Job Description

Description

Join Our Team as a Motor Claims Advisor - Drive Your Career Forward!




The role of a Claims Advisor is to actively monitor credit hire and repair claims and ensure they are efficiently dealt with. To also undertake a variety of tasks to support the members of the team working on credit hire files.

Benefits:

25 Days Holiday (increases with service; buy/sell 3 days

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

Tech Scheme

Gym Flex

Key Accountabilities

Contacting organisations by telephone to ensure matters are progressing correctly Questioning repair and hire periods as appropriate with a view to reducing overall hire days Dealing with queries from other parties Managing a diary to effectively deal with all matters in a timely fashion Update Tracker by diarising records, court dates, directions, applications and orders as well as general activity, ensuring accurate recording of activity to allow progress tracking Liaising with Courts, Counsel, Opponents, Experts, Witnesses, Insureds and brokers to progress the case. Examples of tasks include requesting and providing updates; requests for extensions to comply with directions; booking Counsel for hearings and conferences; and appointments with experts. Follow up on outstanding instructions, documents and other actions to ensure that responses are received within required timescales. Chase clients to ensure payments are received and dispatched within required deadlines Diarising and updating CRU To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations Adhere to the Keoghs Values
Working Hours

35 hours per week worked 9am and 5pm Mondays to Fridays inclusive with 1 hour for lunch

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Education - at least 3 GCSEs or equivalent are essential Ability to use own initiative Ability to prioritise workloads Excellent listening and verbal communication skills Good telephone negotiation skills and manner is essential Ability to follow work processes and procedures Ability to remain calm under pressure Competent IT skills including Microsoft Office

Technical knowledge to be developed:

Understanding of Credit Hire

Personal Development:

This role gives new recruits an opportunity to learn about the work undertaken in a legal department and gain knowledge and skills associated.This role offers an opportunity to develop a range of skills under supervision Claims Advisors are given the same opportunity to develop their career options within the team and Keoghs as all other staff Further career progression will depend on the Claims Advisor's aptitude and desire to move on to the next level within the team and/or company as a whole

Competencies:

Effective Communication Prioritising and Organising Client Skills Adaptability People Skills Commercial Awareness Drive to Succeed
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

Davies Incentive Plan 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

About Keoghs

Keoghs is the leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We manage more than 1bn worth of insurer claims and resolve in excess of 100,000 claims per year working in partnership with leading insurers, MGAs, brokers, corporates and the public sector.


With more than 50 years' experience we have an in-depth understanding of the insurance claims process, enabling us to contain and lower litigation rates, shorten claims lifecycles and reduce overall claims costs. We combine proven processes, technology and low cost infrastructure with extensive legal and insurance market knowledge. This enables us to create individual solutions for each of our clients that match their requirements in terms of quality, performance and value for money.

We invest heavily in specialised services, technology and innovation for our insurance clients, and we are the first to launch a true artificial intelligence (AI) insurance lawyer. Through our proprietary AI lawyer, Lauri, we've transformed the claims handling process for low-value personal injury claims; we've reduced claim lifecycles and reduced costs for our clients. Supported by commercial acumen and innovative products, Keoghs leads the way in providing legal solutions to the insurance industry.