CAREER OPPORTUNITYSantam Legal Claims Solutions (LCS) has a position available for a SENIOR CLAIMS HANDLER who will be based in BELLVILLE, CAPE TOWN.JOB DESCRIPTIONThis position requires the skills of a dynamic individual who has experience in Short Term Insurance, specifically in a Legal, Claims environment, as well as competency in general policy knowledge.
The Senior Claims Handler will be responsible for managing a portfolio of uninsured liability claims end to end and negotiating with uninsured third parties.
The individual will be responsible for ensuring correct settlement application on these claims as well as the requisite financial transactions associated therewith.
In addition to managing their own portfolio, the Senior Claims Handler will be required to take on additional responsibilities which will include, handling higher quantum and complex matters, driving housekeeping measures, process compliance, governance, and handling escalations.
The following accountabilities are applicable:• Liaising with clients and third parties.
• Conducting detailed investigation on the merits and quantum to establish negligence.• Attending to escalations from clients and third parties.• Liaise with brokers, administrators, underwriting and other relevant parties to the claims process, building a strong and effective, professional relationship.• Provide exception client experience.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE• Matric• Relevant Law or Commerce Degree/ in progress • 5+ years short-term insurance experienceKNOWLEDGE• Comprehensive short-term procedural and practice knowledge (especially related to Motor Vehicle Accidents)• Comprehensive policy knowledge• Comprehensive applicable legislative knowledge as well as the law of evidence and principles in law (., law of apportionment of damages)• Technical knowledge of the Santam processes.COMPETENCIES• Working with people• Client centric orientation• Adapting and responding to change• Attention to detail and accuracy• Deciding and Initiating action• Performance under pressure• Planning and organizing• Problem solving• Negotiating and getting agreement• Verbal Communication• Applying Expertise and TechnologyABOUT THE COMPANYSantam 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 rapidlymoving 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 astemporary 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.
