Claims Executive

The Vacancy

Claims Executive - Leeds - ARD1017649

Towergate Corporate is the rapidly expanding corporate division of Towergate Insurance Brokers, primarily based in Leeds city centre, with colleagues across the UK.

Our clients are corporate businesses across various sectors, which are usually large, complex and/or global, each with a bespoke insurance and risk management programme.

The Role

We are looking to recruit an experienced Claims Executive to join our growing claims team, that deals with a varied portfolio of corporate clients.

We’re looking for individuals who share our passion and want to play a part in shaping our future.

You will have excellent customer service and communication skills to ensure a consistently high level of claims service delivery to major corporate clients.

The ideal candidate will have dealt with a variety of losses across different insurance classes and will have experience of managing a portfolio of client accounts across various industry sectors.

Objectives and Responsibilities

• You will liaise with insurers and other experts to ensure effective claims outcomes and the smooth handling of the claims in a professional manor
• Responsible for relationship management with clients, insurers, and other external providers, to facilitate claims solutions to meet client needs and ensure cost effective delivery
• Drive best practice across the claims function to deliver a consistent client experience
• Providing a dedicated interface covering all claims resources, ensuring clients always have access to the right person at the right time
• Knowing each client’s business inside out and fully understanding their requirements from the outset
• Providing pre-checked, made-to-measure MI with analysis relevant to each company which requires a good knowledge of Excel and a good eye for detail in order to spot inaccuracies and errors in data from multiple sources
• Integrating with our comprehensive risk management service to ensure no lessons from today’s claims go unheeded tomorrow
• Delivery of various workshops for clients such as accident investigation and claims defensibility in conjunction with the Risk Manager
• Articulating Towergate Specialty & Risk’s claims proposition in new business pitches
• Developing relationships with clients and brokers through regular claims review meetings

Competency Profile

• In depth claims knowledge and expertise across various classes of insurance
• To take responsibility of your own workload
• Ability to work to a high level of accuracy
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Team Player able to achieve core business aims and values
• Experience with Acturis is desirable, however full training will be provided
• Experience in using MS Excel, Word and Outlook
• General Insurance regulation & business ethics

In return you will be welcomed and supported by our Ardonagh family, with opportunities to learn and grow your career. You will also be joining an organisation that cares about you as a person and your wellbeing. Some of the other benefits are:

• Holiday entitlement of 26 days plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to progress your career across the entire Ardonagh family.
• Pensions scheme for when you feel it’s time to retire.
• 24-hour support for physical and mental wellbeing
• 1 days paid volunteering day to give back to our communities.
• The Spotlight Awards, where we shine a light on the brightest talent across our group.

We offer a competitive salary and bonus scheme, combined with a benefits package which can be personalised to suit your needs continuous training and development opportunities to progress your career with an ambitious and growing company.

So, what are you waiting for? Come and be a key part of a market-leading, fast-growing company.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you beginning employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, and a standard criminal record check.

Please note: We may close a vacancy prior to the publish end date if the required quality or number of applications has been received. No agencies please.

The Company

With 80 local offices, over 2000 team members and over 100,000 clients, Towergate Insurance Brokers has the largest footprint and biggest salesforce in the UK. We’re community brokers and risk experts backed by the scale and spirit of the UK’s largest independent broker. We’ve got big ambitions for the future – join us for the journey and make your mark on the local community.