Assistant Underwriter

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

  • Enforce underwriting controls including on-boarding, certificates, booking of business, and documentation.
  • Implement underwriting guidelines, process, and procedure to ensure quality underwriting and business.
  • Ensure profitability of the department through quality control and on-boarding
  • Quality documentation timely turn around – TAT and
  • Excellent customer service and retention support.
  • KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Enforce underwriting controls.
  • Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Ensure clean and accurate data capture.
  • Timely preparation of quotations and follow up.
  • Debiting of premiums and processing of policy documents within set timelines
  • Processing and checking of underwriting Documents.
  • Issuing & signing of Motor Certificates and Yellow cards.
  • Review and dispatch of notices and documents.
  • Ensure that work is done within the set standards of service and TAT.
  • Prepare relevant reports for management and departmental consumption.
  • Give quality customer service to all clients.
  • Safe keeping of security documents.
  • Daily scanning and indexing of mails.
  • Initiating motor valuation and follow up.
  • Adherence to the credit control policy.
  • Follow up renewals and ensure maximum retention of profitable accounts.
  • Timely processing refunds and follow up.
  • 100% Adherence to the authority matrix.
  • Ensure registry is fully maintained, orderly and up to date.
  • Ensure compliance of AML and PEP guidelines
  • Ensure cross sale and up sale opportunities are maximized.
  • Perform any other duties as may be required by the management.

Skills And Competencies

  • Basic Underwriting skills and product knowledge
  • Customer service skills
  • Good Communication Skills
  • Computer Literate

QUALIFICATIONS (Academic, Professional, Experience)

Qualifications:

  • Degree preferably in insurance

Experience:

  • 1 year and above

Skills

Education

Closing Date

06 September 2024

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