Senior Claims Assessor, Remote

Senior Claims Assessor, RemoteSummary of the roleA FCA regulated life andamp; pensions service provider are seeking a dedicated professional to join the company, as a Senior Claims Assessor. This role involves making fair, correct, efficient decisions whilst hitting targets as well as effectively assessing claims in at least one or more of the following areas, depending on the business need: Income Protection andamp; Waiver of Premium, Critical Illness, Permanent Total Disability and Death claims.What you''ll be doingMaking admittance and medical decisions and make recommendations within admittance authority for declines/terminations/MIS-representation.Proactively manage a nominated portfolio of claims.Liaising with claimant(s) throughout the claims process and thoroughly investigate all claims, requesting and using appropriate medical and other evidence to assess the claim proactively within the agreed service standards.Making recommendations to develop innovatively the Company''s claim philosophy and protocols.Providing authoritative technical support to the Risk Claims administration teams.Meeting service delivery measures of agreed service levels and elapse times.Undertaking projects, sponsored by the Risk Claims Manager, to develop the effectiveness of the Company''s claims management and improve its standing in the eyes of key stakeholdersCarrying out technical audits and review technical competencies, providing feedback and coaching to ensure claims are managed in ..... full job details .....