Casualty EL / PL Fraud File Handler

Working in our Casualty department, the File Handler will manage a caseload of EL/PL Fraud litigated cases on behalf of a number of insurance clients. The role requires a forensic and analytical approach to employment and public liability issues and the evidence required and particular attention to detail.

Compensation & Benefits:

Salary to be discussed on application, hybrid working 1 day minimum per week in office remainder remote working, private medical insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover, Health Care Cash Plan, Holidays 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days), holidays rise to 26 days after 5 years’ service and 27 days after 10 years’ service, Death In Service - after 1 year, Employer Pension Contribution, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tech Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Gym Flex

Key Accountabilities:

• You will be responsible for carrying your own caseload and all that comes with it, in this role especially you will be considering the prospects of proving fraud as well as concepts and merits of primary and secondary liability in employment and public liability claims.
• You will deal with disclosure, instruct Counsel, investigators, medical and other experts / surveillance
• You will review evidence (eg. Witness statements, GP records, Occupational Health/ Personnel records as well as draft questions to medical experts
• You will do your own research into cases as well as Costs Schedules
• It will be part of your role to attend Conferences and Trial with Counsel and make Negotiations/ Drafting Payments into Court
• You will be responsible for the initial report / review of the cases and deal with routine correspondence
• You will be involved in conducting site inspections and investigations, CMC’s and applications, Counter Schedules, Pre-Trial reports and CRU appeal
• And finally review and/or report re exchange of evidence, receipt of medical evidence, joints statements or at any other stage.

This is a fully rounded file handling role with autonomy to run your own caseload.

Essential Skills and Attributes

• Experience of handling a litigated caseload of EL/PL and/or Fraud files
• Meeting targets
• Positive, confident and enthusiastic
• Good advocacy skills
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Good client care skills and evidence of working to client guidelines on a delegated basis
• Ability to prioritise work, keep to deadlines and work under pressure
• High level of analytical skills
• Ability to win the trust and confidence of others
• Ability to make decisions and delegate effectively
• Ability to anticipate problems and identify solutions
• Ability to maintain concentration and pay attention to detail
• Driven to achieve
• Excellent IT Skills
• Ability to work within the Keoghs Shared Values framework

Values

Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our five values are at the heart of everything we do.

Keoghs values:

We are connected

We are dynamic

We are innovative

We succeed together