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.