Casualty Claims Handler

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Leeds

Description

Is it time to open new doors in your legal journey? If so we are seeking a Claims Handler - CH2 to join our Casualty Team. The claims handler will be responsible for managing a caseload of Public / Employers Liability claims up to a reserve value of GBP 20,000. This includes personal injury, product liability and property damage. The handler will manage the claim from inception to settlement pre litigation.

Key Accountabilities
• To pro-actively manage a caseload of Public Liability, Employers Liability, Property Damage & Product Liability claims
• Maintain accurate data on relevant case management system
• Comply with set client SLA's
• Ensure quality service standards and productivity levels are maintained to a high standard
• Undertake appropriate additional tasks provided by the Team Leader

Working Hours
35 hours per week
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch
Primary location for this role is Liverpool Office. This is a hybrid role working 1 day in the office and 4 days from home.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications
• 12 months relevant experience or 6 months experience plus law degree or equivalent
• Experience of MOJ Claims Portal
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Client care and customer service skills
• Ability to manage own volume workload via task management
• Ability to work as a team and independently

Values

Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do;

Our Values
We are connected
We are Dynamic
We are Innovative
We succeed together

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service(opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death In Service - after 1 years' service
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets

*after successfully completing probation