Since 2008, ARAG Home Emergency claims handling has been delegated
by ARAG to Cunningham Lindsey, the UK’s leading loss adjuster and outsourced
services provider. Until very recently, claims were handled between their
Glasgow and Cardiff centres, with the choice of venue largely being dictated by
when the claim was reported, with Cardiff dealing with out-of-hours as well as
a few specialist schemes, and the rest being dealt with out of Glasgow. From 1
February however, all ARAG operations are handled under one roof in the Welsh
capital, with bolstered customer relations resources and far more room for
growth. Being geographically close to Bristol, it allows us the opportunity to
retain an even closer liaison with our Home Emergency team and it also simplifies
the audit process, which facilitates continual improvements in service delivery
to our 500,000+ customer base.
The impressive purpose-designed 24/7 operations centre is resilient to disaster. It features totally independent fibre-optic communications systems that enter the building at different locations. This means that even if one of the cables was damaged, the other would continue to enable telephone traffic. There is a back-up generator as well as an uninterrupted power supply for IT and telephony equipment. In the case of such an emergency, calls can be re-routed between Cardiff and Glasgow. The availability of these backup systems as well as multi-skilled staff that are ready to cope with surges in demand, ensure continuity at the facility.
Transferring the in-house operational team from Glasgow to Cardiff
has already improved the flow of information. Additionally, Cunningham Lindsey
has appointed a Customer Services Manager who is dedicated solely to working on
any areas of dissatisfaction brought to our attention; we have very quickly
started to see the benefits of such.
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