Motor Claims Handler in Horsham

At Gallagher Bassett, we're there when it matters most because helping people through challenging moments is more than just our job, it’s our purpose. Every day, we help clients navigate complexity, support recovery, and deliver outcomes that make a real difference in people’s lives. It takes empathy, precision, and a strong sense of partnership—and that’s exactly what you’ll find here.

We’re looking for a skilled and proactive Motor Claims Handler to manage a portfolio of motor damage, credit hire, and personal injury claims. From first notification to settlement, you’ll play a key role in ensuring claims are handled efficiently, fairly, and in line with our standards. In this role, you’ll evaluate claims, check policy coverage, and set reserves accurately. You’ll conduct liability enquiries, assess claim value, and negotiate settlements within your authority. Providing clear and courteous communication to all stakeholders will be central to your success.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong understanding of claims handling who is passionate about delivering excellent service and achieving the best outcomes for clients.

How you'll make an impact:

• Manage a portfolio of motor damage, credit hire and personal injury claims from first notification to settlement.
• Evaluate and record claims on our in‑house system within product standards, check policy coverage, and allocate appropriate codes and reserves.
• Conduct liability enquiries in line with the Adjuster’s Manual using the most appropriate method.
• Evaluate quantum by collecting relevant evidence and adjusting reserves in accordance with Gallagher Bassett's realistic reserving philosophy.
• Clearly explain decisions on liability and negotiate settlements within authority levels where appropriate.
• Respond to all written and phone enquiries clearly, courteously, and promptly.
• Regularly monitor claims using the diary system to ensure accurate reserves and timely closure.

About You:

• Credit hire claims and personal injury claims experience (Essential).
• Ability to deal with customers respectfully.
• Good attention to detail.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Please be advised that, due to the nature of this role and the type of clients we serve, an enhanced external background check is a requisite part of our recruitment process. Further information regarding this procedure will be provided during the recruitment process.

Compensation and benefits:

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top‑up to 10x.
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.
• Emergency back‑up family care.
• And many more...

We value inclusion and diversity. Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long‑term health conditions or disabilities. We understand that applicants may have disabilities; if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please let us know.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.