Liability Claims Officer

  • Plymouth, United Kingdom
  • Plymouth City Council
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site

Job Description:

Contract to start ASAP

Duration: 26 weeks with a possible extension.

Job Purpose

Do you have experience of investigating and processing public liability claims and a good working knowledge of legal liability principles and practice?

If so, an opportunity has arisen to join a friendly, busy and dynamic insurance team dealing with claims received from the public or their legal representatives for personal injury and/or property damage.

The main duties of the role involve the processing and investigation of claims and making decisions on liability.

This includes the monitoring of claims from the initial point of receipt, liaison with service departments in the Council to prepare evidence through to working closely with its solicitors where claims are litigated.

You need to be able to work well under pressure and have highly developed communication skills used to convey complex and sometimes contentious information to a range of audiences to include the general public, internal departments, solicitors and external organisations.

You should have recent experience of working in an insurance/claims handling role and have a knowledge of Civil Procedure Rules and General Data Protection Regulations.

You should also be a proficient user of PC based applications such as Microsoft Office packages.

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