First Party Fraud Handler

City Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

7/22/2025

• Protect genuine customers while tackling fraud head-on – play a key role in investigating suspicious first-party claims and ensuring fair, evidence-based outcomes.
• Join a customer-first business with a strong ethical focus – at NFU Mutual, you’ll be part of a team that truly values doing the right thing.
• Hybrid working - with up to 80% from home; office days in York or Bristol. While you’re training, you’ll need to be able to commit to being in the office more often than not.
• Salary up to £38,000 + up to 10% annual bonus

About the rol

eAt NFU Mutual, we’re committed to doing the right thing – that means protecting our genuine customers while taking a firm, fair approach to fraudulent activity. As a First Party Claims Validation Handler, you’ll join a specialist team focused on investigating suspicious motor and property claims. These are typically non-injury claims made directly by our policyholders – such as vehicle thefts, fire damage, or accidental loss

.
You’ll manage a varied caseload of claims where potential concerns have been flagged – this could involve inconsistencies in accident circumstances, unusual loss patterns, or concerns raised during supplier inspections. You’ll gather and assess a wide range of evidence to support your investigations. This might include policy documentation, CCTV footage, photographs, engineering or forensic reports, call recordings, and social media activity. Your role is to weigh up the facts, identify risks, and reach fair decisions in line with legislation, policy wording, and our Counter Fraud Strateg

y.
Throughout, you’ll work closely with internal colleagues across claims, underwriting, and our central fraud team, as well as external contacts such as suppliers, investigators and loss adjusters. You’ll also liaise directly with policyholders – handling conversations with care, empathy and professionalism, especially when sensitive issues ari

se.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference, protecting our customers and business by helping to ensure our claims service remains trusted, fair, and resili

ent.
Abou

t youYou’re naturally curious and take pride in delivering a fair, thorough service that puts the customer first. With an investigative mindset and great attention to detail, you enjoy working through the facts to get to the right outcome – especially when something doesn’t quite add up. You’re confident handling complex motor or property claims, and bring a calm, organised approach even when managing multiple priori

ties.
Whether you’re supporting a colleague, adapting to a new system, or asking the difficult questions, you do so with professionalism and a genuine commitment to doing the right thing. Ideally, you’ve worked in insurance fraud before and understand just how important it is to protect genuine policyholders while challenging dishonest beha

viour.
You

• bring:Ideally experience in insurance fraud investigation, ideally within first party motor or property claims with a solid understanding of how to spot, investigate and manage suspicious activity. Experience handling motor or property claims is also highly valued, and if you’ve worked on fraud cases in wider financial services, we’ll also consider you for th
• e role.A collaborative, team-focused approach – you enjoy sharing knowledge, supporting others and working together to reach the right o
• utcome.Strong organisational and prioritisation skills – you can manage your caseload effectively, juggling deadlines without compromising on quality or s
• ervice.A proactive and inquisitive mindset – you ask the right questions, spot inconsistencies, and use sound judgement to make decisions that protect our customers and bu
• siness.Excellent communication skills – you're confident handling complex conversations with empathy and clarity, whether you're speaking to a customer, a colleague, or an external p
• artner.Adaptability and openness to change – you’re comfortable learning new systems and approaches, and you stay focused even when things are evolving arou

nd you.
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and emp

loyees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment

process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic b

ackground.
Benefits

and RewardsWhen you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits

• including:Salary up
• to £38,000Annual bonus (up to 10%
• of salary)Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% c
• ontribution25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday tra
• ding schemeA Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family respo
• nsibilitiesAccess to savings at High Street brands, travel and s
• upermarkets£20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject
• to T&CsHealth and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, phys
• io and moreAccess to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and denta
• l insuranceEmployee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one da
• y each yearUnlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 b
• onus schemeLife Assurance cover of
• 4 x salaryEmployee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insuranc

e policies.