Jobs in Bolton, greater manchester, england

Description

The Claims Handler will manage a caseload of EL / PL delegated authority fixed fee cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients, working in conjunction with a more experienced employees who will be involved in setting strategies and making liability decisions, as well as responsible for their technical development.

The role requires a forensic and analytical approach to the issues together with experience and / or appreciation of the documents and evidence required in these types of cases.

The work type likely to feature in the case load are Pre-action disclosure files, Infant Approval Hearings and EL / PL files handled on a Delegated Authority basis.

In addition the Assistant File Handler will support File Handlers on tasks within their caseloads.

Key Accountabilities

Duties will include the following (based on experience), but may not be limited to :

• Considering and responding to Applications for Pre-action disclosure
• Handling matters in accordance with client SLA’s
• Instructing Counsel / advocate
• Reviewing evidence
• Legal Research
• Negotiations / Drafting Payments into Court
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Initial review and setting strategy for the management of the claim
• Reviewing matters throughout
• Dealing with disclosure
• Reviewing evidence (including medical / personnel records)
• Conducting investigations with Insured’s / obtaining witness statements
• Liaising with parties involved in claims including the insured, Claimant Solicitors and witnesses
• Instructing Counsel / Experts
• Attending conferences and Trials with Counsel and note taking
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Reviewing quantum
• Drafting Tomlin Orders and Consent Orders
• Draft Cost schedules
• Dealing with general or straightforward queries
• Telephone chasing activities
• Filing out Allocation Questionnaires and witness summon
• Ensuring compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations.

Working Hours

35 hours per week Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. Primary location for this role is Parklands, Bolton Office

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Values

We are connected

We are Dynamic

We are Innovative

We succeed together

Benefits

We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.

We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management.

Our global team of more than 8,000 professionals operate across ten countries, including the UK & the U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research & development, innovation & automation, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 1,500 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.