Personal Lines Underwriter

2 days ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Time4Biz Full time

**PERSONAL LINES UNDERWRITER**

Our client a well-established insurance company based in Germiston is looking for a **PERSONAL LINES UNDERWRITER**

The main purpose of the Personal Lines Underwriter is to evaluate the risk of insuring a particular person/asset/building/business. Responsible for accepting liability and setting the appropriate premium pricing for the insurance policy. The underwriter would furthermore decline unfavorable risks in accordance with the prescribed underwriting guidelines and policy wording.

Doing daily amendments to a client’s existing cover, as well as processing monthly/annual renewals of policies forms part of the day to day responsibilities of an underwriter.

Liaise directly with Brokers, and not the client/policy holder. Individual performance is mainly measured on the quality and turn-around times of service offering.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

General Underwriting
- Endorsements/ Amendments on existing policies
- Perform broker productivity on all brokers with outsourced/ binder agreements
- Attending to all Broker queries within prescribed SLA’s and turn-around times
- Action Renewals (monthly/ annually)
- Requesting VAR Surveys on new business and/ or existing business upon renewal stage and consider all relevant Risk Requirements in order to make informed underwriting decisions
- Processing Corrective action based on claims history
- Process cancellations in accordance with internal operating procedures and time frames
- Endeavor to retain business wherever there is a risk of losing a client
- Providing quotes on existing policies upon a broker’s request for the addition/ removal of an item/ asset
- Disciplined management of daily dairy system

Administration
- Ensure that manual and electronic filing system is in place and maintained
- Processed documentation is filed appropriately
- Ensure that accurate record is kept of all new matters received in the dept.
- Maintaining professional behavior and work ethic at all times
- Ensuring that all deadlines are met and that SLA’s and Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to
- Be punctual at all times

**Qualifications and Requirements**
- Matric
- FETC (Further Education & Training Certificate) in Short Term Insurance - NQF 4 (150 credits) - highly advantageous
- Computer literate - Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Experience on TIAL Operating System highly advantageous
- Sound knowledge and understanding of relevant short-term insurance policy wording
- Minimum 1 years relevant work experience as a short term insurance underwriter (personal lines)

Our client is up for salary negotiations based on experience and qualifications

**PLEASE NOTE



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