Claims Team Leader

Founded in 1932, McLarens is a leading independent global insurance services provider with owned offices and operations strategically located in 45 countries around the world. With a focus on complex, commercial and specialty markets, McLarens provides loss adjusting, claims and risk management services, as well as auditing and pre-risk surveying. McLarens’ global footprint enables it to provide streamlined consistent service to clients across the world, while at the same time delivering local expertise and responsive service. McLarens, expert adjusters have an average of over 25 years’ experience, operating across a range of industries with specialties including: Agriculture, Aviation, Casualty, Crisis Management, Construction & Engineering, Entertainment & Contingency, Environmental consulting, Forensic Engineering, Forensic Fire Investigation, Global TPA Services, Investigation, Marine, Natural Resources, and Property services. For more information, please visit: 

The opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Claims Team Leader within our Real Estate Team based in Chelmsford. This role will be office based.

Reporting to the Real Estate Operations manager, you will provide management support to desk-based adjusters ensuring the success of the Real Estate TPA team.

Your responsibilities

• To lead and manage a team of desk based claims handlers to ensure they provide the highest standards of customer service to our clients
• Motivating the team to do their job efficiently and ensure targets and personal goals are achieved
• Management of team workflow to ensure all absences and holidays are covered
• Management of the holiday calendar /authorisations
• Monthly 1 to 1 meetings with team, completing appraisals with McLarens required timescales
• Overseeing and monitoring the lifecycle of the desk based teams claims
• Identifying training needs in the team and implementing any necessary training
• Account management support where required
• Ability to deal with complaint calls received in the team
• Other ad hoc work as required.

Knowledge and Experience

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, being able to communicate in a clear, concise and structured manner
• Strong management skills
• Proven work experience as a Team Leader or supervisor
• Decision making skills
• Excellent stakeholder management with an ability to manage multiple priorities and conflicting demands
• Thrive in a high-pressured working environment
• Be driven to meet and exceed targets set for the Real Estate Team
• Good working knowledge of Word and Excel
• Travel may be required as and when so flexibility is a must.