Job Description

Our client in the Insurance industry is currently looking for an Underwriter in Commercial Lines in Short-Term Insurance, in Johannesburg.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in quoting and drafting replacement comparisons for brokers and stakeholders.
• Receive and finalise instruction from clients, brokers and relevant stakeholders.
• Issue policy in accordance with new business workflow process.
• Compliance and record keeping and updating of CRM system.
• Processing of quotes, new business, amendments and client queries.
• Drafting, preparing new business letters, amendment letters, renewal letters, confirmation of covers, border letters, to be sent to client.
• Action renewals, cancellation, endorsements and corrective action.
• Adhere to all internal and external service level agreements and turnaround times.
• Attending to unpaid premiums and corrective action.
• Attend to telephonic and written client queries and requests.
• Provide advice to clients.
• Handle and overcome client objections.
• Complete and record relevant compliance.
• Negotiate with clients and insurers on prices and cover offering.
• Ability to converse with all levels of clients.
• Follow up on customer communications in a timely manner and adhere to Service Level Agreement and turnaround times.
• Ensure weekly/monthly reports are up to date and submitted on time as required by the business.

• Matric/NQF4.
• Own Vehicle and Driverxe2x80x99s Licence.
• Clear Criminal Record.
• RE5.
• Minimum 5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in underwriting on Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, and Specialised Short-term Insurance.
• Must have operated in the independent financial advisor space.
• Have good knowledge and understanding of the Short-term Insurance industry.
• Bilingual xe2x80x93 must be able to write and speak both English and Afrikaans.
• High administrative capability.
• Confident and assertive.
• Good networks and understanding of the market.
• Highly customer centric and service driven.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong administrative and computer skills.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to problem solve and finding practical solutions.
• Able to work independently and in groups.

• R15 000 xe2x80x93 R25 000 per month.

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