Senior Inside Appraiser
Date: Apr 5, 2024
Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid), CA North York - Toronto, ON (Hybr, CA Ottawa, ON (Hybrid), CA Thunder Bay, ON (Hybrid), CA
Company: Wawanesa Insurance
Job ID: 7884
Working Business Language: English (This role will be required to communicate primarily with customers Canada wide where the primary business language utilized is English.)
Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan.
The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $60,000- $80,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.
About Us
At Wawanesa, we’re proud to offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Toronto, ON; Kitchener, ON; Thunder Bay, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (“Wawanesa Mutual”), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,600 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. To learn more visit wawanesa.com.
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Job Overview
The Inside Appraiser contributes to Wawanesa’s goal of delivering an exceptional and consistent claims service experience through the assessment and evaluation of complicated automobile or property estimates with the aid of a computer application. This is a desk position.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Conduct technical analysis of submitted repair estimates with estimating software to ensure compliance with company standards and industry best practices
- Communicate with repair facilities, estimators and adjusters as required to ensure accuracy and completeness of estimates
- Refer estimates to appropriate parties for re-inspection as required
- Meet company service standards by maintaining an active production schedule and diary system
- Develop positive business relationships with internal and external parties
- Maintain vigilance in the detection and prevention of fraud
- Serve as a resource person to less experienced adjusting staff and appraisers
- Remain up-to-date with legislative changes, trends in the insurance industry, estimating practices and developments in vehicle or property repair procedures and materials
- Perform other duties as required
Qualifications
- 5 + years vehicle estimating experience
- Professional/technical designation is required
- Expert knowledge of estimating software (Mitchell)
- Excellent investigative and analytical skills
- Highly proficient time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize work in a fast paced, changing environment
- Detail oriented with a critical degree of accuracy regarding data entry
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written
- Excellent customer service skills
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Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba’s Top Employers, a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada and a Forbes Best Employer in Canada recognizing an exceptional place to work!
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Wawanesa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is equitable and inclusive for all. Wawanesa provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s protected status: race/ethnicity, colour, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or marital status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other protected status. Disability or medical-related accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. Candidates requiring reasonable accommodations may contact, in confidence, jobs@wawanesa.com.
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