Assistant File Handler to Lead File Handler - Industrial Disease
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Bolton
Description
To assist the Lead File Handler with file handling tasks on care home claims. To assist with the management and progression of claims for the Lead File Handler in accordance with the strategies and action plan as determined by the Lead File Handler.
Key Accountabilities
* Reviewing documents
* Dealing with disclosure
* Reviewing evidence (including medical / personnel records/ Companies House records)
* Conducting investigations with Insured
* Instructing Counsel / Experts
* Research
* Drafting generally
* Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel
* Dealing with routine correspondence
* Liaising directly with the Claims Handlers and Managers
* Complying with Clients instructions
* Willing to engage in Client development when required
* Assisting team in achieving goals and objectives
* Meeting agreed targets
* Adhere to the Keoghs Values
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
* Experience in handling and/or assisting on disease cases.
* Effective negotiator
* Ability to use own initiative
* Flexibility in relation to tasks undertaken
* Good listening and verbal communication skills
* Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
* Ability to self-organise and self-prioritise
* Ability to work under pressure and to target
* An enthusiastic and hardworking individual
* Good level of IT skills
* Ability to work within the Keoghs shared behaviour framework
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
*after successfully completing probation
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