Investigator Lp
old mutual insure
📍 polokwane south africa🕐 1mo ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**Let's Write Africa's Story Together!**
Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.
**Job Description**
To provide a quality investigations service, ensure containment of claims spend and provide excellent service in setting a culture of best practice within mandated responsibility.
* **Investigators responsibilities:**
* Handle all primary validations on the claim, including previous insurance checks, interviewing relevant parties, contact SAPS etc
* Retrieve and listen to the claims, sales & client services conversation if any problem is picked up on the claim
* Calls for transcriptions
* Send prejudice requests
* Request and attach accident reports, settlement letters and copy of registration documents
* Attach prejudice request and other relevant documentation
* Make sure that vehicle is uplifted to an approved panel beater or Auction Nation
* Ensure vehicle assessor is appointed
* This signoff must be dealt with by the reporting Manager
* **Standard validation comments / Not recorded on SOP or Iwyze documentation**.
* Visiting scenes and investigating the circumstances;
* Assessing a range of factual information including the claimant’s background;
* Checking details with policy holders, witnesses and other professionals (e.g. police);
* Writing reports and collating information;
* Presenting evidence in a forum;
* Protect the company from paying out invalid claims;
* Arranging payments and any other required services (builders, plumbers, panel beaters etc)
* Giving advice on claims;
* Liaising with solicitors and negotiating a payment;
* Deciding who is liable;
* Keeping the customers’ policy information updated
* Matric
* Relevant Certificate - Insurance / Investigation
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**Skills**
Action Planning, Claims Management, Claims Settlement, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Executing Plans, Financial Auditing, Insurance Claims Investigations, Oral Communications, Presenting Solutions
**Competencies**
Business Insight
Collaborates
Decision Quality
Drives Results
Ensures Accountability
Financial Acumen
Instills Trust
Manages Complexity
**Education**
NQF Level 5 - Higher, Advance or Occupational Certificate or equivalent
**Closing Date**
04 August 2026 , 23:59
_**The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.**_
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