Technical Underwriter

2 weeks ago

Bellville, South Africa Santam Full time

What will you do?
We have an amazing opportunity for a seasoned individual to join our organisation within the Underwriting and Reinsurance Services (Personal Lines) department at Santam Ltd. The role will be based in Head Office Bellville and will form part of our Personal Lines Underwriting department What will make you successful in this role?

**The incumbent will be responsible for**:
Compiling, updating and reviewing of policy wordings, conditions etc.
Responsible to give sound claims advice both from a legal and underwriting perspective.
Responsible to give sound Personal Lines underwriting advice both from a legal and underwriting perspective.
Responsible for adherence to all regulatory requirements within the Personal Lines Underwriting department.
Responsible for Personal Lines Head Office referrals on PolicyCenter.
Identify underwriting trends and address pro-actively to mitigate the risk.
Research and find ways to utilize data sources to automate processes and eliminate the amount of information required from brokers/clients.
Collaborate with Claims staff to identify and resolve any issues around Personal Lines claims settlement.
Assist with transfer of skills to Personal Lines Staff/Brokers by means of Technical Workshops.
Assist with special Personal Lines projects as and when required. Qualifications and Experience
Grade 12
AIISA or comparable short term insurance qualification
FAIS compliant
Min of 10 years’ experience in Personal Lines Underwriting
Report writing experience
Presentation skills Skills and Knowledge
In depth technical product & policy wording knowledge - Personal Lines
Understanding of Risk management
Computer literate (Knowledge of Excel and Word)
Comprehensive knowledge and experience working on PolicyCenter
Knowledge of short-term insurance
Delivery/results orientated
Attention to detail
Goal setter and prioritiser
Communication skills
Negotiation skills
Enterprising and commercial thinking
Deciding and initiating action
Leadership
Building networks and good relations
Performing under pressure
Producing creative solutions
Problem solving Competencies
Collaborates
Cultivate innovation
Flexible and adaptable
Drives results
Customer focus
Risk management
Reporting and administration
Quality, compliance and accreditation
Data collection and monitoring of decisions made 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.

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