Underwriting Binder and Outsource Specialist

What will you do?

This career opportunity is available at SHA, a division of Santam for an Underwriting Binder and Outsource Specialist, who will be based in Johannesburg: Illovo. What will make you successful in this role?

**SHA Underwriting and Monitoring Duties**:
Daily administration of Binders and Outsourcing Agreements across SHA Risk Specialists
High level understanding of SHA’s major products lines
In conjunction with Product underwriting teams, reviewing and underwriting of binders and outsource arrangements rates to ensure the profitability and governance of these structured solutions
Auditing of these arrangements on a Quarterly basis to ensure compliance with agreed rates, wording and conditions
Auditing on a yearly basis with Santam Niche Compliance
Coordinating and collating of audit feedback for business
Undertake Client Liaison meeting on a regular basis
Arrange, prepare for and attend internal meetings when required. Take minutes when required.
Attend to necessary arrangements for correspondence / documentation.
Attend to and keep general filing up to date.

Liaison (Internal and External)
Liaise with Santam Niche Regulatory and Santam Group Compliance.
Manage and maintain successful business relationships with relevant clients.
Ensure that clients are provided with consistent superior service and products.
Handle and resolve all relevant client queries within authority levels and liaise with service providers where appropriate.
Work in conjunction with all internal resources and support structures to achieve desired business outcomes.

General Administration
Attend to the typing of general correspondence if and when necessary.
Attend to all administration relating to the duties identified above and all other administration relevant day to day functions including typing of correspondence. Qualification and Experience

Matric
A post matric qualification preferably in Law or Compliance or risk management.
FAIS Compliant
Three years’ experience in Casualty Underwriting Skills

Strong Communication Skills
Tolerance of handling high pressure work environment
Computer Literacy (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Good command of English language
Audit Experience
Scheme Experience
Administrative Skill
Analysis and Judgement
Attention to Detail
Client Orientation
Communication Skills
Follow Up
Initiative
Interpersonal Skills
Organisational Awareness
Planning and Organising
Teamwork Core Competencies Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently Customer focus - Contributing independently Drives results - Contributing independently Collaborates - Contributing independently Being resilient - Contributing independently About The Company

Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.

Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We’re about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.

At Santam we are 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. In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.