Legal Officer- Recoveries
About the position
Job Summary:
Responsible for third-party recoveries from Insurance companies, third parties, and liaison with external Advocates & service providers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Opening claim files, reserving as per claims manual guidelines, and reviewing claim files.
- Pursuing all third-party recoveries with the insurance companies, our advocates & third parties
- Processing payments for service providers and third parties.
- Corresponding and negotiating with third parties on recovery-related matters
- Updating the recoveries bring up the diary and ensuring that all the recovery files are up to date
- Liaising with our advocates with regard for production of evidence in court and pursuing our insured to attend court
- Liaising with our service providers, that is investigators and assessors, where they are required to attend court.
- Chasing investigation/assessment reports from our service providers in line with agreed SLA timelines and status reports from our advocates,
- Attending court to give evidence on behalf of the company on recovery matters
- Any other duties that may be offered by the General Manager Legal and or the company’s management
Education/Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Laws from a recognized university
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law from Kenya school of law
- Experience in the insurance industry and Arbitration and Mediation skills is an added advantage
- Must be computer literate
Experience
- 3 years experience
Competencies Level
- Must be results-driven with good negotiation and persuasion skills
- Must exhibit good Customer service traits
- Must show Creativity/Innovation
- Must be Flexible and able to work under pressure and strict timelines
- Must cherish Accountability
- Technical credibility
- Must have good communication skills and exhibit teamwork
Join us
If you meet the above minimum requirements, send your c.v to careers@gakenya.com indicate the position applied for on the email subject line to be received on or before 20th January 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.