Outside Auto Appraiser

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🌪️ Kansas – Remote

🌪️ Kansas – Remote

💵 $63.8k - $105.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Travelers

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1853

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🛡️ Insurance

Consulting • Logistics • Insurance

Travelers is a leading insurance company that focuses on providing secure and comprehensive coverage for both individuals and businesses. Their offerings span a wide range of areas including specialty and risk control, technology and analytics, underwriting, and sales. With a strong emphasis on community involvement, diversity, and sustainability, Travelers aims to provide excellent customer service while fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. The company is committed to innovation and helping prepare for the future by planning for the unknown, making it an intellectually stimulating environment. Travelers operates internationally, with a presence in the US, Canada, and Europe, and offers career opportunities ranging from experienced professionals to emerging talents.

📋 Description

• Inspect, estimate, negotiate, and evaluate first- and third-party auto physical damage claims • Assess collision, comprehensive, property damage, rental, towing, fire, theft, flood, lightning, diminished value, and injury-related claims • Serve as a technical resource for auto claim staff and advise claim professionals on claim damages • Deliver consistent service quality throughout the claim life cycle • Manage work assignments and travel promptly to vehicle/equipment locations • Scope claims and determine physical claim values using company-recognized resources, estimating, and evaluation software • Prepare and document vehicle/equipment damage appraisals and Actual Cash and Replacement values • Partner with assigned Claim Professionals from initial investigation through final recovery • Negotiate claim values and settlements with customers and repair facilities • Determine total-loss settlement amounts, coverages, and deductibles • Negotiate settlements within authority and initiate customer payments • Provide inspection assistance to other lines of business and departments, including catastrophe response • Review coverage and apply policy conditions, provisions, exclusions, and endorsements • Manage vehicle repairs and maintain claim and expense reserves • Develop and update action plans and claim diaries to resolve repairs promptly • Communicate damage assessments after negotiating value with repair facilities • Obtain authorization to initiate payments to customers or repair facilities • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• High School Degree or GED with a minimum of one year auto appraisal experience • Valid Driver's License • Must reside in or be willing to relocate at own expense to the assigned Wichita, KS territory • Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree or Technical School Degree listed as ideal candidate qualifications • State appraiser and claim handling licenses where applicable • Two years of auto appraisal experience preferred; prior experience with insurance carrier • Strong technical background and extensive knowledge of auto repair and repair techniques • Thorough understanding of auto terminology and construction • Thorough knowledge of claims appraisal systems and overall claim operations • Windows proficiency, including Excel and Word • Participation in Auto Catastrophe response, including extended deployment and unscheduled travel with minimal notice • Strong mathematical and negotiation skills • Ability to remain current on jurisdictional laws and regulations • Commitment to continuous education • Insurance license(s) may be required and generally must be obtained within three months of starting, with ongoing continuing education credits • Ability to travel to vehicle/equipment locations and deploy away for a minimum of 16 days, including two travel days

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance for employees and eligible family members from the first day of employment • 401(k) dollar-for-dollar matching up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum • Paying it Forward Savings Program with annual 401(k) contributions for student loan payments • Pension Plan 100% funded by Travelers • Minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually • Nine paid company Holidays • Wellness program with tools, discounts, resources, and caregiving support • Mental health program with free professional counseling services, health coaching, and other resources • Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program • Performance-based cash incentive awards