Job Title: Claims Buildings Consultant
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: £40,000 - £60,000 Dependent on Experience
Location: Hybrid with some Eastleigh travel
Closing Date for applications: Friday 3rd July
Claims Buildings Consultant: At Ageas, we put our customers first. When disaster strikes, we know that a property claim isn’t just paperwork—it’s a time of stress, disruption, and uncertainty. That’s why we go beyond processing claims; we care about providing a fair, supportive, and expert-led experience every step of the way.
As part of our ongoing growth, we’re looking for Senior and experienced Claims Technical Professionals who understand the challenges our customers and teams face when dealing with complex property claims. In this role, you'll ensure that every customer receives the guidance, expertise, and reassurance they need to navigate the claims process smoothly. You will collaborate with specialists, uphold our high standards, and work with integrity to deliver fair resolutions—because at Ageas, doing right by our customers is what matters most.
If you have experience in managing complex property claims and a passion for customer advocacy, we’d love to hear from you. You may be from an adjusting, surveying or construction background in the insurance industry but tired of long hours, a poor work-life balance and poor company benefits. Our award winning teams full of great people underpinned by our unique culture help us stand out from the market.
As such, Ageas Insurance are looking for a Claims Buildings Consultant, with extensive experience in loss analysis, as well as a strong understanding of insurance industry scoping tools and technology for loss validation, triage and settlement optimisation.
As a Claims Buildings Consultant, you will provide technical support and referral assistance to Technical Leads and Senior Claims Handlers, supporting technical capability and governance, gathering insights through referrals, targeted file reviews, escalated case support. You will use supply chain performance insight to support the smooth delivery of customer and business outcomes in real time for Ageas customers and teams.
Main Responsibilities as Claims Buildings Consultant:
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Strong customer empathy and working knowledge of regulation including TCF and FOS outcomes.
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Supporting the departmental execution of focused claims Indemnity initiatives.
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Delegated Authority –Influencing process within and out with DA arrangements for Ageas supply chain. Supporting audits to optimise workflow, satisfy adherence and inform arrangements between Ageas and SN partners.
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Develop and support claims handling interventions where derailment or spend deterioration occurs keeping close to dissatisfaction and root cause analysis to drive improved outcomes.
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Identify and address supplier performance issues case-by-case and drive organic behavioural improvement in conjunction with the Supplier Relationship Managers.
Skills and experience you need as Claims Buildings Consultant:
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Significant experience of complex property claims handling for an Insurer or an Adjusting firm/Managing General Agent.
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Member of or working towards CII, CIOB, RICS professional qualifications, or a desire to do so unless you possess exceptional property claims experience.
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Strong building pathology knowledge including Schedule of Rates, producing/reviewing tenders, and Joint Contracts Tribunal experience desired.
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Experience of process and operational improvement programmes beneficial.
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CII or CILA qualifications desired or working towards
At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.
Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:
Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
Supporting your Health- Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Mindfulness.
Supporting your Wealth- 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Supporting you and your Family- Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
Supporting you back to work- Return to work programme after maternity leave.
About Ageas:
We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.
As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our Recruitment Team to discuss how they can help. We also guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role. For more information, please see Ageas Everyone.
We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.
Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements. To find out more about Ageas, see About Us.
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