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Job Summary
Job ID:10375
Employment Type: Existing Role
Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg MB; Wawanesa MB; Vancouver BC; Calgary AB; Edmonton AB; Lethbridge AB; Toronto (North York) ON; Kitchener ON; Ottawa ON; Montreal QC Moncton NB; Dartmouth; NS.
Working Business Language: English OR French OR Bilingual in French and English(If this role is posted in Quebec there are Bill 96 compliance requirements to follow: 1). add a sentence here in the header explaining why the position requires an English or Bilingual speaking candidate - click here for sample verbiage - and 2). add documentation of the three step assessmentwithin the job req in the recruiter comments text field).
Salary: At Wawanesa salary is only one component of a holistic comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our addition to salary full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time personal days premium free benefits and pension plan.
The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors including but not limited to: your work location local labour market conditions external market salary data internal pay equity and the knowledge skills experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range:$85000 - $115000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.
About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Founded in 1896 The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canadas largest mutual insurers fully owned by its more than 1.8 million members. Headquartered in Winnipeg Wawanesa is the parent company of WSI a specialty insurer delivering tailored solutions built around unique needs; Wawanesa Life a provider of life insurance products; and Western Financial Group a leading national distributor of personal and commercial insurance.
Wawanesa is committed to helping communities thrive in a changing world. The company invests more than $4 million annually in charitable initiatives including $2.5 million each year to support people and communities on the front lines of climate change. Learn more at .
We are currently seeking dedicated driven and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment embrace change and are eager to gain diverse experience while advancing their careers as part of a growing team.
The Claims Supervisor contributes to Wawanesas goal of delivering an exceptional and consistent claims service experience by providing leadership to the claims team focusing on the achievement of key business goals and customer service standards.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Coordinate and supervise daily activities of claims team
- Provide guidance and leadership to staff and specialists
- Manage service levels by organizing distributing monitoring work flow and setting priorities to ensure maximum efficiency and productivity as guided by corporate policies procedures and business plans
- Conduct or contribute to employee development and employee performance management through coaching and following up on the development of their teams technical competencies
- Conduct periodic review of claims files and coach team to strive for continuous improvement and development by setting and tracking individual and team performance objectives
- Provide direction and leadership in areas such as: liability determination investigation policy interpretation settlement negotiations and establishing reserves for claims
- Perform other duties as assigned
- 5 years progressive insurance adjusting experience.
- College /University degree preferred.
- Chartered Insurance Professional Designation and a desire to continue relevant industry education (FCIP etc.).
- Effective customer service skills including empathy and concern for our customers.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Excellent investigative and analytical skills.
- Highly proficient time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize work in a fast paced changing environment.
- Excellent knowledge of policy wordings all lines of business corporate guidelines policies and procedures.
- Ability to coach guide and positively motivate employees.
- Excellent knowledge of automobile habitational farm and commercial policies.
- Excellent knowledge of medical and legal terminology.
- Detail oriented with a critical degree of accuracy regarding data entry.
- Exceptional advanced negotiation skills.
Diversity Equity Inclusion& Belonging
At Wawanesa we are committed to Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people this is supported by having a representative workforce.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates including racialized persons women Indigenous Peoples persons with disabilities members of the 2SLGBTQIA community gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.
We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process please reach out in confidence to .
All Wawanesa job applicants are subject to Wawanesas .
Please note that the recruitment process for this position may involve the use of AI tools to screen assess or select applicants. All final decisions are taken or reviewed by human recruiters and human hiring leaders in compliance with all applicable legislation.
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About Company
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