Job Description

Introduction

Guardrisk Life is looking for a Portfolio Manager to join our Guardrisk Life Marketing team.

Disclaimer

As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

Role Purpose

You will play an integral part at Guardrisk, working in a unique environment alongside our clients and internal teams to market Guardrisk's Life products, service existing and prospective clients and provide after-sales service to existing clients.

Requirements

Relevant tertiary degree and/or Insurance qualification. Marketing team consists of individuals with various technical skills such as actuaries, attorneys, accountants
Candidate will be required to obtain an RE5 designation
At least 2 - 4 years' experience in the insurance and financial services industries
Technical life insurance knowledge with strong people skills to negotiate optimal solutions with various stakeholders

Duties & Responsibilities

Marketing Guardrisk Life to prospective new clients and developing new growth opportunities with existing clients.
Managing third-party cell captives, where products include, amongst others, funeral (individual and group), individual life and disability, credit life and investment products. The responsibilities include: + Ensuring effective management of various stakeholders in the insurance value chain (cell owners, binder holders, intermediaries, consultants, reinsurers, administrators)
+ Reviewing cells' financials and managing revenue streams
+ Facilitating reinsurance renewals via the reinsurance department
+ Ensuring compliance with market conduct standards and relevant legislative requirements
+ Ensuring that legal contracting is correct, up to date and in place
+ Tending to client queries
Marketing and cross selling of Guardrisk Life's products and services to existing clients
Assisting clients with product development for third-party risks
Setting up internal processes for each client with all relevant internal technical areas such as finance, actuarial, underwriting, legal, risk, compliance
Contribute to the enhancement and improvement of existing internal processes
Keeping up to date with legislation and regulation in the life insurance market
Network on industry matters to facilitate knowledge share and input to clients on their insurance businesses

Competencies

Tenacity in pursuing new business opportunities
Well-developed people skills
Ability to liaise with different stakeholders
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Negotiation skills
Critical thinking skills
Business acumen
Deadline driven
Strong implementation skills
Ability to understand and interpret financial statements and insurance valuation reports
Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to operate both independently as well as play a role in the Guardrisk Life team and to contribute to the greater Guardrisk