Requirements

Key Tasks & Accountabilities

• Achieve targeted underwriting profit by assistance and performance of underwriting skills by underwriting medium to high complexity risk.
• Growth and retention of business
• Contribute to proposition development.
• Provide qualitative service levels to internal and external stake holders.
• Teamwork

Qualifications & Experience

• Grade 12
• Minimum of 3 years technical expertise in underwriting, preferably in commercial underwriting
• FAIS compliant, 60 credits
• Must have RE

Knowledge

• Sound understanding and knowledge of South African Insurance/re-insurance market.
• Sound knowledge of how to optimise underwriting performance at a policy and portfolio level.
• Sound knowledge of statutory and legislative requirements
• Expert technical knowledge and understanding of underwriting principles.
• Commercial, Financial, and business acumen

Skills

• Good relationship building skills.
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Strong People management skills
• Strong Numeracy skills
• Strong underwriting skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Sound interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy: sound Excel skills preferable
• Leadership
• Problem solving

Attributes

• Problem solving
• Technical expertise
• Analysis
• Concern for Excellence
• Customer Service Orientation
• Delegation
• Developing Organisational Talent
• Diversity Management
• Engagement: Impact/presence/rapport

Closing Date: 01 April 2024