Corporate Insurance Officer - HC620388

Hampshire County Council; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Job Title: Corporate Insurance Officer HC620388

Hours: 37 hours per week

Closing Date: Sunday 13th April at 23:59 hours

About the Role

To develop and manage the Forces annual insurance programme including purchase and renewal, liaising with the Force Solicitor, Deputy Force Solicitor and Head of Risk and Resilience.

Co-ordinate and maintain oversight of the reporting, investigation and management of the Forces insurance claims ensuring compliance with insurance terms and conditions.

Key Accountabilities include but are not limited to:

• To manage the administration of the Force insurance/risk finance programme, including effecting necessary changes, providing advice and guidance to Force personnel on insurance matters and promoting awareness within the Force, to ensure that exposure to claims is minimised.
• To manage the purchase of external insurance cover and related services with regard to EC Directives, Police Authority Standing Orders on Contracts and the Force Procurement Policy, in order to ensure that the scope of cover meets organisational requirements.
• To achieve best value in insurance provision by arranging specifications, negotiating terms, conditions and premiums and assessing the suitability of policies.
• To manage the claims handling processes, from notification to settlement, including investigating claims and determining liability, in order to comply with legislation, Force policy and insurance conditions, and to enable recovery of expenditure where possible.
• To manage and analyse any internal fund provision, producing statistical and financial reports as required, ensuring that actual and potential liabilities are identified.
• To maintain effective dialogue with colleagues in the Legal Team, Management of Risk team, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, other Force personnel, brokers, insurance companies and other appropriate agencies to ensure that the Force receives an efficient and cost-effective service.

Minimum Requirements:

• Educated to QCF Level 4 OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.
• DipCII or ACII OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.
• Significant insurance experience gained ideally within a Claims, Underwriting, Broking or In-House Insurance Role.
• Comprehensive knowledge of insurance claims and administration.
• Knowledge and understanding of corporate insurances i.e. Property, Public and Employers Liability, Fleet etc.
• Sound knowledge of insurance law.
• Experience of managing good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Possess initiative, excellent organisational and communication skills, written and verbal with the ability to work independently without close supervision.

If you have most but not all the essential experience we would still like to hear from you.

Contact details for an informal discussion

Please contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail] or on 02380451611

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

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