Field Property Loss Adjuster

Property Loss Adjuster Department: Claims Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Home United Kingdom

Reporting To: Sarah Molyneux

Description

New Opportunity Supportive team environment. As our next Property Loss Adjuster, you’ll handle a range of claims of varying complexity and value; and you’ll enjoy working to a broad and busy caseload. You will also be motivated by every day being different. So, you’ll need to come to us with a strong background in both Domestic and Commercial claims, and the appetite to operate in a remote team within a fast-paced and continually evolving environment.

What will your day look like:

• Work to achieve agreed activity levels with the intention of continuously reducing WIP throughout the year.
• Process all invoices and approve estimates within 5 working days of receipt/agreement.
• Take responsibility for issuing interim fees during the claim life cycle as highlighted centrally.
• Full completion of all prepared site notes templates and associated documentation within set SLA’s.
• Ensure that the data contained in Cq is accurate at all times.
• Assist in maintaining accurate management information by completing spreadsheets as necessary.
• Reduce elapsed timescales by providing and fostering a pro‑active approach to file management.
• Identify cases of possible fraud and recoveries and refer as appropriate within set SLA’s.
• Work to ensure correct policy interpretation and validation.
• Prepare, check and approve where appropriate, reports for clients in accordance with agreed SLA’s and formats.
• Ensure files are up to audit standards at all times.
• In conjunction with designated colleagues pro‑actively update customers and clients where necessary in accordance with agreed client SLA’s.
• Take responsibility for following agreed/documented procedures when dealing with problems and complaints.
• Build good working relationships with clients and staff, internal and external to the Davies Group.
• Maintain an awareness of business opportunities and refer all identified opportunities to Davies Group.
• Responsible for out of hours calls into the Davies Group via a pre‑set rota.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• High level of Property Loss Adjuster experience.
• Already hold or working towards recognized professional qualifications at a diploma level.
• Accuracy, attention to detail and an analytical approach.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrable experience of organising and managing own workload is essential.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment where flexibility is required to accommodate peaks and troughs in workload.
• Excellent time management to be able to work to short/changing deadlines.

Benefits

• Career & Purpose: Davies Innovation Lab, Leadership training programme, Funding for professional qualifications, Thrive at Davies; learning opportunities.
• Environmental & Social: The Davies Foundation, Local charity funding, Pennies To Heaven, Employee Resource Groups, Employee volunteering programme.
• Financial Health: Pension, 5% employee and 5% employer contribution, My Choices at Davies provides; High Street discounts and Financial wellbeing hub, Life assurance: x4, Refer a Friend, Cycle to Work Scheme, Lease car salary sacrifice, Davies Incentive Plan, Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Mental, Physical & Emotional Wellbeing: Wellbeing centre; move, munch, money & mind focus, Discounts with 100's of UK retailers, EAP; 24/7 confidential helpline, 25 days holiday, increases to 26 days after 5 years and 27 after 10 years, Flexible working, Dress for your day, Inclusive employment policies eg. Menopause, fostering friendly, fertility, sabbatical policy and baby loss and miscarriage, Flexible benefits include; holiday purchase plan and a opportunity to purchase health cash plan and BUPA dental plan.