AddressAre you committed to bringing your best to life every day?
At MLC Life Insurance, we’re proud of our history of protecting Australians for over 135 years. We provide flexible, affordable, and innovative insurance products to almost 1 million Australians. We’re Australian-led and managed, and part of a global network through our partnership with one of the world’s leading life insurers, Nippon Life Insurance Group.
We’re driven by a powerful purpose, providing our customers and their families with a Promise for Life to be there when they need us most – and that’s a great purpose to bring us together at work every day.
We work hard to deliver a total customer experience that keeps our customers and partners at the forefront of all our decisions. We’re a values-driven business that strives for high performance and growth as we look towards the future.
The Role
As we continue to strengthen our Claims function, we are establishing a new Claims Investigations & Support Services team to analyse, triage and support the claims team on matters of Non-Disclosure, Pre-Existing Conditions, Fraud, and financial matters.
A key member of this new team is the role of Lead, Claims Investigations, ideally based in Melbourne.
In this role your focus will be to evaluate the legitimacy of a claim where there has been doubt and ensure we are aware of and managing false or inflated claims. Using your investigative background and mindset you will make informed decisions and manage resources with the aim of prevention of occurrence and reduction of risk.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Consistently deliver high quality investigation services through a passion for high quality outcomes, teamwork and a focus on business efficiency.
- Prepare and produce accurate data and statements in a timely manner as well as reporting and audits.
- Develop, implement and roll out desktop surveillance protocols in line with our claims guidelines.
- Examine and assess all collateral: photographs, medical information, financial documents, audio or video surveillance to support with decision making.
- Coach and develop others through providing advice and on complex technical claims issues. Act as a point of reference with documentation of guidelines and procedures.
About you
- 5+ years’ Law Enforcement experience and/or experience in a similar role
- Tertiary qualification – Bachelor of Criminology, Securities Studies, or similar
- Experience in insurance claims (personal injury or life)
- Understanding of Life Insurance Industry, Claims Regulations and Obligations
- Proven demonstration of Analytical thinking, decision-making and strong attention to detail
- Experience working in a highly collaborative environment (desirable)
- Medical Terminology certificate and/or similar medical qualification (desirable)
Bringing our best to life - why join us?
- We do work that makes a genuine difference to our customers, partners and community.
- We have a supportive, inclusive and flexible team culture, including hybrid working.
- We support your growth and development, and careers across our business units and teams that are as unique as our people.
- We reward and celebrate our successes, through our incentive and recognition programs.
- We offer tools, resources and benefits to support your wellbeing, including additional lifestyle leave and our Family Life hub.
- We connect and celebrate our diversity at work through our social committees and employee groups, and we contribute to our community with paid volunteer leave and through our sustainability commitments.
Should an applicant be the preferred candidate, background checks (including Federal Police Checks, Employment checks, ASIC banned and disqualified persons and Bankruptcy checks) will be completed prior to the candidate's employment being confirmed. The outcomes of the background checks do not automatically bar candidates, however they will be assessed against the inherent requirements of the position.
