Claims Executive in London

Zodiac Maritime is an international ship operating company providing a full range of management services for a wide and diverse fleet of commercial ships, spanning containership to tankers, bulk carriers to PCTCs, and a growing orderbook focused on dual-fuel vessels to improve overall fleet energy efficiency.

Headquartered in London’s bustling West End, our modern, open-plan offices accommodate a growing team of over 200 people. With representative offices across Europe and Asia, our shore-based headcount grows as our fleet continues to expand and diversify, as does our dedicated crew of over 6,500 seafarers.

This is an exciting time for the company as we continue to grow and modernise our fleet and operations. We are looking for hard working and dynamic individuals to come aboard and be a part of the next generation of the Zodiac Maritime team!

Position: Claims Executive

Reporting to: Head of Legal (Maritime) and Insurance

Contract type: Permanent

Overview of role

Zodiac Maritime seeks to appoint an experienced and high calibre Claims Executive to join our knowledgeable and well-established Insurance and Legal team. This is a commercial role assisting the business with insurance claims and legal advice across the Zodiac fleets whilst protecting the Owner's interests.

Key responsibilities and primary deliverables

Legal

• Day to day dealing with any large litigation cases that may affect the fleet such as; casualty claims, cargo claims, offhire and demurrage.
• Partnering with Charterers, Operators and various other sectors to problem solve, assist with drafting, and commercially resolving issues as they arise.
• Assisting with drafting clauses and reviewing charterparties where necessary.
• When required to attend Court, Arbitration Tribunals and/or Mediation.

Insurance

• To understand the various insurances and how they work together, assisting with renewals where required.
• To deal with insurance claims promptly and by following a clear strategy. Reporting to the Management team where necessary.
• Working with the relevant insurers, making sure they are notified promptly of claims where the liability is likely to exceed the deductible.
• Ensure claims data is kept up to date and reserving is done to an accurate level.
• To participate in claims review meetings to discuss specific claims types and identify trends in particular claims categories and/or fleets.

Team

• Ability to work both independently, putting together strategies and advices, as well as collaboratively, as part of the team and across the business.
• To be an effective problem solver, understand the various sectors of the business and be commercially minded individual in the approach to problems.
• To be available out of hours where needed and to be prepared to take the emergency phone periodically where required.

Skills Profile

• Previous experience as a senior claims handler (3-5 years' PQE) from either a Law Firm, P&I Club or Owner.
• You hold a Law degree.
• Practical working knowledge of maritime insurance and claims.
• Strategic thinker: able to formulate independent strategy on cases and execute this to completion.
• Ability to communicate complex legal problems in a clear and concise manner.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise work streams under pressure & problem solve where required.
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, collaborative in style and excellent communication skills.
• Highly effective at building and sustaining relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, even in challenging situations.
• Team Player: to contribute to the success of the team by sharing knowledge and experience freely within the team. To assist other members of the team as required during busy periods or absences.

This is an office based role.

Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.