Job Title
Commercial Claims Consultant
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience
3 to 15 years
Salary
R15000 to R30000
Job Published
10 February 2026
Job Reference No.
1477918010

Job Description

Main activities and Key Areas:

  • Handling commercial claims including Heavy Commercial Vehicles claims from registration, right up until settlement
  • Ensuring confirmation of cover has been completed correctly
  • Reporting and handling of commercial motor and non-motor claims
  • Communicate with clients, the responsible party, their insurers, solicitors, and various other parties involved in the claims process, by telephone and/or by written communication
  • Ensure effective and timely claims management and settlement (in line with the SLA agreement)
  • Adequate reserving of claims
  • Assist with administrative functions and undertake special projects as and when requested
  • To maintain the claims filing system effectively and efficiently – ensure all documents are renamed correctly
  • To keep Client updated on the progress of the claim telephonically and via email
  • Advise clients on general queries and claims issues
  • Requesting payments correctly within mandate
  • Handling of Compliments and Complaints according to the Compliments and Complaints Business Processes
  • Ad hoc duties assigned by management from time-to-time

1.Productivity:

  • New Claims handled – 60 claims to be worked on per day
  • Open Claims – No claims to be open 90+ days
  • Management of Tasks – All tasks to be attended to within the 4 working hours SLA
  • Closing of Tasks – Detailed notes are always to be left as to why the task is being closed
  • Management of reminders – All reminders to be attended to daily
  • Utilisation and management of notes – Detailed and accurate notes are always to be used
  • Communication (telephone and e-mail) – Ensuring professional communication at all times
  • Updating clients (repair process and repair satisfaction) – Via telephone and email
  • Telephone calls – to be made and received on recorded lines. If your cell phone does not have the ability to record, you may not use it for work purposes
  • Telephone messages – All messages need to be attended to within 1 working hour

2.Quality:

  • Detailed and accurate notes are always to be used
  • Accuracy of estimates – Ensuring the reserves held on claims are accurate and updated at all times
  • Accuracy and quality of communication – Ensuring professional communication at all times
  • Telephone etiquette - answering/making the calls correctly – Ensuring professional communication at all times
  • Exceptions – To be attended too daily. Estimates, claims status and notes to be updated continuously to prevent additional exceptions

3.Efficiency:

  • Adherence to SLA (Delivering work within SLA) – All tasks to be attended to within the 4 working hours SLA
  • Comebacks on work not done correctly the first time – Proactively minimising the amount of comebacks
  • General Attitude – to be positive and a team player

4.Operational:

  • Product knowledge – Ensuring all noted processes are followed correctly
  • Costing – Ensuring costing is updated and correct at all times
  • Application of Processes – Ensuring all noted processes are followed correctly
  • Situational Awareness – Ensuring that all possible problems are escalated to the team leader

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