Experienced Claims Handler

ARAG UK currently have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Claims Handler in our Bristol office.

 This is a fantastic opportunity to work in an environment where you can help deliver on our commitment to Access to Justice by joining the largest UK Legal Expenses insurer. If you are looking for a career with excellent benefits, culture and development opportunities then this is the role for you! We offer a 35-hour working week with no evenings or weekends, and our bright, modern offices are centrally located with the benefit of excellent transport links. Our hybrid working patterns, once your training is complete, are two days in the office each week.

Once in the role, internal mobility is important to us at ARAG and there is a clear career pathway and a range of opportunities to develop your career here in the claims environment at ARAG for those looking to progress.

Alicia, who has just accepted a secondment as a Claims Team Leader, adds “ARAG has always been there to support my career development. The programmes available have helped me grow in confidence, build new skills, and feel fully supported throughout my career journey.”

We are looking for applicants with substantive claims experience gained within a general or specialised insurance background. You’ll have experience in delivering great customer service, interpreting policy wordings and managing claims. You’ll demonstrate patience and resilience when dealing with challenging or emotional claims and you’ll showcase your verbal and written communication skills when dealing with a range of internal and external customers.  You can also demonstrate attention to detail and problem solving skills, have confidence to challenge, influence and work collaboratively with legal representatives and other stakeholders.

We offer a range of excellent benefits designed to support you and your lifestyle including:

• 26 days holiday + bank holidays+ ‘MyDay’ (1 day to take at your discretion during the year)
• Contributory company pension scheme (up to 10% employer match)
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 days of annual leave every year
• Employee Reward and Incentive Scheme
• Progressive career pathway and development opportunities
• The option to join our Sports and Social club which organises discounted events such as theatre visits, sporting events and shopping trips
• Group Income Protection for all employees
• Group Legal Protection for all employees
• European Motor Assistance and Home Emergency Assistance
• Inclusion in our Health Cash plan
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle scheme 
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK

If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed above.

ARAG UK has been helping businesses and individuals gain access to justice for over 40 years. It’s our founding principle to enable everybody, not just those who can afford it, to assert their legal rights.

Thousands of businesses and individuals defend or pursue legal action each year safe in the knowledge that ARAG are paying their legal bills. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company and a law firm with many opportunities in both areas.

We have always been aware that it’s the people that really make it happen; the quality of our people defines the quality of the company, the service we offer and the good outcomes for our customers, so we’re committed to creating a great place to work for our employees.

We believe it is an exciting time to join ARAG. You can expect an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career.  

By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do.

If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer a generous reward and benefits package.