THE ROLEThis career opportunity is available at Non-Motor region and the successful incumbent will be based in Bellville.WHAT WILL YOU DO?The successful candidate will determine the quantum and merit of segmented non-motor claims by performing investigations, verifying the description of the event with the loss, negotiating with clients, intermediaries, and service providers, and settling claims within a delegated threshold and according to contract conditions.WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE?Receiving instruction from Claims Service Consultant (appraisal notes & docs).Checking completion and correctness of document and policy conditions.Planning routes for claims, making arrangements, and contacting clients.Identifying what is required and outstanding from clients.Deciding on what must be investigated and whether specialist expertise is required (e.g., builder, engineer).Assessing risk to provide recommendations to underwriting.Appointing specialist resources if required.Interacting with the police, weather bureau, etc., to assess merit.Comparing information collected to the policy requirements and claim details presented.Determining equivalent replacement and assessing risk.Deciding and negotiating on replacement/cash/claims card.Authorizing repairs/cash settlement.Writing Claims Report and updating the central claims file.Handling and resolving clients/brokers complaints in a timely and fair manner.Managing relationships with clients, brokers, service providers, and internal stakeholders (relationship managers, claims committee, opinions from underwriters).Ensuring effective and continuous communication with all stakeholders.QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCEMatric (Grade 12) with Mathematics.Short-term insurance qualification (NQF4) (advantageous).Certified Fraud Examiner qualification (advantageous).Five (5) years or more of non-motor (full spectrum) field assessing experience.Preferably seven (7) or more years of relevant claims assessment experience (non-motor) (full spectrum).KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSAll relevant product training completed.Familiar with IM external systems.Experience in adjusting process, assessor reporting tools, building terminology, repair estimation on building damage, indemnity issues, non-standard roofing (e.g., thatching), floor coverings, gyproc, building repair calculator, and advanced electronic equipment.Ability to conduct investigations on buildings, their contents, and fire.PERSONAL ATTRIBUTESAnalytical thinking.Information seeking.Directiveness.Initiative.Flexibility.Customer Service Orientation.WHO WE ARESantam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding, and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We're about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.
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