Underwriting Governance Specialist
4 months ago
**What will you do?**
- We have an exciting opportunity for an Underwriting Governance Specialist - Financial Lines within our SHA Risk Specialists division.**What will make you successful in this role?**
**Key responsibilities include**:
**Technical Underwriting - Financial Lines**:
- Support Business Head: Technical & Governance in:
- maintenance of the BU Underwriting Practice Policy
- maintenance of Underwriting Governance Folder
- generation of Underwriting Notes & Directives
- Promote ‘best practice’ underwriting process to minimise underwriting operational risk for Financial Lines (including FIPI, D&O & Cyber)
- General Technical support to Financial Lines Underwriters
- Provide guidance on technically complex quotes and renewals and ensure quality control in respect of SHA underwriting standards
- Asist Financial Lines Business Head in the review of the line of business underwriting guidelines to evaluate appropriateness of key controls and process & rationale of risk assessment, risk selection and rating.
- Respond to queries on wordings and sign off all non-standard wordings
- Research and Development on new products as required
- Build and maintain a Knowledge Centre and produce material for regular distribution to the greater business.
- Sign off of risks in accordance with Authority Matrix
**Compliance/Regulatory**:
- General Technical Underwriting Support
- Have knowledge of industry regulations and minimum standards to ensure compliance with the regulations and SHA’s underwriting control standards and protocols
**Governance & Risk Management**:
- Support Executive Head: Technical & Governance in:
- Treaty Compliance
- Operationalizing of underwriting governance requirements and related assurance activities
**Reinsurance**:
- Ensure appropriate reinsurance protection in close liaison with Underwriters that quantitatively and qualitatively supports underwriting operations
- Support Underwriters with Treaty Special Acceptances, Facultative transactions and reinsurance queries
- Promote solutions to minimise Risk of exposure to loss aggregation in conjunction with Underwriters
**Conflict of Interest**:
- Adhere to SHA’s Conflicts of Interest policy, alert Management to any potential conflicts of interest and take steps to resolve them promptly
**General Administration**:
- Produce reports when required
- Attend to daily administrative routine tasks in accordance with organisational standards, processes and procedures
- Attend to the typing of general correspondence if and when necessary
**Qualifications and Experience**
- 5 years Underwriting and/or Claims Handling experience in a Casualty Insurance Environment
- Matric
- Legal qualification
- Admitted Attorney
- Must be FAIS compliant
**Skills**
- Administrative Skills
- Analysis and Judgement
- Attention to Detail
- Client Orientation
- Communication Skills including negotiation
- Follow Up
- Initiative
- Interpersonal Skills
- Organisational Awareness
- Planning and Organising
- Teamwork
- Computer Literacy
- Systemic Thinking
- Technical proficiency and proven track record in Casualty Insurance
- Track record for handling high pressure work environment
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