Claims Executive
Also known as: Claims Processing Executive · Claims Associate
Processes insurance claims by checking documents, policy terms and settlement amounts.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A claims executive handles insurance claims from the moment they are filed until they are settled or rejected. Employers include general, health and life insurers, third-party administrators and insurance back-office centres. A typical day involves checking documents, matching them with policy terms, following up on missing papers and updating claim systems.
- Register and review claim documents
- Check claims against policy terms
- Coordinate with surveyors and hospitals
- Update customers on claim status
How you get in
Insurers and claims processing centres hire freshers as claims trainees or processing executives, with on-the-job training on policy wordings. Insurance Institute of India exams help with progression.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Reading policy terms and exclusions
- Document verification
- Customer communication
- Spotting inconsistencies and possible fraud
- Claims and CRM software
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Com graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Com graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Volume targets and deadlines are common in processing centres.
- Next roles: senior claims executive, claims manager, investigation or underwriting roles.
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