Claims Handler - Avencia Consulting : Job Details

About us

Avencia consulting are partnered with a leading specialty insurer and Fortune 500 company who are looking to recruit a Claims Handler in their Leeds office.

The opportunity

• Responsibility and accountability for claims covering varied classes of business but with a focus on Employers Liability, Public Liability and Property claims.
• Able to prioritise work, have good time management skills and be able to work to deadlines to see claims through to final settlement in a proactive manner
• Have a detailed knowledge of policy wordings and their application for Employers' Liability, Public Liability and Property claims across all classes of business in addition to a working knowledge of all UK Retail wordings
• Ensure good and regular lines of communication exist with key brokers and ensure that relationships are maintained
• Contribute to team projects as required by the Prompt Resolution Team Claims Team Leader and the UK Claims Managers

Skills and experience

• Have either legal qualifications or you will be from a claims background with relevant experience including studying towards or having a real desire to study towards CII qualifications (company fully funded qualification)
• Good Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, Access and Outlook and must become fully competent with our in-house systems following training
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team and also manage your own work load

Benefits

• A great starting salary plus 15% annual bonus & strong benefits package…
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave
• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer