Claims Consultant

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Process already-captured claims efficiently and accurately through drawing on the relevant criteria to ensure standardisation across the organisation to enable decision making on a claim.

• Customer Management (Internal): Help manage customer by carrying out standard activities to complete the customer request.
• Data Collection & Analysis: Ask questions, collect data from a variety of sources, analyse information and investigate claim.
• Make decisions according to established criteria to ensure standardisation across the organisation by accurately administrating and underwriting claims.
• Use appropriate tools to accurately cost applicable claims on a day-to-day basis.
• Work Scheduling and operational compliance: Organise own work schedule to get the job done, coordinating with support services and completed work within SLA.
• Ensure claims are finalised within the set parameters (turnaround time, terms and conditions applied accurately).
• Remain up to date with current and new product knowledge to enable effective decision making.
• Administration: Produce, update and provide best practice support to customers on the claims administration process and other departmental systems, in line with claims policy, rules and SLAs.
• Correspondence: Respond to routine requests using telephonic conversation or emails (internal and external).
• Document Management: Create, organise and maintain files containing the correspondence relating to policies and matters.
• Document Preparation: Prepare and manage claim documentation for customers; prepare insurance claim forms or related documents and review them for completeness.
• Enter claims information into database systems.
• Pay small claims.
• Calculate quantum amount of claim.
• Post or attach information to claim file.
• Transmit claims for further investigation.
• Contact insured or other involved persons to obtain missing information.
• Review insurance policy to determine coverage.
• Organise or work with detailed office records, using computers to enter, access, search or retrieve data.
• Provide customer service, such as limited instructions on proceeding with claims or referrals to auto repair facilities or local contractors.
• Finalise claims and communicate the outcome to the customer.
• Listen and transcribe client conversations; request and retrieve client conversations as needed.
• Issue repair / replace vouchers; load and action 15-minute messages; complete Things to Do (TTD's) and requests.
• Refer to Loss Adjuster when required; arrange to collect salvage - non-Motor where applicable; arrange to collect salvage - Motor where applicable.

General Education Matric

1 or more years Financial Services industry experience (Essential); Call Centre Experience (Essential); STI experience (Advantageous); 1 or more years Claims Experience (Advantageous); At least 2-3 years' experience in a Customer Service environment (Advantageous).

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