Property Claims Director, UK

About the role

• As an Agriculture/Property Claims Director at Reserv, you will lead a team of claims professionals managing agriculture and property claims. Your expertise will drive operational effectiveness, utilizing technology and analytics to improve efficiencies and outcomes. You’ll play a vital role with the team, clients, and customers, ensuring high-quality standards and compliance with regulatory, internal, and contractual SLAs. This role requires exceptional leadership skills and a strong understanding of claims, ideally with experience managing multi-line portfolios across agriculture and property.

Who you are

• Highly motivated and growth-oriented
• Subject matter expert. You have deep technical and subject matter experience in the world of commercial transportation claims, including coverage and litigation. Experienced in reviewing and analyzing contracts
• Tech-oriented. You are excited by the prospect of building a tech-driven claims organization while delivering an excellent service and have proven results leveraging technology and analytics
• Passionate claims professional who cares about their team, the customer, and their experience
• Empathetic leader. You exercise empathy and patience towards everyone you interact with
• Sense of urgency - at all times. That does not mean working at all hours
• Creative. You challenge existing assumptions and find ways of leveraging technology and the talents of your team to address problems
• Curious. You want to know the whole story so you can make the right decisions early and be decisive when it counts.
• Problem solver. You have the ability to take a ‘deep dive’ into the details of the business while staying focused on the big picture
• Anti-status quo. You don’t just wish things were done differently, you action on it
• Communicative. You are comfortable with and understand the importance of phone communications throughout the claims process
• And did we mention, a sense of humor. Claims are hard enough as it is.

What you'll do

• Lead and manage a team/teams of claims professionals handling agriculture and property claims across diverse accounts.
• Consistently deliver on objectives, overcoming challenges to exceed operational and performance targets.
• Implement and maintain best practices for claims handling, including intake, investigation, evaluation, settlement, and recovery, tailored to both agriculture and property claims.
• Monitor and analyze claims data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for process improvement specific to the agriculture and property sectors.
• Ensure alignment of team performance with client and customer expectations for the claims process.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex or disputed claims, offering strategic direction and resolution.
• Ensure the accuracy and adequacy of claim reserving practices across all managed claims.
• Develop and execute strategies to mitigate fraudulent claims and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and industry standards.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment, promoting teamwork and encouraging professional development within the team.
• Take ownership of performance management; attract, hire, retain, and train high-performing claims professionals with expertise in agriculture and property claims.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as Account Management, Compliance, and Claim Operations to resolve escalated or high-complexity claims issues.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including farmers, landowners, policyholders, agents, brokers, and legal representatives.
• Prepare and present detailed claims reports, metrics, and analysis to clients, offering expert advice on claims trends and risk mitigation strategies specific to agriculture and property.

Qualifications

• Chartered Institute Qualifications minimum of DIP CII or equivalent (we will consider those working towards)
• 10+ years in insurance claims management experience in multiple lines of business, preference for property, general liability and/or motor with bodily injury experience
• 8+ years management experience with preference for experience managing in a remote environment
• Comfortable with technology and the ability to evolve the claims systems and processes to drive better efficiencies and outcomes
• Demonstrated commitment to quality, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Integrity, ethics, and a strong sense of accountability in handling confidential and sensitive information

Benefits

• Generous health-insurance package with nationwide coverage, vision, & dental
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Competitive PTO policy – we want our employees fresh, healthy, happy, and energized!
• Generous family leave policy after 8 months of continuous work
• Work from anywhere to facilitate your work life balance
• Apple laptop, large second monitor, and other quality-of-life equipment you may want. Technology is something that should make your life easier, not harder!

Additionally, we will

• Listen to your feedback to enhance and improve upon the long-standing challenges of an adjuster and the claims role
• Work toward reducing and eliminating all the administrative work from an adjuster role
• Foster a culture of empathy, transparency, and empowerment in a remote-first environment

At Reserv, we value diversity in backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences and believe that diversity in viewpoints and critical thinking drives innovation, first-principles thinking, and success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from all walks of life to apply. If you believe you are a good fit for this role, we would love to hear from you!