Casualty El - Bolton, United Kingdom - Keoghs

Keoghs

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Bolton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working in our Casualty department, the File Handler will manage a caseload of EL/PL Fraud litigated cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients.

The role requires a forensic and analytical approach to employment and public liability issues and the evidence required and particular attention to detail.

Key Accountabilities

You will be responsible for carrying your own caseload and all that comes with it, in this role especially you will be considering the prospects of proving fraud as well as concepts and merits of primary and secondary liability in employment and public liability claims.
You will deal with disclosure, instruct Counsel, investigators, medical and other experts / surveillance
You will review evidence (eg. Witness statements, GP records, Occupational Health/ Personnel records as well as draft questions to medical experts
You will do your own research into cases as well as Costs Schedules
It will be part of your role to attend Conferences and Trial with Counsel and make Negotiations/ Drafting Payments into Court
You will be responsible for the initial report / review of the cases and deal with routine correspondence
And finally review and/or report re exchange of evidence, receipt of medical evidence, joints statements or at any other stage.

This is a fully rounded file handling role with autonomy to run your own caseload.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Experience of handling a litigated caseload of EL/PL and/or Fraud files
Meeting targets
Positive, confident and enthusiastic
Good advocacy skills
Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines on a delegated basis
Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure
High level of analytical skills
Ability to win the trust and confidence of others
Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively
Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions
Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
Driven to achieve
Excellent IT Skills
Ability to work within the Keoghs Shared Values framework

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

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