Motor Claims Handler

Swift Placements are currently recruiting for Motor Claims Handlers for our client - one of the UK's leading providers for insurance and legal services. Our client are looking to recruit several candidates due to growth within the claims handling teams. This position is based in Liverpool City Centre with the option of Hybrid available once you are establised within your role.

The Role

The successful applicants will be joining a team that provide white labelled claims habdling solutions for a number of UK private and commercial motor insurers. Our client has a number of roles within this team including own damage, third party, third party bodily injury, credit hire, third party intervention and subrogated recoveries - all roles having excellent opportunities to progress.

Key Duties & Responsibilities.

• Make correct policy decisions in regard to indemnity and coverage referring where necessary
• To review liability to ensure correct decision made and where necessary negotiate liability settlement
• To negotiate settlement of customer/third party claims including total loss, third party property damage and credit hire
• To ensure recovery of claims outlay, where necessary
• Ensure reserves are accurately based on current information for all elements of the claim within authority levels
• Appoint appropriate partner companies and monitor/manage their performance
• Clear communication with customers, third parties and their representatives
• Deal with telephone calls including completing any actions necessary as a result
• Maintain own allocation of files within SLA
• Contribute to team/department performance by assisting colleagues to ensure team targets are met
• To process and/or authorise payments within authority levels
• To resolve all complaints and issues avoiding expressions of dissatisfaction escalating into complaints
• To maintain data accuracy and files to agreed standards
• To question and challenge peers/managers where processes and procedures do not meet expectations and any activity that does not place customers interests at the heart of how we do business
• To build great relationships with cross functional teams to ensure overall success
• To drive your own development by actively seeking development opportunities
• To ensure customers and the business are kept safe through compliance to all procedural and regulatory legislation as required by FCA
• To take responsibility for your own actions ensuring you keep up to date with all communications, processes and procedures
• To adhere to company policies and procedures
• To actively and positively promote and represent the Carpenters group throughout the firm, and to external bodies

Experience & Knowledge

- Preferred previous experience of first/third party insurhace claims handling or FNOL.

- CII Qualified/Part Qualified preferred but not essential.

- Good technical knowledge.

- Confident telephone manner.

- Previous Customer Service Skills/Experience.

- Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills.

- An ability to work using own initative within boundaries.

- An ability to work effectively with people across a wide range of levels and responsibilities.

- Good IT/Keyboard skills.

- Good numeric skills.

Salary & Benefits.

Salary 22,500 - 29,000 Depeneding on Experience.

-30 Days holiday per annum (inclusive of bank holidays or day in lei where applicable)

-Hybrid Working Module following probation once candidate is competant within role.

-Matched Giving.

-Medicash.

-Life Assurance.

-Pension Scheme.

-Active network of Wellbeing Champions.

-Training & Development Opportunities.