The Role:
We have an exciting opportunity to offer to someone coming from a proven Customer Service background whether it be retail, hospitality or any other role where you deal with customers and are looking for your next career step.
Working with the Claims Department to provide effective administration support for Balens Ltd, the role will enable development and training to Claims Handler level. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills, be a great team player and have excellent attention to detail alongside demonstrating a passion in delivering the very best customer service.
Balens, part of the PIB Group is a really exciting organisation to be part of, since PIB's launch in 2015 we have gone from strength to strength. We have grown to have a presence at over 40 locations across the UK and Europe, with over 3,500 employees. With a key focus on collaboration, where this is embraced on a daily basis to work together to deliver on our ambitious objectives, we are really proud of the culture we have.
Responsibilities:
- Update calls and information on Balens Administration System (BAS) as directed by Claims Handler.
- Liaise with insurers as directed by Claims Handler.
- Setting up new claims on the system
- Investigating claims and requesting relevant documentation.
- Understanding policy wordings and how a policy will respond to a claim.
- Chase diary entries for documentation that is outstanding.
- Make sure that emails in the claims inbox have been allocated to the correct handler.
- Chase insurers for updates on payments and reserves.
- Scanning and photocopying as directed.
- Liaise with DAS panel solicitors on current cases for updates.
- Prepare basic claims reports in BAS and Excel.
- Liaise with colleagues regarding updates and data collection.
- Transfer insurers' claims data to BAS.
- Answer telephone and assist clients with enquiries.
Experience:
- Customer Service Experience
- General Business Office Skills and Experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook
Further information
As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits
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- Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
- Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
- Company pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages
- A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
- Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
- Referral schemes
- Discounted rates on PIB products
- We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
- If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back' interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
- We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
- PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
- Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity
- PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB's carbon footprint.
We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB.
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
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