Insurance Claims Assessor
Inspect, evaluate, and assess situations or property to make decisions on insurance claims.
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- What's it like to be an Insurance Claims Assessor?
- How to become an Insurance Claims Assessor
- Latest Insurance Claims Assessor jobs
- Top skills and experience for Insurance Claims Assessors
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What's it like to be an Insurance Claims Assessor?
Insurance Claims Assessors inspect and evaluate property to decide if the person is owed a payment under an insurance policy. They may specialise in a particular area such as medical, automotive or property claims. They may need to examine numerous documents such as police reports, court records and medical records or interview people including the claimant or witnesses to confirm the validity of the claim and determine the payment amount.
Tasks and duties
- Managing the process of a claim’s assessment.
- Liaising with people in person, by phone or in writing.
- Determining the cause of the damage.
- Providing empathetic customer service to clients and stakeholders.
- Conducting investigations and interviews to assess the claim.
- Estimating the cost of repairs.
- Collecting and sharing complex information in a way that is easy for people to understand.
- Reviewing documentation including medical records or court reports.
- Calculating and processing claim related payments.
- Preparing recommendations to reduce risks.
How to become an Insurance Claims Assessor
To become an Insurance Claims Assessor, you’re not required to hold a formal qualification, although it may be an advantage. You may start out as an Insurance Claims Assessor working under the supervision of a Chartered Loss Adjustor or Claims Assessor.
- 1.Find an entry level role as a Claims Assessor and learn as much as you can while in your role.
- 2.Consider undertaking additional study with a registered training organisation or TAFE to formalise and strengthen your knowledge and skills. This may be a Certificate IV in General Insurance (FNS41415), Certificate IV in Life Insurance (Claims Stream) (FNS41515), or Diploma of General Insurance (FNS51115).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Insurance Claims Assessor employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Customer Resolution
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Latest Insurance Claims Assessor reviews
4.0Oct 2018
Empathy is your key to succeed in claims assessor role
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Science
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationLife Insurance Claims Department
The good thingsWorking in Life Insurance is highly rewarding and satisfying knowing that you help someone receive financial support whilst undergoing treatments or recovering from a medical condition or injury in or...
The challengesIt is a fast paced work environment with high volume of case loads. Discussions with people with severe or terminal illness can be confronting at times.
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5.0Feb 2024
Fun and ever changing
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate IV in Building
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationInsurance & Superannuation
The good thingsIt's hard work but very rewarding to help people get back on there feet after they have been through a event
The challengesTo me there is no down side to this work
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