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Kennedys is looking for Claims Handler to join the Insurance Division. The role will involve managing both A f t er the Event and Before the Event claims for a number of well-known insurers. A substantial proportion of the insureds include SMEs including private residential landlords and farmers, contractors, freelancers and self-employed professionals. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with our clients to find creative bespoke risk solutions and driving outcomes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team with excellent long term progression opportunities . You will be able to work from home frequently with travel to the Taunton office at least once a month.

Team

K ennedys has been a leading provider for customised commercial claims handling solutions and dealing with multi-jurisdictional claims since 2000. We are experienced in handling major MGA, broker and insurer-led schemes in the UK and internationally and are proud to have one of the largest, longest serving and most experienced teams in the market.

Our team based in Taunton handles claims on behalf of major insurers, managing general agents and insurer -led schemes. We deal with thousands of notifications, which include solicitors' professional indemnity (PI), architects and other construction professionals, accountants, Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs), first party cyber schemes and Before the Event/After the Event (BTE/ATE) claims.

Our claims handlers provide pro-active, responsive, and cost-effective claims management, driven by a desire to provide outstanding client service.

Clients

• Insurers
• International businesses
• SMEs
• Indicidual Consumers
• Accountants
• Residential landlords

Cases

• Monitoring large and complex litigation covered by ATE policies, such cases can be in a wide variety of areas including: commercial contractual disputes, intellectual property, defamation, insolvency and cross jurisdictional litigation.
• Claims handling adverse costs awards made in litigation covered by ATE policies
• Monitoring litigation covered by BTE policies including claims pursued by insured individuals and SMEs and defence of claims against such insureds.
• Considering coverage issues and instructing panel solicitors on insurers' behalf in coverage disputes with insureds.

Required experience

• Claims handling experience or alternatively paralegal experience (preferably gained at a defendant insurance law firm or with the insurance market).
• Experience of BTE (Before the Event) or ATE (After the Event) claims is ideal but not essential
• Liaison with clients, provision of customer service
• Use of electronic case management systems.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,400 people worldwide across 44 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable,straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

We develop careers in an innovative and collaborative global environment, with our values at the core. We believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals. Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world. A variety of other exciting opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices as well as a comprehensive benefits package (details are available upon request).

We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach. We are here to provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.