Personal Injury Claims Handler

Dublin / Hybrid Permanent Hybrid Negotiable Ref: 21493

Job Description

My Dublin based client is recruiting for a Personal Injury Claims Handler to join the team. This is a fixed term contract. My Dublin based client is recruiting for a Personal Injury Claims Handler to join the team. This is a fixed term contract. This role will be 2 days office / 3 days remote.

Job Responsibilities

The role of the Claims Handler will be multifunctional and involves:

• High volume case management – managing claims to final settlement.
• Assessing claims and deciding on necessary medical and financial requirements
• Handling all incoming communication proactively to ensure the early resolution of all claims
• Providing excellent customer service in an efficient and friendly manner
• Prepare personal injury claims for assessment of general and special damages subject to statutory provisions.
• Correct interpretation of personal injuries legislation and medical reports.
• Identify complex cases and the resulting action required.
• Flexibility to respond to variations in caseloads given the evolving nature of the operating environment.
• Interaction with the Dept. Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Revenue Authorities, actuarial and other experts and members of the independent Medical Panel to ensure assessments are made in a consistent and fair manner.
• Liaison with the Service Centre, Medical Panel and other experts.
• Any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager or member of the management team.
• Detailed understanding of the overall personal injuries claims and court awards systems
• Detailed knowledge of the compilation of personal injury claims in relation to general damages and special damages
• Practical experience and detailed knowledge of the valuation of complex personal injury claims and the Personal Injuries Guidelines
• Detailed understanding of medical terminology to interpret medical reports and the necessity for further examination, specialist/diagnostic, or otherwise
• Ability to identify complex cases and resulting action required
• Detailed understanding of the compilation of allowable special damages and the requirement where necessary to involve motor engineers, actuaries, loss adjusters etc.
• Knowledge of welfare benefits payable to accident victims and their deductibility or otherwise in the assessment of claims
• Knowledge of Revenue Returns in relation to claims for loss of earnings from employed and self-employed claimants and the investigative requirements arising therefrom

Experience Required

• A minimum 3 to 5 years personal injury claims handling experience
• Have the requisite knowledge and ability to be able to discharge all the functions of the position
• Have a proven track record of management and delivery of results in high volume case management role
• Have the ability to deliver results within strict deadlines while maintaining a focus on quality of work.
• Have the ability to bring experience/expertise from previous projects to bear on existing issues;
• Have excellent planning, organisational and analytical/interpretative skills;
• Have excellent communication, interpersonal and people management skills.
• Have appropriate numerical and computer skills

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