Engineering Loss Adjuster

Job Title – Engineering Loss Adjuster

Contract – Permanent

Salary – £50,000 – £55,000

Location – London

Position Summary

• To handle a mixture of high and low value Engineering claims
• Investigations may be UK based or overseas.
• Maintain and enhance business connections.

Functional Knowledge

• Customer focused.
• Quality focused role – providing quality service to both internal and external customers.
• Team focused – working with colleagues throughout the business.
• Reactive – responding to daily workloads as dictated by customer requirements.
• Proactive – making sure KPIs and SLAs are met.
• Handle and co-ordinate complaints and compliments.
• Achievement of targets.
• Competent use of technology.

Professional Qualifications

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent customer service, organisational & communication skills.
• A recognised Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering qualification.
• A willingness to achieve industry qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• Receiving and acknowledging new claims.
• Market for existing and new business lines.
• Preparing case management plans, visiting the Insured, Brokers, Claimants, Claimants’ representatives, Insurers, Re-insurers, Captives and retained Experts.
• Preparing reports commenting in detail on all aspects of the claim, including policy analysis and liability, quantum and future actions.
• Visiting sites, interviewing witnesses and preparation of witness statements.
• Instructing and controlling forensic scientists and other experts as appropriate.
• Communicating regularly with all interested parties, calculating and approving interim payments, preparing interim reports and other communication.
• Additionally developing working relationships with existing clients and helping to identify and plan approaches to new clients.
• Maintain and update files and records keeping fully up to date on any technical or legal changes that may have a bearing on a case.
• Maintain awareness of Business Continuity programme and role within it.

Skills

• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail.
• Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• A positive attitude and a proactive approach to solving problems.
• Able to co-ordinate a variety of actions concurrently.
• Ability to work to given targets.

Requirements

• Work both externally and internally assessing Engineering claims, and adjusting where appropriate.
• Calculating and agreeing settlement of claims, and preparing final reports.

For extra information please contact:-

London: 07535 748 255

Email: glen.parker@lawesgroup.co.uk