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Claims Handler/Senior Claims Handler, Chipping Norton
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Client:
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group
Location:
Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
864813af5368
Job Views:
3
Posted:
23.05.2025
Expiry Date:
07.07.2025
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Job Description:
Working hours:35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration:Permanent
Location:Newcastle,Edinburgh, Charlbury, Northampton, or Catterick(hybrid working of 2 days working from home per week available upon successful completion of probation)
About the role
Lycetts Insurance Brokers, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Claims Handler/Senior Claims Handler to join the Claims Team in our Head Office in Newcastle, or one of our Regional Claims Hubs based in Edinburgh, Charlbury, Northampton or Catterick.
Lycetts is a well-established independent insurance broker with a focus on farms, estates, and rural businesses. We also offer bespoke financial services, high-net-worth household coverage, commercial and bloodstock insurance and risk management advice.
As a Claims Handler, you will play a crucial role in managing the claims process for Lycetts’ clients under the guidance of a team manager. This role holds responsibility for the effective management of all client claims. The role has authority to deal with insurers, their appointed suppliers and clients as necessary to complete the claims journey.
Joining our rapidly expanding andinnovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career andbecome an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.
Key responsibilities
* To act as Claims Handler within the Lycetts UK Claims Centre of Excellence servicing all offices nationwide.
* To manage the claims journey efficiently and within the Lycetts agreed service levels.
* Delivery of proactive and client focused claims handling.
* Develop positive meaningful relations with external parties including clients, Insurance Companies, Loss Adjusters, and other Third Party Suppliers
* Develop strong positive relationships with the nationwide placement teams within Lycetts
Knowledge, skills and experience
* Previous claims experience handing Commercial &/or High Net Worth Personal Lines Claims
* Knowledge of wide range of insurance products (desirable)
* Experience in identifying & obtaining relevant claims information from clients via telephone & email
* Confident and well executed communication skills, with the ability to deliver ‘difficult’ messages when required
* Sound knowledge of regulatory requirements within a claims handling role
* CII - Certificate in Insurance (or equivalent/above) desirable, or a commitment to work to attain qualifications on employment
What we offer
* A competitive salary - let's discuss it
* Hybrid working available upon successful completion of probation
* Employer pension contribution of 5% rising to 10% after 5 years membership of the pension scheme
* Annual Bonus scheme (Discretionary based on individual and company performance)
* Life Assurance cover up to 4 x salary
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 26 and 27 for 5 and 10 years’ service respectively)
* Career development opportunities with funded support and financial incentives for all professional qualifications.
About us
The Lycetts group has over 60 years’ experience of providing a comprehensive range of insurance, risk management and financial advice to a broad cross section of commercial and private clients. We strive to be a trusted adviser to our clients and are proud of our continued high client satisfaction scores.
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating aninclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of usfeels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with arange of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interestsand we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applicationsfrom everyone.
If you need any additional support during therecruitment process, then please let us know.
*Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26
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