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Credit Hire Handler

Employer
Hastings Direct
Location
Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex
Salary
5% bonus, flexible benefits & more
Closing date
8 Jul 2019

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Sector
Finance, Insurance
Function
Call Centre
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Hastings Direct - Credit Hire Handler

We have a fantastic new opportunity within our Technical Claims department for a Credit Hire Handler. This role would suit those with high attention to detail, ideally from a contact centre or financial services background or those looking to make a move to a dynamic, progression focused environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Hire Team Leader, you are responsible for proactively managing the third party claim and contributing to the control of overall Third Party hire and repair spend. The team is responsible for newly reported credit hire claims and for controlling hire periods in line with the department's strategy, as well as challenging the validity of incoming requests for payment. You are responsible for indemnity and liability decision making, as we as providing vehicle and repair solutions to third parties following an accident.

Your remit will include the following;

· Control leakage across third party claims by increasing capture rate
· Proactively manage third party claims journey following an accident with our policyholder through the provision of our hire and repair services
· Minimise the claims department's exposure to incoming third party credit hire and repair claims
· Maintain accurate reserves and proactively manage a portfolio of third party repair claims
· Negotiate third party total loss settlements
· Protect the company against third party credit hire claims using interviews, credit hire evidence and gathering of provisions of hire and repair services, challenging the inbound hire and repair invoices
· Manage a challenging workload of hire/repair claims
· Responsible for servicing inbound phone calls from third parties, customers, garages, third party representatives and other suppliers
· Responsible for negotiating cash in lieu and total loss designed to reduce hire length and raising payments promptly where settlement has been negotiated
· Responsible for meeting monthly targets and for ensuring hire spend across the claims department is reduced
· Ensure all new claims are accurately recorded and all intervention activities have been completed to ensure the team has the best opportunity to outsource hire and repair claims and manage claims in line with business expectations
· Adhering to MOJ process and providing responses within the agreed time frames
· Monitoring hire to ensure maximum cost protection from future hire costs

About Us

Hastings Direct is a fast growing, agile, digitally focused general insurance provider of products and services to over 2.7 million customers in the UK. We've significantly grown our customer base over the last three years and we now employ over 3,400 colleagues

It's our attitude and the way we run our business that makes us different. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. It's a dynamic, flexible, fun and constantly changing environment. You'll enjoy the scope to make a real difference for our customers, influence our company, benefit the communities we work in and have some fun along the way.

Required Experience

· Excellent communication and negotiation skills
· High attention to detail
· Strong customer focus
· Ability to meet strict deadlines aimed at reducing spend
· Great commercial awareness and decision making
· A proven track record of meeting and exceeding targets
· Understanding of the hire management practices
· Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits For You

Please find some of the great benefits we offer here at Hastings Direct:

· Competitive basic salary which we will share with you upon shortlisting, but do feel free to email the Recruitment team for more details in advance of your application -
· Up to 5% bonus earning potential
· 25 days holiday
· Life assurance
· Competitive pension
· Flexible benefits (e.g. buy or sell additional holiday)
· Discounted Hastings Direct products

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.

Company

Founded in 1996 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing general insurance providers, offering a full range of car, van, bike and home insurance products.

It’s our attitude and the way we run our business that makes us different. Our data driven, digitally-focused business model enables us to remain agile, price effectively and to deliver refreshingly straightforward service and products for customers. All of our actions are based on our 4Cs way of doing things. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. It’s our colleagues who help drive our growth, so we give them all the support, training and development they need, as well as scope to tell us how they feel about life at Hastings Direct.

It’s a dynamic, flexible, fun and constantly changing environment, so it takes a certain kind of individual to thrive here - just ask any of our 3,400 colleagues. If you’re clearly a Hastings Direct person, you’ll enjoy the scope to make a real difference for our customers, influence our company, benefit the communities we work in and have some fun along the way!

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Company info
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Hastings Direct
Location
Conquest House
Collington Avenue
Bexhill on sea
East Sussex
TN39 3LW
GB

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