Steamship Mutual
Claims Executive
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About the company
Steamship Mutual is a P&I insurance company, with 250 employees worldwide. The main office is based near Liverpool Street station, London. We also have offices in Bermuda, Brazil, Cyprus, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, New York and Singapore.
Overall Job Purpose
Responsible for delivering P&I claims handling services and expert advice. The role is part of the European Syndicate, working within a team that supports Members predominantly based in France and the Netherlands.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- To promote the relationship between the Club and existing Members for which the Claims team is responsible
- To handle assigned claims in accordance with company procedures, provide advice on claims related issues and identify the need for loss prevention activity
- Handling a wide range of P&I issues including complex and high value matters
- Taking ownership and responsibility for your caseload but seeking advice and supportive guidance from your Syndicate Manager, Syndicate Associates or Claims Directors as appropriate
- To ensure that all electronic correspondence, whether received or sent, relating to claim files assigned to the particular individual is promptly and correctly filed in accordance with the agreed working practices and to maintain and keep updated
- To delegate appropriate work and assist in the development of the capabilities of Syndicate Assistants to maximise their potential
- To contribute to the continuous development of company procedures and systems
- To produce relevant written articles of interest for inclusion in Club publications
- To support the Syndicate Underwriting objectives
- To carry out any other duties that are within the scope of personal skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed
- To attend appropriate training and to develop relevant knowledge and skills
- To perform any other ad hoc duties as required
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Person Specification
- Although not exclusive; may have previous experience handling shipping litigation and dispute resolution, from either another P&I club, insurer, law firm, ship operator, ship agent, recovery agent or broker
- Excellent communication skills, including negotiating, presenting, and reporting (written and verbal)
- Ability to build and maintain effective business relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
- Highly organised, motivated, and enthusiastic with an excellent attention to detail
- Ability to deliver high-quality work within agreed timeframes and to prioritise individual workload
- Proactive and able to use own initiative but with the ability to also work within a team
- Additional language proficiency is highly desirable but not essential
Benefits
What you will get
- Joining our collaborative, supportive and friendly working environment, you will enjoy a rewarding career with the opportunity to build on your existing skills and knowledge
- We offer great work life balance initiatives, including competitive hybrid working policy
- Clear and transparent career pathway - offering you continued support with enhancing your skills and creating employment development opportunities
- We offer free educational access to the Protection & Indemnity Qualification, created by the International Group of P&I Clubs
- An attractive benefits package which includes private healthcare
- We also provide competitive health subsidy, and access to our comprehensive wellbeing and savings programme throughout the year, to create an environment that supports everyone's mental and physical health
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Company Values
- Mutuality - ensuring fairness amongst Club Members
- Integrity - upholding high ethical, legal, and regulatory standards
- Safety and Sustainability - contributing to safety of life at sea and the preservation of the environment.
- Transparency - building strong relationships based on trust and open communication.
- Excellence - enabling our people to realise their full potential as team members, industry experts, leaders, and managers.
- Collaborative - embracing flexibility, diversity, and inclusivity.
Steamship Insurance Management Services Ltd is committed to providing a great service to all our members. We pride ourselves on offering a people-centred culture that provides mutual respect and support for all our staff, and we welcome and encourage you to apply
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