Auto Claims Advisor I

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

TD Insurance is part of TD Bank Group (TD) and we’re driven to provide legendary experiences and trusted advice to our customers. We help protect clients from the ‘accidents of life’ with a wide range of products including credit protection, life, health, travel, home and auto insurance. With more than three million clients, TD Insurance products and services are available through a network of more than 1,000 TD branches and online.

In Canada we have two lines of business: General Insurance and Life and Health. Our General Insurance business is one of the top home and auto insurance groups in Canada and the national leader in group insurance and affinity marketing. Our Life and Health business is the number-one provider of critical illness insurance and direct life and health insurance in Canada.

At TD Insurance, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for our colleagues. With a national workforce of over 4,000 employees that span Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta, our company is always growing and we’re dedicated to helping you grow. TD Insurance offers a stable and dynamic work environment where talent is appreciated and professional development is important to help our colleagues unlock their full potential. More than just a job, we offer rewarding careers.

TD Insurance Auto Centre Teams provide a 'one stop shop' for customers by making it easy to address all their auto claim needs — they can drop off their vehicle, pick up a rental and speak to a claims professional all in one convenient location. We strive to build deep and long-lasting relationships with our customers by creating value, understanding their needs and delivering personalized, trusted advice.

If you’re a compassionate and analytical professional with strong customer service skills, we want you to join our team.

We’re there for our customers immediately following an automobile accident to ensure they feel supported and their needs are met. As an Auto Claims Advisor, you’ll provide advice and support to customers and ensure they feel taken care of in their time of need.

What You'll Do

You’ll represent TD Insurance as an Auto Claims Advisor and assist in facilitating and coordinating a claim from start to finish.

No matter where you work at TD you’ll make a meaningful impact, grow your skills and thrive in our culture of care. As a valued member of our Auto Claims Team your work will involve a range of complexity and may include the following accountabilities:

Make an Impact:

1. Support customer claims from start to finish: Arrange towing, set up appraisals and outline to the customer the extent of their coverage under the terms of their policy.
2. Gather, organize and verify required information and documentation from all available sources to ensure a thorough and complete compilation of facts to resolve claims.
3. Reconcile estimates from new and preferred vendors to ensure appropriate settlements are reached for damages sustained to a customer's vehicle.
4. Contribute to team productivity objectives by maintaining a positive file count and open/close ratio.
5. Collaborate with internal partners and stakeholders as well as external vendors such as Enterprise and repair shops (e.g., TD Auto Centre partners, our direct repair partner network and non-preferred shops).

Experience Growth:

1. Research coverage scenarios and apply this knowledge to customer claim files.
2. Learn and demonstrate our customer-centric and strategic objectives while contributing to TD Insurance Group’s deliverables.

Cultivate our Culture of Care:

1. Be available to greet and welcome customers as they arrive at TD Auto Centres.
2. Every case is unique; apply non-biased and appropriate methods to achieve file resolution, resulting in a fair and equitable claim settlement.
3. Communicate clear claims processing requirements to customers while maintaining detailed claims notes and delivering timely progress updates and responses to client inquiries.
4. Participate as a member of the team and contribute to a positive work environment.

Job Requirements

What You Need to Succeed

1. One or more years of claims adjusting experience is preferred, but we’re excited to welcome applicants without specific claims experience and are curious about the industry; postsecondary education considered an asset.
2. Excellent customer service skills; dedicated to meeting or exceeding the expectations of internal and external clients.
3. Superior time management skills and thrives in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
4. Proven ability to negotiate positive outcomes when reasonably possible.
5. Demonstrated clear and professional written and verbal communication skills and a well-practiced active listener.
6. Strong ability to conduct thorough investigations; can effectively analyze evidence and identify discrepancies or gaps in data and reports.
7. Demonstrated support for company process improvements.
8. Candidates actively pursuing their Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation and/or other relevant continuing education are preferred.
9. Provincial claims licensing may be required.

Who We Are

As part of TD Bank Group, one of Canada's largest financial institutions, at TD Insurance, we care for Canadian families, making it easy to get the best advice, protection, and support in their moments of need, always.

TD Insurance offers a wide range of products, including General Insurance and Life and Health. More than four million customers count on us.

As the largest direct to consumer insurer in Canada, we are always innovating and providing exciting and rewarding career opportunities for our Canada-wide workforce.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more.

Additional Information:

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

Our Values
At TD we’re guided by our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues, and share a set of values that shape our culture and guide our behavior. In exchange for how our colleagues show up to help TD succeed, we are committed to delivering a colleague experience grounded in Impact, Growth and a Culture of Care. No matter where you work across TD, we empower you to make an impact at work and in your community, explore and grow your career and be part of our caring and inclusive culture.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At TD, we’re committed to fostering an environment where all colleagues are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, experience equitable opportunities, and feel respected and supported. We’re dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and the communities in which we live and serve.

Helping to Make an Impact in Communities – TD Ready Commitment
TD has a long-standing commitment to help drive progress towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. That’s why we launched the TD Ready Commitment in 2018, now a multi-year North American initiative. Under the TD Ready Commitment, we are targeting a total of C$1 billion by 2030 in community giving across four key, interconnected drivers of change: Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities, and Better Health. It’s our goal to help support change, nurture progress, and contribute to making the world a better, more inclusive place for our customers, colleagues, and communities.