Technical Claims Handler at top Bristol Law Firm: to £40,000

A prestigious International Law Firm based in Bristol is looking to hire a new Technical Claims Handler to join the office on a permanent basis.  Responsibilities will include running a full caseload of professional indemnity claims, having an accurate understanding of the delegated authority principles and reporting requirements on all matters falling outside of the delegated authority with minimal supervision, being able to make strategic decisions in Insurers' best interests, investigation and identification of an Insured's exposure to claims, identifying and obtaining information relevant to liability and quantum and providing guidance and assistance to the Insured in response to complaints and claims, including approving settlement offers, negotiating settlement of claims within the delegated authority, investigating and reporting to Insurers on policy cover and response, actively managing panel solicitors as agent for Insurers, including reporting where claims fall outside the delegated authority, responsible for maintaining and ensuring the completeness, accuracy, quality and integrity of data on the case management system, understanding the importance of Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators of the team and ensuring adherence to these standards, ensuring a consistent approach to client claims and implementing Insurers' reserving policies, so that  claims are dealt with fairly and costs are properly controlled, supported by the use of the most appropriate approved external suppliers, supporting the manager(s) in respect of supervision and training of other team members.  Candidates must have technical claims knowledge and experience, strong communication, customer focused and target driven skills and must have a either a Law degree or CILEx equivalent.