Reference Number MMH240827-4
Job Title Personal Lines Claims Investigator (KZN)
Position Type Permanent
Role Family Client Services
Cluster Momentum Insure Company Limited
Remote Opportunity Some of the time
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location - Town / City Durban
Introduction
Through our client-facing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme),
and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations.
We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Metropolitan provides practical financial solutions for people, communities and businesses. Visit us at www.momentummetropolitan.co.za
Disclaimer As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.
Role Purpose
Momentum Insure is looking for 1 personal lines claims investigator. A claims investigator identifies and prevents fraudulent claims and manages the expenditure on settled claims.
Requirements
- Matric
- Minimum 3 years investigative experience in a short-term personal claims environment
- Completion of an investigations programme would be beneficial
- FAIS accreditation or a FAIS recognised qualification will be highly beneficial
- Receive personal line claims identified by the fraud prediction model for validation
- Confirm merits of each claim through comprehensive assessment of the item and incident
- Apply the policy to ensure the loss is covered in terms of the contract
- Compile a comprehensive report on all findings and make a recommendation on a claim based on merits/evidence found during the validation process
- Refer all recommendations not within your mandate to the line manager for approval
- Irrespective of the outcome of the claim the broker, client and claims advisor to be notified (rejected claims
- The key focus of a claims investigator is to limit financial losses due to a policy/claim fraud and to finalise and
- Obtain all evidence in a proper manner to ensure that it is admissible as evidence in a court of law
- Act as complainant where fraud is found and render all assistance and evidence to ensure the prosecution
- Assist/influence other areas of the business once an investigation is concluded, i.e. report on the quality of
- Report on any risks identified and suggested controls and report any other failures which influences the
- Enhance service delivery in the claims departments
- Contribute to optimising work practices and procedures via suggestions
- Up skill/influence claims advisors by sharing knowledge
- Effectively build, maintain and manage relationships with clients, brokers, service providers and business
- Ensure investigations are done in a professional manner and all parties are updated regularly on the progress
- Achieve minimum standards with regards to saving ratios, turnaround time, Customer Satisfaction scores,
- Live the Momentum values
- Interact with colleagues and supply manager investigation results
- Interact with other business units i.e. claims, client services, brokers, compliance, legal etc
- Build relation/interact with support services to ensure efficiency
- Interact with clients, brokers and service providers
- Analytical Thinking
- Information Seeking
- Directiveness
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Client centric
