Sr Life Claims Specialist
Company: Farm Bureau Financial Services
Location: West Des Moines
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
Sr Life Claims Specialist Do you desire to make a difference?
Are you a flexible team player, a hard worker and a quick learner
looking for a new opportunity where each day is different? Do you
have past life and annuity experience and a strong customer service
mindset? If so, this could be a great opportunity for you!Who We
Are: At Farm Bureau Financial Services, our client/members can feel
confident knowing their family, home, cars, and other property are
protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion,
service, leadership, and accountability are at the heart of every
decision we make and every action we take. We're proud of our more
than 80-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures
of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our
employees thrive.What You'll Do: As a Sr Life Claims Specialist,
you will play a crucial role in evaluating and investigating life
insurance policies that fall under contestability as well as the
assessment of complex claims. You will also:
- Analyze Death, Chronic Illness and Waiver of Premium claims and
establish the basis for payment, denial, or need for additional
information.
- Communicate final deposition of claims to insured, agents,
beneficiaries, and other appropriate parties.
- Analyze all contestable death claims, order additional
information, analyze additional information, approve or deny final
payment of the claim.
- Collaborate with the Director Life & Annuity claims to create
and implement policies & procedures.
- Assist internal auditors, external auditors, and reinsurance
auditors with all requested information as needed.
- Ensure state escheatment rules are followed and unclaimed death
funds are handled according to state requirements.What It Takes to
Join Our Team:
- College degree (Accounting preferred) or equivalent plus seven
years of relevant experience required.
- Fellow Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation
preferred.
- Knowledge of common law and medical terminology.
- Continue study of industry literature, attend classes, and
provide new and vital information to staff.
- Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Some travel required (depositions, etc.).
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal
communication skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint).
- Ability to work from our office in West Des Moines, Iowa.What
We Offer You: When you're on our team, you get more than a great
paycheck. You'll hear about career development and educational
opportunities. We offer an enhanced 401K with a match, low-cost
health, dental, and vision benefits, and life and disability
insurance options. We also offer paid time off, including holidays
and volunteer time, and teams who know how to have fun. Add to that
an onsite wellness facility with fitness classes and programs, a
daycare center, a cafeteria, and for many positions, even
consideration for a hybrid work arrangement. Farm Bureau....where
the grass really IS greener!If you're interested in joining a
company that appreciates its employees, provides growth and
professional development opportunities, and offers great benefits,
we invite you to apply today!Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At
this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of
immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or
permanent work authorization. Applicants must be currently
authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent
basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take
over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for
this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT
status.
Keywords: Farm Bureau Financial Services, West Des Moines , Sr Life Claims Specialist, Other , West Des Moines, Iowa
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