
- Professional
- Ufficio in Birmingham
The File Handler is required to have experience of NIHL / Military Disease Claims and to demonstrate an ability to deal with a caseload of pre litigated claims. The successful candidate will undertake a variety of tasks on pre-litigated files to ensure all Client KPI’s and SLA’s are met. This role would be ideal for a candidate who is looking for experience running their own caseload.
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain a caseload of approximately 250 files
- Reviewing documents and preparing reports
- Reviewing evidence (including medical / personnel records)
- Sending out Initial Letters and completing initial file opening procedures upon receipt of new files
- Companies Searches and ELTO Searches
- Director searches and letters
- Instructions to investigators
- Telephone/email chasers to claimant solicitors, insurance companies and brokers for HMRC Schedule, medical evidence, mandates and updates.
- General admin including diarising dates
- Conducting investigations with Insured / obtaining witness statements
- Research
- Drafting generally
- Dealing with routine correspondence
- Liaising with and taking instructions from Insurers and Insureds
- To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
- Adhere to the Keoghs Values
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
- Awareness and understanding of file handing processes for disease claims
- Basic understanding of all stages of the pre litigation process for disease claims
- Technically proficient in dealing with disease cases, NIHL as a minimum
- Effective negotiator
- Proficient in MS Office (word and excel in particular) and experience of using a Case/Claims Management system.
- Ability to use own initiative, self-organise and self-prioritise
- Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
- Good listening and communication skills
- Ability to self-organise and self-prioritise
- Ability to work under pressure and to target
Benefits
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
- Simply Health Care Cash Plan
- WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
- Death In Service – after 1 years’ service
- Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Volunteering Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Tech Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loan*
- Gym Flex*
- Access to Online Discount Sites
- Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
- Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
- Discounts at local retail outlets