Insurance Team Leader - Sutton, United Kingdom - London Borough of Sutton

London Borough of Sutton

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Sutton, United Kingdom

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Insurance Team Leader:

Employer 1
Sutton Council

Location(s) 1
Sutton

Contract Type 1
Permanent

Working Hours 1
Full Time

Grade 1
8

Hours Per Week 1
36

Salary Range 1
£39,264 - £47,040 (£49,083 unconsolidated maximum)

Salary Basis 1
Per annum

Leave Entitlement 1
28 days

Application Deadline
12/03/2024, 23:55

Anticipated Interview Date(s) 1
Around 21 March 2024

About the Borough 1

In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough.

This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ.

Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.

All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough.

We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton.

This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.

Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport.

There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International.

Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground.

There's also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M23.

About the Role 1

Lead and manage a small team for the insurance claims handling function as part of a local authority insurance service working for internal and external customers, including other London and Surrey councils, council-owned companies, and academy and local authority schools

Typical daily duties include:

A variety of complex and noncomplex insurance claims handling duties including site meetings and litigated claims
Stakeholder engagement including service review meetings and risk management/improvement
Direct management duties, training and referral support to staff

About Us 1

The insurance service provides insurance coverage to its stakeholders through a combination of self-insurance and external 'catastrophe' insurance. It also provides in-house claims handling services for all claims up to the policy excess. Most losses will therefore fall outside the policy excess and are self-insured by the Council's insurance fund.

The Council is also a member of a 9 London borough consortium, the Insurance London Consortium (ILC), that was launched in July 2009 to provide strategic focus for insurance procurement and collaborative risk management working

Currently, the service provides integrated insurance services to 11 local boroughs. Parties benefit from various economies of scale and pooling of risks.

The other parties primarily benefit through premium stability - in most cases, savings - and access to expert in-house claims handling and technical underwriting services.

About You 1

Our Offer To You 1

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills.

We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps.

Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working.

It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
Flexitime (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 19 only)
Three volunteering days per year in Sutton
Comprehensive learning and development programme
Local and national discounts for shopping, eati