Life Claims Assessor

Life Claims Assessor
Salary: £34,000 – £40,000+ 

Are you someone who thrives on helping others and has experience in assessing protection claims?
Do you enjoy working in a supportive team where empathy and attention to detail matter?

If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

A bit about the job

You’ll join a passionate team that handles life insurance, income protection, terminal illness, and critical illness claims. From start to finish, you’ll guide customers through their claims journey with care and clarity.

You’ll manage claims across multiple systems, suggest improvements, and adapt to new technologies. You’ll also support customers with empathy, especially during sensitive conversations, and refer complex cases to specialists when needed.

This role is all about making a difference—by supporting people when they need it most.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

• Experience assessing life-related products (e.g., life insurance, terminal illness, critical illness, income protection).
• Knowledge of legal aspects like probate and CIDRA rules.
• Experience managing claims end-to-end, including signing out claims decisions independently.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills - working with reinsurers and medical officers, and handling misrepresentation cases.
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to make sound decisions.

What you’ll get for this role

• Starting salary between £34,000 – £40,000+ (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – up to 8% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please contact Vivien Gergaly on vivien.gergaly@aviva.com