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Aviation Liability Adjuster
📍 Location: London
🕒 Job Type: Permanent
💼 Remuneration: Competitive, based on skills, experience, and qualifications
Take your career to new heights as an Aviation Liability Adjuster, where every claim is a chance to lead, learn, and make a global impact.
Join a dynamic and fast-paced environment where your expertise in liability claims meets the unique challenges of aviation. As an Aviation Liability Adjuster, you’ll be joining our established and renowned global team of Aviation Surveyors and Liability Adjusters and will take ownership of diverse cases—from personal injury and aircraft damage to cargo and baggage claims—guiding them from first notice through to resolution. You’ll apply aviation law, assess liability, and negotiate settlements, all while building strong relationships with underwriters and clients.
This is more than just claims handling; it’s a chance to grow your legal and medical knowledge, sharpen your negotiation skills, and contribute to business development in a global market. With opportunities to travel, collaborate, and make a real impact, this role offers an exciting career path for someone ready to take flight in aviation insurance.
What You’ll Need:
1. Claims Handling: Manage all classes of aviation liability claims, including personal injury property/aircraft damage and lost/damaged cargo/baggage.
2. Legal & Medical Knowledge: Apply aviation law principles and understand medical terminology for injury claims.
3. Reporting & Communication: Maintain correspondence, report to underwriters, and manage file administration.
4. Technical Tools: Use internal systems for claims handling and time recording.
5. Business Development: Support corporate relations, identify new opportunities, and build client relationships.
6. Travel: Investigate claims on-site when necessary.
Skills & Experience Required
7. Essential: Experience in handling liability claims.
8. Communication: Strong oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
9. Desirable: Familiarity with aviation law, medical terminology, and negotiation skills.
What we’ll give you for this role:
Remuneration & more
10. Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
11. A Self-Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)
12. Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
13. Flexible working options (home/office hybrid)
Health & support
14. Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions)
15. Life assurance
16. Employee assistance programme for wellbeing
17. Group Income Protection
Other benefits
18. Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, wellbeing and digital GP apps
19. Discounts on a wide range of products and services
This isn’t just a role—it’s a chance to shape the future of client engagement in a specialist market.
At Sedgwick, we don’t just build careers—we build futures. Through Sedgwick University, you’ll have access to over 15,000 on-demand courses, role-specific training, and opportunities for formal education. We’re committed to helping you grow, lead, and make a lasting impact.
Next steps for you:
If you’re unsure whether you have all the skills needed then do apply – we are looking for all backgrounds from seasoned professionals to those returning to the workforce, and everyone in-between.
We are also proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
After the closing date, we will review all applications and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual, or in-person).
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Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.