At Federated Insurance, we do life-changing work, focused on our clients’ success. For our employees, we provide tremendous opportunities for growth. Over 95% of them believe our company has an outstanding future. We make lives better, and we’re looking for employees who want to make a difference in others’ lives, all while enhancing their own.

Federated’s culture is grounded in our Four Cornerstones: Equity, Integrity, Teamwork, and Respect.  We strive to create a work environment that embodies our values and commitment to diversity and inclusion.  We value and respect individual differences, and we leverage those differences to achieve better results and outcomes for our clients, employees, and communities.  Our top priority in recruitment and development of our next generation is to ensure we align ourselves with truly exceptional people who share these values.

Federated Insurance is looking for someone with auto physical damage estimating experience and/or an auto body background to be an Auto Physical Damage Estimator. In this position, you’ll utilize your skills to review, evaluate, write, negotiate and approve repair estimates written by body shops or Independent Appraisers, or through photographs,within CCC ONE Estimating on private passenger vehicles, smaller commercial trucks/trailers and recreational vehicles. You will also assess vehicle condition and complete total loss vehicle evaluations for private passenger and recreational vehicles.

No previous insurance experience needed! Federated provides exceptional training to provide the foundation needed to succeed.

This is an in-office position that will work out of our Owatonna, MN office, Monday through Friday (no nights or weekends). A work from home option is not available.

Additional Responsibilities Include

• Communicating with internal and external customers to ensure repair estimates and total loss valuations are reviewed, negotiated and approved timely for the claims professional to resolve.
• Providing feedback and recommendations regarding auto physical damage program audit rules.
• Assisting in training others claims professionals regarding auto physical damage, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Prefer vocational training or degree in auto body repair
• Prefer one year of auto physical damage estimating or auto body experience demonstrating basic understanding of auto body parts.
• Prefer prior experience using CCC One Estimating software or its equivalent (Audatex, Mitchell, etc.)
• Strong computer knowledge.
• Ability to memorize/recall information quickly.

Salary:

The Auto Physical Damage Estimator pay range is $63,800 to $78,000.  Pay may vary depending on job-related factors, individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc.  More information can be discussed with a member of the Recruiting team.

We offer a wide variety of ways to support you as a whole, both professionally and personally. Our commitment to your growth includes opportunities for internal mobility and career development paths, inspiring excellence in performance and ensuring your professional journey thrives. Additionally, we offer exceptional benefits to nurture your personal life. We understand the importance of health and financial security, offering encompassing competitive compensation, enticing bonus programs, cost-effective health insurance, and robust pension and 401(k) offerings. To encourage community engagement, we provide paid volunteer time and offer opportunities for gift matching. Discover more about Federated and our comprehensive benefits package: Federated Benefits You. 

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Federated will not sponsor candidates for employment visa status, such as an H1-B visa. Federated does not interview or hire students or recent graduates with J-1 or F-1 visas or similar temporary work authorization.

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