Claims Adjuster - London, United Kingdom - Great Lakes Insurance SE

Great Lakes Insurance SE
Great Lakes Insurance SE
Verified Company
London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Claims Adjuster
  • Large Single Risks
(M/F/d)***:

Location
London, United Kingdom

Are you a Claims professional with a solid technical understanding of Large Single risks searching for a new position where you can make a real impact? Great Lakes London is on the lookout for their next team member to join the Claims department


Together, we engage with everything we have and are, to help humankind act braver and better.

About Great Lakes Insurance SE:


As specialty provider of primary insurance services in the UK, Great Lakes Insurance SE, UK Branch is a substantial part of our parent, Great Lakes Insurance SE in Munich.

Our interlocked business model is to seize opportunities closely connected to the reinsurance core business and innovation opportunities, in our role as an integral part of the Munich Re Group.

Great Lakes Insurance SE currently operates from its Head Quarter in Munich, and via branch offices in UK, Switzerland, Italy and Australia.


In the UK, Great Lakes is currently undergoing the authorisation process from the Prudential Regulatory Authority and Financial Conduct Authority for a Third Country Branch and a Subsidiary.

These two entities will secure our future in the primary insurance service market in a post-Brexit world, by enabling us to continue writing our existing business.

Your job

We are hoping to find somebody to handle claims in adherence with the mission statement, guidelines and operating standards of the Company and to be provide and support the operational and technical supervision of the Professional and Financial claims units


Key Responsibilities:

  • Verify and settle claims
  • Investigate and negotiate claims where required
  • Influence the handling and settlement of claims by insurer and insured clients
  • Check case reserves and ensure adequate provision is made for outstanding liabilities
  • Nurture relationships with brokers, cedants and clients
  • Conduct audits and due diligence where required
  • Contribute to discussions about legal, political and market developments that may impact claims
  • Provide feedback to underwriters from a claims perspective and keep underwriters informed of all large or contentious claims as and when they arise
  • Build and maintain Groups reputation as technical guides and market leaders on claims related issues
  • Provide technical and operational support to the Head of Claims
  • Large Single Risks
  • Optimise the use of the resources at your disposal to ensure claims standards are adhered to
  • Monitor the performance of the claims technicians within your area of responsibility to ensure they adhere to Group guidelines and procedures. Where this is not the case instigate plans to correct any deficiencies
  • Provide and ensure support to other members of the team and on other classes of business where required

Profile:


Key Skills & Experience:

  • Ideally we would like to find somebody with proven experience in both direct and reinsurance business controlling medium high value claims, the ability to analyse and set reserves along with experience of technical referral.
Proficient knowledge of MR claims guidelines processes and operating standards is critical to the role.


Qualifications and Educational Requirements:

  • A relevant degree or equivalent work experience
Being legally qualified or having your ACII is not critical to this role, but would be useful

About us


Benefits:


You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, on target bonus, 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase more along with private medical insurance and employers contributory pension of 10%.

We offer a hybrid working policy with a mix of working from home and our City of London office.

About Us

Munich Re is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all our employees.
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