Claims Assistant (Admin)
This role is P/T: Mon-Thur, 1-5pm & Fri 12-4pm (20 hours p/week).
The position of Claims Assistant will involve general claims administration tasks. The position is to support the claims department with any administrative and/or ad-hoc tasks.
Responsibilities include:
Case receipting incoming email via shared mailboxes. Taking inbound calls; gathering First Notification of Loss (FNOL) details, handling queries and/or arranging call backs through our Voice Over IP (VoIP) telephone system.
Setting up new claims in the company bespoke Claims Management System (CMS).
Handling introductory emails to policy holders following FNOL.
Reviewing claims within our CMS to ensure they are in line with insurers SLA’s, updating status/file notes/reserves.
Emailing/calling Policy Holders and/or Brokers for outstanding documents/information to support/progress their claim.
Reviewing files on our CMS, ensuring MI has been recorded accurately (via a checklist) before closing.
Assisting with payments including but not limited to; Sanctions/Anti-Money Laundering checks, reviewing Discharge Forms, corresponding with Insurers and adding payment information into our CMS.
Assisting with the company internal invoicing processes.
Assisting the Claims Adjusters, Claims Manager and Company Directors with ad-hoc tasks.
Desirable skills:
Experience in a varied administration role. A desire to want to train and progress in the insurance industry.
Computer literate with a good understanding/experience of MS Office programs and Adobe.
A professional telephone manner.
Strong customer service skills.
Good communication skills.
Able to follow instructions and work to deadlines.
A flexible and organised approach is advantageous as daily tasks can be varied.
Workplace and benefits:
The role is 20 hours per week; our business operates Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-4pm. This vacancy is Monday-Thursday, 1-5pm and Friday 12-4pm.
With a salary of £13,520.00 p/y we also offer 20 days annual leave plus 8 paid Bank Holidays. After three continuous years of employment with the company your holiday entitlement increases by an additional day every year (subject to conditions).
You will also receive paid leave on your Birthday and the opportunity to utilise 2 paid volunteer days per year (subject to conditions).
The right candidate will be provided a large variety of training opportunities allowing them to progress within the business.
Kindly note - you must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship to be considered for this role.