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Job Title: Motor Claims Handler
Location
Sevenoaks with hybrid working
Salary
Between GBP28,747 and GBP38,160 DOE plus GBP2000 annual bonus potential achieved quarterly
Job Type
Full Time, Permanent
Working Hours
Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm, 37.5 hours per week
We are currently recruiting a Motor Claims Handler to join the Fleet and Specialist product team. This individual will be proactively managing a portfolio of Fleet and Specialist products in motor claims from start through settlement, covering all Heads of Damage such as Accidental Damage, Property Damage, Credit Hire and Third-party Personal Injury claims (Portal and Non Portal). You will be providing exceptional level of service and relationship management to our Fleet customers.
What You Will Be Doing
- Validate all claims for indemnity and fraud.
- Assess liability including communication of our decision.
- Contact all potential claimants or representatives in a timely manner to establish our exposure in respect of all Heads of Damage, ensuring that key information is obtained and updated on the claim file.
- Accurate quantum assessment of claims presented using the relevant tools available to assist.
- Identify cases where intervening on vehicle losses will reduce our overall exposure, utilising resource of specialist inhouse motor engineers.
- Ensure indemnity spend is minimized by commercial decision making.
- Proactive diary management to monitor and progress cases.
- Application and investigation to ensure accurate reserves in line with company guidelines.
- Accountability for own performance against set objectives.
- Adherence to best practice and key strategies.
- Effective file and portfolio management.
- Assist with coaching and mentoring of less experienced handlers.
- Any other ad hoc task as the needs of the business dictate.
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What We're Looking For
- Persuasive, strong and confident communicator with the ability to relationship manage.
- Ability to use own initiative to explore all options to achieve the best outcome for the business.
- Motivated self-starter.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to work in a culture of openness, trust, and respect.
- Strong organisation skills with the ability to prioritise tasks.
- Ability to fact find and analyse information to result in accurate decision making.
- Significant PI and/or credit hire claims experience, commercial market awareness and extensive working knowledge of the Pre-Action Protocol, Civil Procedure Rules and hourly rate costs.
- Experience of handling Injury claims outside of the Low Value Personal Injury claims Portal.
- Ability to use own initiative to explore all options to achieve the best outcome for the business.
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Grow With Acorn
At Acorn Insurance, we're proud of our Liverpool roots - and even prouder of how far we've come. As part of the Acorn Group, we bring over 40 years of specialist insurance expertise to the table. From humble beginnings, we've grown into a national leader, now employing 1,700+ people across the UK and reached a milestone GBP750 million in total value of insurance policies written in 2024.
We're growing fast, with new opportunities emerging every week. That growth is largely due to the values we share:
- We run through walls for our customers and each other
- We challenge the status quo
- We succeed when we help those around us succeed
- We decide quickly when the smart thing to do is use our judgement
Benefits
- 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with additional buy/sell options
- 24/7 mental health support and free counselling available
- Grow with us: Through career fairs, leadership programs, and learning on the go
- Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform
- Hybrid working options to support work-life balance and individual needs
- Recognition awards, social events and more
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