Liability Adjuster - NE England - Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

With one of the largest teams of liability experts in the world, Sedgwick supports and resolves property, general, auto, product and professional liability claims, and helps our clients maintain brand protection in times of crisis.

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Liability Adjuster covering the North East of England. Based remotely, your role will involve investigating in the field and reporting on a mixed portfolio of Employers` Liability, Public Liability (both injury and property) and Motor injury.

Your clients will include some of the most prestigious Liability Insurers, Blue Chip Corporate Clients and Brokers, it is therefore essential that you have experience within the claims arena. You will also be investigative in your approach to claims handling and have the ability to identify questionable information and apply correct procedures to identify potentially fraudulent claims.

Many of our colleagues now benefit from working flexibly between the office and home, which helps support a healthy work/life balance.  When you do spend time in our offices, you’ll experience bright and open surroundings which offer excellent areas for collaboration as well as desk space.  It’s an ideal environment for working alongside and interacting with fellow colleagues.
 

About you:

• You`ll have a proactive attitude, self-motivated and capable of working on your own initiative. You will also:

• Have an EL/PL/Motor injury and/or property biased background with the ability to fully investigate all types of liability claims

• Be able to interact with all interested stakeholders including claims staff, underwriters, policyholders, brokers and claimants

• The ability to apply a thorough knowledge of current case law, common law/statute and regulations

• Be willing to go the extra mile and provide exemplary customer service

• Possess accurate keyboard skills

• Have a clean full driving license

• Have a good working knowledge of MS Word, Outlook and Excel

• Be extremely well organised and capable of influencing others

• Insurance qualifications are desirable, but equal consideration will also be given to those with the relevant experience

• As a global business, we are always interested in hearing from candidates with bi-lingual or multi-lingual skills.

What will you get for this role?

• Competitive salary depending on skills, experience and qualifications

• Many of our vacancies offer the opportunity to work flexibly, whether from office and/or home

• Healthcare scheme

• A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme

• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays

• Discounts on various products and services

• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing

• Life assurance

• Group Income Protection

• Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing and digital GP apps.

Working at Sedgwick

Our company is a place where creative and caring people of all backgrounds can be challenged, grow as individuals, and feel a higher purpose in the unique value they bring and the difference they make in the lives of others. We celebrate our differences; cultivating uniqueness and belonging allows us to connect with our consumers on a personal level, understand our clients’ needs, support the communities in which we operate, and perform at our best.

We’re passionate and understanding about our colleagues – so we have built flexibility into our colleague working model. If you wish to work from home, split your working time between the home and office or change your hours so you can collect your children or care for someone in your family, we’re supportive of that. As a flexible employer, we’re happy to discuss options that take into consideration your personal needs for this position during your interview.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check.

Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.