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Alison WhiteAW

Alison White

Insurance Claims Consultant

€347/day
Manchester, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Alison

Twenty years experience at claims departments of insurers, bringing both claims handling acumen as well as management and operational experience to your business on an ad-hoc/contractual bases when you need it.

Core Services

- Claims Audit and Quality Assurance
End‑to‑end claims audits: file sampling, reserving review, root‑cause analysis and clear remediation plans.

- Interim Claims Management
Short‑term cover for claims desks and teams, handling day‑to‑day adjusting, file progression and stakeholder liaison.

- Backlog Clearance and Distressed Book Remediation
Focused sprints to clear correspondence, re‑assess reserves and restore files to a controlled state.

- Vendor Panel Setup and Contracting
End‑to‑end vendor panel delivery: supplier select- ion, negotiation, contract drafting, KPI design and governance implementation. I have led this work independently for UK and European operations.

- Claims Process Audit and Quick Fixes
Rapid operational audits that identify root causes, deliver practical fixes and produce an action plan with measurable KPIs to reduce cycle time and improve file quality.

- Subrogation and Recoveries Programme
Review and redesign of subrogation workflows, training for adjusters and implementation of tracking and escalation to increase recovery identification and capture.

- Training and Coaching
Bespoke training in marine freight liability, cargo claims handling and subrogation techniques. I deliver classroom, remote and on‑the‑job coaching that improves adjuster capability and confidence.

- Management Information and MI Packs
Design and delivery of management packs that focus on decision making and operational control — clear, concise MI that senior stakeholders actually use.

- Ad Hoc Project Support
Documentation, SOP creation, stakeholder liaison and short projects that require a reliable, experienced operator who can deliver quickly.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Manchester (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Self Employed
    Insurance Claims Consultant
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    July 2025 - Today (11 months)
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Marine Claim Audit (Freight Liability and Cargo Specialist)
    • Insurance Claims Training
    • Short Term Claims Handling Cover
    • Marine Claims and Policy Review (Second opinion/exposure/risk review)
    • Panel Set Up and Vendor Performance Oversight Assistance
    • Inbound Treaty Technician
    • Distressed Book review/remediation
    • Lloyd's and Open Market Experience
    Claims Audit insurance Project Management Claims Handling Vendor Management
  • CNA Hardy Insurance
    Claims Services Manager
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    June 2022 - September 2025 (3 years and 3 months)
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    Responsible for following over UK & Europe
    • Claims Quality and Audit (Individual File Review, External Regulatory and Internal Audit)
    • Subrogation/Recovery (Focused on improved Marine claims recovery performance and tracking)
    • Vendor Oversight and Performance Management (Loss Adjusting, Legal Services and Delegated Claims Agents)
    • Learning and Development
  • CNA Hardy Insurance
    Express Claims Manager
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    April 2015 - June 2022 (7 years and 2 months)
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Managed team of Claims Professionals dealing with claims under all lines of business.
    • Responsible for recruitment of claims professionals.
    • Responsible for training of claims professionals.
    • KPI +80% for Customer Service SLAs consistently
    • Developed, documented and trained out processes
    • Remediation of detressed books of business (Property Treaty, Marine Cargo and Hull)

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Education

  • BA
    Leeds University
    2006
    BA

Skill set

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