Tausi
Assurance Company Ltd
Vacancy: Claims Officer
Ref: TAS/HR/AM/1636/2016
It was
a quiet day in 1993 when 7 shareholders got together and formed Tausi Assurance
Co. Ltd. The
Company opened its doors for business quietly but confidently in 1993 in
Westlands.
The
position holder will be reporting to the Head- Legal & Claims.
Role
Purpose: Assist
the Manager in charge by, oversee investigations of claims and coordinate
processing and payment of the same.
Duties
and Responsibilities
- Registry
and Acknowledgement of new claims from Brokers and Agents,
- Calling
for relevant claim supporting documents to enable processing of claims,
- Appointment
of service providers within set benchmarks, reviewing their reports and
processing claims as necessary.
- Processing
claims:- Preparing Claim Notes for admissible claims,
- Discharge
Vouchers for admissible claims,
- Drafting
Repudiation Notes for inadmissible claims for approval,
- Maintenance
of registers (Intimated Claims, Paid Claims, Assessors, Salvage, Recovery)
- Maintenance
of adequate claims reserves and adjustment of the same,
- In-house
assessment & adjustment of small claims to minimize costs on claims,
- Attending
post loss survey,
- Recommending
risk improvement measures to Underwriting Department,
- Notifying
Reinsurance Department of claims with high reserves for purposes of
recovery from reinsurers,
- Dealing
with general correspondence on claims,
- Initiating
third party recovery matters,
- Preparation
of claims statistics / analysis of data:- Claims Experience, Loss Ratios,
- Cleaning
up of claims manual data,
- Claims
Incurred / Claims Projections
Professional
Qualifications
- Bachelors’
Degree in Insurance, Business Administration or Accounting
- Diploma
in Insurance, Business Administration or Accounting
Relevant
Experience
- At
least 3 years’ experience claims management
Skills
and competencies
- Proven
intellectual leadership in managing people, operations and financial
resources;
- Strong
planning and coordination skills;
- Strong
analytical skills
- Report
writing skills
- Knowledge
on general insurance software system (Premia – version 10) will be an added
advantage
All
applications should be made through hr@tausiassurance.com by COB 30th June 2016
For more information, visit www.tausiassurance.co.ke