Legal Officer, General Insurance – Kenya – Old Mutual Kenya

Introduction
Reporting to the Senior Legal Officer, the job holder will ensure that all Third Party Recovery matters are attended to promptly and in a professional manner by initiating the recovery process and where appropriate appointing the company’s external Advocates to commence recovery process in Court.

Minimum Requirements
Qualifications:
Degree
Admission to the bar as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

Experience:
One year’s experience in handling Third Party Recovery matters after admission to the Bar.

Skills and Competencies
Strong Analytical skills
Good communication skills
Strong negotiation skills

Job Specification
Attend to legal claims correspondence and act appropriately and promptly to facilitate expeditious legal claims processing
Appoint service providers and monitor their performance for effective service delivery
Pursue recovery from third parties and ensure prompt conclusion of all recovery matters so as to reduce the final cost of the claim.
Guide/assist the legal clerk in the legal payment processing to facilitate timely payment of legal claims
Determine and set correct reserves and regularly revise them to reflect correct position of the company liability at any given time
Identify and pursue third party claims that can be settled out of court so as to reduce claim costs
Assist in providing legal opinions on technical issues to assist in making legally sound decisions

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