Job Description

Are you ready to kick start your career in travel assistance?

Zurich Insurance is a global insurance company with a specialty in life insurance, general insurance and travel insurance. This role will sit in one of Zurich\'s subsidiary companies, World Travel Protection, which focuses on travel risk management and emergency assistance.

World Travel Protection (WTP) is a leading Travel Risk Management (TRM), medical and security assistance company, and Third Part Administrator (TPA). Prevention is at the forefront of WTP wide range of risks mitigation and security assistance solutions available to its clients to ensure that their resources are best utilized to anticipate crisis from occurring. In parallel, WTP provide robust response solutions to support insurers administer their travel protection products through our capability in customer service and claims. At World Travel Protection, protecting people is our priority. We take care of corporate and leisure travellers, helping them avoid risks before they escalate and providing them with immediate access to the right experts when an emergency happens.

Our extensive experience in global travel risk management is the reason we are trusted by travellers, corporate risk managers and organizations across the globe, who allow us to help prepare them for potential travel threats and assist them when they need it most.

We are part of Cover-More Group, the third largest provider of travel insurance and assistance in the world, operating in 16 countries across five continents from New Zealand to the USA\xe2\x80\xa6sounds exciting right?

So, what\'s our mission?

Protecting travellers - and supporting those responsible for their safety - is our business.

We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week from our 4 operation centres in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, and the UK, responding to the cries for help we receive from travellers across the globe.

So, what\'s the job?

As the Head of Claims you will lead and oversee all activities for Claims Operations for WTP. You will provide strategic direction and oversee management for several areas such as Quality Assurance, Planning & Execution and Regulatory Operations,. You will collaborate with all areas of claims to to accurately process claims and contributing to profitability and customer satisfaction to our clients. You are also responsible for directing all Claims transformation initiatives; and lead the coordination with internal and external Business Partners to ensure services provided aligns with requirements and goals.

A bit about the job:

• Provide strong people leadership to support and hold staff accountable in meeting their goals and responsibilities
• An ability to analyze data to make decisions/recommendations, manage day to day claims operations, drive strategy and continuous improvement
• Responsible for overall Claims Operations by planning, forecasting, preparing annual budget, analyzing, and recommending information and trends for executive level decision making
• Lead the technological and process transformation of the claims department to drive scale, accuracy, and efficiency
• Be hands on where necessary as WTP goes through its period of large scale change
• Proactively work to get familiar with the claims processing details to enable the ability to drive the required changes and transformation
• Create strategic plans for Claims Operations by establishing functional objectives, analyzing market trends, identifying new strategic initiatives, and aligning with business unit specific strategies
• Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards, monitor results and drive continuous improvement
• Accomplish organizational strategic objectives by developing, tracking, measuring and evaluating results; identifying needs and trends, and recommending solutions
• Provide Claims Operations leadership on the Business Councils, Operations Councils and Governance Groups

And what are we looking for:

• Bachelors Degree and 7 or more years of experience in the Claims and Customer Service area and
• Professional proficiency in both English and a second language (preferably, French, German, Italian and/or Spanish)
• Effective verbal and written communication - articulate and empathetic
• Critical thinking
• Analyze data
• Workforce planning
• Strong attention to detail
• Dynamic and open to change
• Time management
• Team focused
• High levels of problem solving and decision making
• Results driven and motivated

So, why choose us?

We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability and determination.

We have more than 1500 employees worldwide: we\'re a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts and customer service professionals. We share a global mission to look after travellers, at every step of their journey.

Job flexibility. We understand the importance of making sure that work fits into your life, not the other way around. Our hybrid approach - after an initial training period of 3 months - ensures our employees maintain work-life balance with the flexibility of 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home.

Career growth. This is an extremely exciting time for us at World Travel Protection, as we are rapidly growing our business around the world. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential through a comprehensive onboarding program, ongoing professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment that encourages growth.

Take the time you need, for you and your community. We encourage you to take the time you need, when you need it. We offer regular vacation leave (everyone starts with 4 weeks), along with anniversary leave, volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme.

Investing in your health, and your future. We offer a competitive medical insurance package and pension contributions.

Diversity and inclusion. We respect who you are and thoroughly embrace diversity. So whatever walk of life you wander, just be you and come as you are.

Apply today and let\'s go great places together!

A future with Zurich

Now is the time to move forward and make a difference. At Zurich, we want you to share your unique perspectives, experiences and ideas so we can grow and drive sustainable change together. As part of a leading global organization, Zurich North America has over 148 years of experience managing risk and supporting resilience. We are a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and a wide range of risk management products and services for businesses and individuals. Today, we serve more than 25 industries, from agriculture to technology and insure 90% of the Fortune 500\xc2\xae. Our growth strategy is not limited to our business. As an employer, Zurich strives to provide ongoing career development opportunities and foster an environment where voices are diverse, behaviors are inclusive, actions drive equity, and our people feel a sense of belonging. Be a part of the next evolution of the insurance industry. Join us in building a brighter future for our people, our customers and the communities we serve.

As a global company, Zurich recognizes the diversity of our workforce as an asset. We recruit talented people from a variety of backgrounds with unique perspectives that are truly welcome here. Taken together, diversity and inclusion bring us closer to our common goal: exceeding our customers\' expectations. Zurich is committed to providing a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free environment resulting in an accessible organization for employees, customers, and other parties who interact with, or on behalf of, Zurich. We strive to achieve a workplace free of discrimination of all forms, including discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability, or medical condition. If you are interested in a job opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation, so we can work with you to provide a more accessible process.

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