Claims Handler

Introduction At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client-centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients' risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If you’re ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher. Overview We are seeking an experienced Claims Handler to join our Further Education Claims Team. You'll deliver professional advice and services to clients on all claims-related matters, liaising with insurers and other relevant parties to streamline the claims process and manage clients’ expectations effectively. Handle claims from initial receipt through to resolution, under supervision and within the assigned authority level. We are looking for someone with claims handling experience in any area who is keen to learn and grow within the role. How you'll make an impact Provide technical advice to clients throughout the claims process, ensuring their expectations are managed regarding timescales, policy coverage, legal liability, and quantum. Handle claims from receipt to conclusion under supervision, ensuring all necessary documentation is collected, loss adjusters or suppliers are appointed, and claims are processed in line with authority levels and regulatory requirements. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on all relevant systems, ensuring 100% data accuracy at all times. Keep clients and insurers informed of all developments during the claims process, ensuring complete satisfaction and proactively chasing updates when necessary. Review and, where appropriate, challenge insurer decisions or repudiations under guidance, providing technical advice to clients as needed. Actively support the client service team, attend client meetings, and develop strong working relationships with clients, insurers, and internal stakeholders to promote satisfaction. Oversee the progress of payments from insurers, ensuring collections and payments are made in line with agreed service level agreements (SLAs). Adhere to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and Gallagher’s Professional Standards Manual, with a focus on Treating Customers Fairly and Consumer Duty. Manage workload efficiently, seek customer feedback, and demonstrate a commitment to personal and business improvement. Identify and report complaints or risks to the Line Manager, ensure accurate claims statistics are produced when required, and maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of market, insurance, and legislative changes. About You Cert CII / Dip CII qualification preferred but not essential. Good knowledge or experience of insurance, claims processing, or FCA regulation required. Strong interpersonal skills, including effective listening, verbal, and written communication. Ability to identify potential problems and seek advice or support when needed. Capable of handling highly confidential information with discretion. Elgible to work in the UK. Compensation and benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up Health cash plan or Private medical insurance Other benefits include: Three fully paid volunteering days per year Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan Critical illness cover Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally Season ticket loan Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase Emergency back-up family care And many more… We value inclusion and diversity Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities. We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch. Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.