Underwriter: Commercial

**Designation**:

Underwriter: Commercial & Personal Lines | Potchefstroom, North West | Permanent

**Category**:

Administration and Operations

**Job Level**:

Skilled technical and academically qualified workers, junior management, supervisors, foremen and superintendents

**Posted by**:

PSG Financial Services

**Posted on**:

18 Oct 2024

**Reference Number**:

POS39034

**Closing date**:

01-Nov-2024

**Position Type**:

Permanent

**Location**:

Potchefstroom Klerksdorp

**Overview**:
**VACANCY | UNDERWRITER: COMMERCIAL & PERSONAL LINES | POTCHEFSTROOM, NORTH WEST | PERMANENT**

PSG's commitment to transform and embrace diversity is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce. In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from designated groups, and we encourage people with disability to apply.

**Job description**:
To provide underwriting assistance to the Advisers. The position will focus on commercial and personal Lines..

**Responsibilities**:

- Client face to face meetings if necessary at the Office
- Liaising and providing feedback to clients of underwriting progress.
- Handling client queries
- Underwriting Management: the daily underwritings process preparing Renewals, Sourcing acceptance terms
- Recording details and information on relevant systems
- Building and maintaining good working relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
- Bridging the gap between the office and insurance companies
- Maintaining a good working relationship with insurers
- Reporting
- Manage client retention.
- Understanding policy wording and various products
- Relevant work experience in Short term insurance - Commercial and personal lines

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12/Matric
- Fully computer literate (Microsoft Office 365: Word, Excel and Outlook)
- NQF Level 4 Certificate in Short term insurance
- Regulatory examination RE5 successfully completed
- 3- 5 years relevant work experience in Short term insurance - Commercial and personal lines
- Minimum 3 Years Personal Lines Underwriting Experience
- Minimum 3 Years commercial experience
- Must have own transport/be able to get to the office

**Competencies Required**:

- Empathy
- Integrity
- Resilient
- Responsibility
- Attention to detail
- Ability to operate independently
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good administration skills
- Excellent planning and organizing skills
- Problem solving and analysis
- Time management skills
- Good negotiation skills.
- Strong work ethic, able to work with high volumes of pressure
- Highly client focused with good interpersonal skills. (Customer Service)
- Teamwork

**How to apply**: