealth - Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans. Supporting you at Work - Well-being activities, yoga, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more. Supporting you and your Family - Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks' at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks' full pay. Benefits for Them - Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover Getting Around - Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover Get some Tech - Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops. Supporting you back to work - Return to work programme after maternity leave About Ageas: We're one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our people help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work, which is echoed in the service we provide to over four million customers. As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We're a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, a Stonewall diversity champion and a Disability Confident Employer (which means interviews are guaranteed for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum role criteria). For more information please see Ageas Everyone. Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we're always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we're open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements. To find out more about Ageas, see About Us. Want to be part of a Winning Team? Come and join Ageas.
Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee The opportunity We have an exciting new position as a Claims Helpdesk Officer to be a part of our growing Automotive Protection team. Your primary focus will be examining, evaluating, and processing complex Claims estimates and paid Claims values in accordance with policy terms and conditions and QBE Claims Philosophy. Joining an experienced, supportive team in this market-facing role you will have the opportunity to develop relationships with our global clients and expand your product knowledge across Vehicle Mechanical & Electrical Warranty; GAP; Tyre; Alloy Wheel; Scratch & Dent. Your new role Investigate and resolve all types of claims in a technically excellent manner ensuring they are settled at optimum costs. Ensure that claims are calculated correctly. Identify and investigate coverage issues to ensure that the Company's liability is in line with contractual commitments. Manage disputed claims and other material claims issues to resolve as quickly and economically as possible. Ensure claims files are compiled and maintained in a logical and accessible manner and that coverage and/or other claims issues are clearly documented. Assist with audit and peer reviews. Assist with technical projects. Identify possible improvements to processes. Ensure that claims handling and correspondence are responded to within agreed timeframes to provide a professional service to clients. Understanding of dealer operations and their relationship with manufacturers and dealer networks. Work as a team member sharing skills and knowledge order to provide excellent claims handling advice. Develop/ maintain in-depth knowledge of relevant claims portfolio, to ensure delivery of accurate information to Underwriters and Management when requested. Occasional travel to support dealer training and relationships. About you Excellent customer service & customer focus. Excellent Interpersonal skills including conflict resolution. Basic knowledge of MS office package including Word and Excel. Level of theoretical motor vehicle technical knowledge (gained in a mechanical role; vehicle aftersales, motor warranty, service, or repair.) Relevant automotive mechanical industry qualification is desirable. Knowledge of insurance business process or motor insurance (road risk) is desirable Work experience in extended warranty claims environment is desirable. Why QBE? We understand that one size doesn't fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It's in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference. In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce. At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/). Some of the award's QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;? 5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada Employer of the Year 2022 Winner Insurance Insider British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award? Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year? Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for:Best COVID-19 Response?? Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year? We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women's Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent Inclusion of Diversity We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.? ESG & Sustainability At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE's sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative Premiums4Good', please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).