Underwriter: Sanlam Risk

4 months ago

Bellville, South Africa Sanlam Full time

**Who are we?**

The Sanlam Retail Affluent business (SRA) is dedicated to empower South Africans in the middle
- and upper-income segments to be financially confident, secure and prosperous. With deep client understanding and a focus on excellence in technology, client and intermediary experiences, SRA delivers financial solutions including comprehensive financial planning, life
- and disability insurance, credit solutions, savings and investments, retirement and fiduciary services that can be accessed through various platforms.

Sanlam Risk & Savings, which is one of the businesses within SRA, offers Risk and Savings solutions to various segments within the market.

At Sanlam we believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives you every opportunity to achieve success. Sanlam is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society.
- Purpose of the role- The role of the underwriter is to assess the risk of our clients based on their medical and financial status.**What will you do?**

**Core Tasks/ Outputs**:

- 2. Underwrite sub-standard cases.
- 3. Underwrite business insurance (Buy and Sell, Key Person etc.).
- 4. Request medical and financial requirements and/or limit requirements.
- 5. Placement of cases according to reassurance treaty and related guidelines.**Note**:The environment necessitates overtime in peak periods. The amount of overtime hours depends on the business need in terms of the volumes received.
- The position is based in either Western Cape or Gauteng.**What will make you successful in this role?**

**Role Requirements**

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 12.
- Relevant qualification will be an advantage.

**Experience**:

- At least 3 years medical and/or financial underwriting experience.
- Experience in underwriting processes will be an advantage.
- Exposure to financial underwriting and business insurance will be an advantage.
- Exposure to underwriting software/programs will be an advantage.

**Knowledge**:

- Knowledge of prognosis of medical conditions.
- Understand medical terminology (anatomy and physiology).
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of financial statements and questionnaires.

**Competencies**:

- Communicates effectively
- Good presentation skills
- Business insight
- Decision quality
- Analytical thinking
- Cultivates innovation
- Plans and aligns
- Concern for accuracy
- Customer focus
- Collaborates
- Drives engagement
- Drives results
- Team success
- Being resilient
- Tech savvy

**Build a successful career with us**
- We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its four business clusters - Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.**Turnaround time**Core Competencies**
- Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently- Customer focus - Contributing independently- Drives results - Contributing independently- Collaborates - Contributing independently- Being resilient - Contributing independently**Our commitment to transformation**

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

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