File Handler (Industrial Disease)

Primary Responsibility: Manage a caseload of predominantly litigated NIHL (Noise Induced Hearing Loss) claims within a supportive team environment.

Objective: Progress claims using effective strategies to achieve desired client outcomes and maintain profitability.

Requirements: Prior experience handling NIHL claims and the ability to manage a litigated caseload.

Key Responsibilities:

• Document Review and Report Preparation
• Disclosure Management
• Evidence Review
• Conducting Investigations
• Instructing Counsel and Experts
• Research and General Drafting
• Attending Conferences and Trials
• Routine Correspondence
• Court Appointments
• Liaising with Insurers and Insured
• Adherence to Court Timetables
• Compliance with SRA Standards & Regulations

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Expert in handling disease cases, with a focus on NIHL.
• Strong negotiator, adept at reaching favorable outcomes
• Initiative
• Flexibility
• Attention to Detail
• Self-Organization
• Work Under Pressure
• Enthusiasm and Hard Work
• IT Skills

About Keoghs

Keoghs is a leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We manage more than £1bn worth of insurer claims and resolve in excess of 100,000 claims per year working in partnership with leading insurers, MGAs, brokers, corporates and the public sector.

With more than 50 years’ experience we have an in-depth understanding of the insurance claims process, enabling us to contain and lower litigation rates, shorten claims lifecycles and reduce overall claims costs. We combine proven processes, technology and low cost infrastructure with extensive legal and insurance market knowledge. This enables us to create individual solutions for each of our clients that match their requirements in terms of quality, performance and value for money.

We invest heavily in specialised services, technology and innovation for our insurance clients, and we are the first to launch a true artificial intelligence (AI) insurance lawyer. Through our proprietary AI lawyer, Lauri, we’ve transformed the claims handling process for low-value personal injury claims; we’ve reduced claim lifecycles and reduced costs for our clients. Supported by commercial acumen and innovative products, Keoghs leads the way in providing legal solutions to the insurance industry.