Underwriting Team Manager
2 months ago
**Who are we?**
**What will you do?**
- A new position has opened in the BI Operations and Support team for an underwriting manager to fulfil the below duties
- Staff Supervision: Lead and manage the support and underwriting team, providing guidance, training, and support.
Training & Development: Ensure that team members are well-trained in underwriting processes, company policies, and any industry-specific regulations.
Resource Allocation: Assess workloads and delegate tasks to ensure the efficient functioning of the team. Adjust staffing levels or responsibilities when necessary to meet operational needs.
Team Motivation & Morale: Foster a positive and productive work environment by motivating the team, addressing concerns, and implementing team-building activities or incentives.
Risk Assessment: Oversee the underwriting process for insurance policies, or other products, ensuring that the team's evaluations of risks are accurate and aligned with company guidelines.
Policy and Procedure Compliance: Ensure that all underwriting decisions made by the team are in compliance with company policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements (such as fair lending practices or insurance regulations).
Quality Control: Monitor the quality of underwriting decisions and documentation, performing regular audits and reviews of underwriting files to ensure accuracy and completeness.- Minimum Qualification Required- Matric/ Grade 12
RE
FAIS Credits
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training must be up to date
- Minimum Experience- Minimum of 3 years commercial insurance underwriting experience
Expert knowledge of MiWay Business Insurance systems, both MIA and TIA.
Thorough understanding of commercial insurance products
Any client servicing related experience will be advantageous- Competencies Required- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong Leadership capabilities
Strong analytical ability
Attention to detail and able to work under pressure
FAIS Regulatory Examination for Representatives (RE5
- Deliverables include, but will not be limited to- Building and maintaining strong relationships with the Insurance Specialist teams
Grow a team of efficient and proficient support agents
Assist to underwrite commercial policies to determine if risk profile is acceptable and to structure cover options accordingly
Liaising with internal departments such as claims and Actuarial
Support Insurance Specialists to reach sales targets while maintaining acceptable loss ratios**Turnaround time**
**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 five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development. At MiWay we believe in cultivating a positive and dynamic working environment that gives you freedom and opportunity to succeed. MiWay is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This is what drives us to achieve a multicultural workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, reflective of the demographics of our society.
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