Claims Handler - EL/ PL - #2194116

If you handle employers’ and public liability injury claims and want your own caseload at a big global insurer, this one is worth a look.

My client is one of the world’s largest commercial insurers, with more than 13,000 people in 26 countries. Leeds is one of its main UK sites, and they’re adding an EL/PL claims handler to their liability claims team there. It’s a down-to-earth place to work. Big enough to give you a proper career, but not so big that you’re just a number.

The work

You’ll run your own caseload of employers’ and public liability personal injury claims, taking them from first notification through to settlement. Day to day that means:

• Investigating claims and making clear liability decisions
• Reviewing medical reports and valuing claims, so the quantum is right
• Picking up coverage issues and checking what the policy actually responds to
• Spotting recovery, contribution and subrogation opportunities and following them through
• Negotiating settlements on a sensible, economic basis
• Setting accurate reserves and keeping them right as the claim moves on
• Instructing and managing solicitors and other experts, and keeping on top of their fees and advice
• Dealing with brokers, customers and internal teams, including underwriting

Who it suits

• EL/PL claims handlers from an insurer who are already running their own injury caseload
• Paralegals, legal executives or fee earners from insurer defence firms who’d like to move to the insurer side
• People who are comfortable reading medical evidence and putting a value on a claim
• People with a good nose for investigation who are confident talking through coverage and negotiating liability
• Organised, clear communicators who build good relationships on the phone and in writing

What’s on offer

• Annual bonus scheme
• 10% employer pension contribution, and they’ll match what you pay in yourself up to a further 7.5%
• 30 days’ holiday, with the option to buy two more
• Private medical cover for you and your whole family
• Hybrid working, with flexible options such as compressed hours and part-time open to everyone
• Up to 20 days a year working remotely from abroad
• 26 weeks’ parental leave at full pay
• Life assurance at four times salary, plus income protection
• Dental cover, a funded health check for over-40s and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme up to £5,000 and a green car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employee share scheme where your purchases are matched
• A day’s paid leave each year to volunteer
• Modern offices in Leeds city centre

For anyone coming from private practice, that also means no chargeable-hours target.

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship isn’t available for this role.

Interested?

Send your CV to Al at Parker Franklyn, or get in touch first for a confidential chat about the role and who the client is. Nothing goes to them without your say-so.