Underwriter-motor

What will make you successful in this role?

This career opportunity is available at SHA Risk Specialists a division of Santam for the Underwriter: Motor, who will be based in Johannesburg, Illovo.

Underwriting
- Underwrite and manage a portfolio of existing and new business, which may be complex in nature, including all tasks associated therewith but not limited to risk evaluation and assessment, coverage analysis, pricing and wording negotiations within underwriting authority.
- Refer and acquire sign-off relating to matters falling outside of own authority, in accordance with authority matrix.

Marketing
- Visit brokers to discuss renewals and new business with a focus to build relationships and develop market presence.
- Feedback on market intelligence.

Client Liaison (Internal and External)
- Respond to queries and resolve to the satisfaction of the affected parties within the scope of authority and / or responsibility.
- Prepare for and attend meetings.

Financial
- Meet budget responsibility for a book of business.
- Monitor renewals, lapsed policies and new business with monthly report back.

Strategic Input
- Provide strategic input for relevant business area if and when required.

Staff
- Mentor and provide technical training of current and new staff if and when required.
- Assist Underwriting Head in the day-to-day management of staff on underwriting matters and other issues if and when required.
- Assist with performance management of staff if and when required.

General Administration
- Follow up on quotations and renewals.
- Sign and check policy documentation.
- Handle accounts queries.
- Assist with credit control if and when required.
- Production and / or sign-off of reports within stipulated timeframes.
- Attend to daily administrative routine tasks in accordance with organisational standards, processes and procedures.
- Attend to the typing of general correspondence if and when necessary. Qualification and Experience
- Matric
- Appropriate tertiary qualification a preference
- Must be FAIS compliant
- 5 years underwriting experience (This is not a trainee position.) Knowledge and Skills
- Administrative Skills
- Analysis and Judgement
- Attention to Detail
- Client Orientation
- Communication Skills including negotiation
- Initiative
- Managing work and delegation
- Teamwork Core Competencies Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently Customer focus - Contributing independently Drives results - Contributing independently Collaborates - Contributing independently Being resilient - Contributing independently 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
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 centred 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.