Material Damage Adjuster, Level I

🔥 26 minutes ago

🐎 Kentucky – Remote

🐎 Kentucky – Remote

💵 $50.3k - $80.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Erie Insurance Group

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1925

🚘 Automotive

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Automotive • Consulting • Logistics

Erie Insurance Group is a provider of insurance services, focusing on various sectors including claims, customer service, underwriting, and risk management. The company offers a wide range of jobs and internships in fields such as actuarial and data analytics, finance, sales, and marketing, emphasizing its commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Erie Insurance aims to prepare its employees through robust training programs and encourages a culture of good service, aligning with its founding principles.

📋 Description

• Appraise material damage claims and total losses as received by assignment • Negotiate claim settlements and dispose of salvage within authority • Arrange vehicle inspections with repair shops, policyholders, or claimants • Photograph damaged areas and write estimates on claims when necessary • Determine rental needs and control costs according to company guidelines • Negotiate repair costs with repair shops • Establish value and settle total losses • Handle salvage disposal within authority • Distinguish the cause of damage for appropriate policy coverage • Issue settlement checks and maintain appropriate records • Establish rapport with agents and claims adjusters • Contact policyholders and claimants regarding complaints from the original adjustment • Attend appropriate training sessions • Handle assigned material damage claims • Evaluate antique and classic cars for coverage value at Underwriting’s request • Serve on catastrophe duty, including possible short-notice travel to other locations for periods exceeding two consecutive weeks

🎯 Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required • Two years of experience in a body shop or general claims handling, or completion of a formal ERIE training program, required • Must live in the assigned territory unless a company-approved change is made • Preferred residence within the Louisville, Lexington, Elizabethtown, and Dry Ridge region • Active Kentucky adjuster’s license preferred • Completion of General Insurance program preferred • Willingness to obtain and maintain any required licenses • Valid driver’s license and good driving record required • Strong organizational skills • Must serve on catastrophe duty, which may require short-notice travel to other locations for periods exceeding two consecutive weeks • Use of personal protective equipment required • Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting-aide equipment • Ability to perform required climbing/accessing-heights, driving, lifting/moving, manual keying/data entry/computer use, and pushing/pulling activities

🏖️ Benefits

• Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents; coverage begins your first day of work • Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums; company pays up to 97% of employees’ monthly premium costs • Traditional pension plan; full-time employees vested after five years of service • 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match • Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days, and parental leave • Tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations • Company-paid basic life insurance • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Orthodontic coverage for children and adults • Adoption assistance • Fertility and infertility coverage • Well-being programs • Paid volunteer hours • Dollar-for-dollar matching of charitable gifts • Position may be eligible for an annual bonus payment