Leon Van Der Merwe Email & Phone Number

Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa

• Santam is South Africa's largest short term insurer.I have experience in insurance claims related to passenger vehicles, trucks and light agriculture machinery. As Motor Claims Relationship Manager I am responsible for:
• Maintain internal and external relationships to ensure long-term sustainable partnerships with clients and Motor body repairers.
• Manage and audit quality of estimations, assessments and repairs.
• Monitor book in dates at Motor body repairer versus authorizations.
• Ensure Motor body repairer introduce cost saving repair methodologies.
• Manage quote request process.

Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa

• Assessment of damaged vehicles, determining the repairs that are necessary and/or suggesting uneconomical to repair whichever is most cost effective.
• Audit and authorize repair work in line with insurance policy and ensure that all invoices received are relevant.
• Manage relationships with repairers to ensure quoted repair costs are fair and reasonable and meet required standards.
• Providing support to complex recovery or settlement cases where vehicle scope or repair is in dispute, which includes expert witness testimony in Court appearances.
• Have knowledge and experience of national standards at the time assessment is taking place.Vehicle Claims Manager, Vehicle Assessor, Loss Adjuster, Estimator at Panelbeating Workshops

Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa

Simular responsibilities as Motor Vehicle Assessor position at SantamVehicle Claims Manager, Vehicle Assessor, Loss Adjuster, Estimator at Panelbeating Workshops

Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa

• Repair damages to metal, fiberglass, plastic bodywork on all types of vehicles including trucks.
• Stripping, Filling, Sanding, Assembling, Removal and Re-installation of Glass, Chassis re-alignment and prep work for spray painting.Vehicle Claims Manager, Vehicle Assessor, Loss Adjuster, Estimator at Panelbeating.

Trade Certificate, Panelbeating, Nqf Level 4

Senior Certificate, Motor, Grade 12

Activities and Societies: Rugby and Cross country