Senior Underwriter

14 hours ago


Johannesburg, South Africa PPS Group Full time

**Main duties and responsibilities**:
Process optimization and efficiencies:

- Underwrite life, disability, critical illness, sickness and permanent incapacity cover within the agreed underwriting authority limits
- Underwrite cases within the agreed service level agreements (SLAs)
- Achieve and maintain standards in underwriting Life
- Conduct regular audits on underwriting department and ensure standards are maintained
- Provide constructive feedback to the Underwriting Manager/Underwriter regarding matters arising
- Assess and authorise specific underwriting cases
- Responsible for financial underwriting to ensure accurate financial underwriting decisions
- Participate in projects to improve departmental service-owning their role in the project and completing tasks as required by providing input

Risk and Compliance:

- Adhere to internal SLAs to ensure operational efficiency and achievement of agreed customer service standards
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements

People and Culture:

- Check and authorise underwriting decisions in terms of the published Delegation of Authority (DoA)
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders: Research & Development, Member Services and Intermediary Services
- Deal with Arbitration and Ombudsman cases and collaborate with other stakeholder during the Complaints process
- Contribute and assist to review processes and protocols where required to assist in PPS’ delivery of quality underwriting decisions
- Forge strong working relationships with stakeholders

Knowledge Champion:

- Provide guidance and support to junior Underwriters
- Keep abreast of industry and regulatory information and changes through various internal and external information sources
- Provide technical information and support

**Education**:

- Matric (Grade 12)
- Medical degree or equivalent

**Experience**:

- 6+ years underwriting experience in long term insurance
- 4 to 5 years Insurance industry experience

**Knowledge and Skills**:

- Sound Medical and Life Assurance knowledge
- Proficient in the assessment and management of underwriting decisions
- Must understand the underwriting environment and general protocols and processes
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal
- Business writing skills
- Negotiation, analytical and numerical skills
- Good computer knowledge - MS Outlook, Excel and Word are necessary

**Competencies**:

- Have a skill set that includes good levels of communication (both written & verbal up to senior and executive level),
- Must use underwriting initiative and discretion in decision making
- Mature, disciplined and driven
- Able to work independently as well as being a good team player
- Deadline/target-driven: willing and able to work under pressure and within agreed service levels
- Logical and analytical
- Planning and organising
- Attention to detail
- Client centricity
- Building and maintaining relationships
- Resilience


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