Claim Management
What is an Insurance Claim?
If you are fortunate, you may never have to make a claim against your insurance. However, when things do go wrong and you are involved in an unexpected accident, disaster or other loss that is covered by your insurance policy, you can make a claim with your insurer., with the assistance and direction from your Insurance Broker.
The policy you buy is a promise of assistance when things go wrong, provided you fall within the policy’s terms and conditions. You need to lodge a claim to activate the insurer’s response. If your claim is accepted (and almost all are), the insurer will fulfil the promise it made in the policy. This is commonly through repairing or replacing damaged property or items, covering legal fees, or through a payment.
General Insurers pay out an average of $135.9 million in claims to policyholders each working day. They only decline 3.6% of claims*. In 2017-18, insurers approved 3,361,016 claims from policyholders**.
When you make a claim on an insurance policy, you are formally notifying the insurance company that you have suffered a loss or damage that you believe is covered by the policy and you are requesting action.
The insurer will review your claim and see if the event or circumstances are risks covered by the policy.
You will need to provide proof it is a genuine claim and the insurer will need to be certain the claim satisfies the terms and conditions of your insurance policy. If your claim is accepted, the replacement or repair of your property or any payment by the insurer is called the benefit or payout. The insurer will work out the value of the claim and provide the appropriate benefit specified in your insurance contract.
What is Insurance Claim Management?
Qualified Advice
When you’ve got customers, staff and a business to get back on track after an unexpected setback, you can leave the insurance claim to the experts. We can take care of the process and help you get the best possible outcome by working closely with you and the insurance company and any third-party valuers, repairers or specialists. We can also keep you informed every step of the way.
Proactive Claims
Our advice doesn’t stop once we’ve arranged your insurance policy. We can give you advice throughout the claims process, and can advocate on your behalf with insurance companies, for no extra charge. This frees you up to focus on running your business – while we work to get your claim sorted as quickly and as favourably as possible.
With a Steadfast insurance broker, you’ve got an expert you can trust on your team, who can manage the claims process on your behalf, allowing you to focus on what really matters. We can follow your claim from start to finish; we don’t just lodge and forget.
Outcome Focused
We understand how important it is for you to have a positive claims outcome. As an insurance broker, we leverage the support of our network so that you’ve got the added benefit of a large organisation who can help if an issue arises. We can support you to manage your claim and champion it at the highest level with insurers if there happens to be an issue.