Short Term Insurance Specialist with relevant insurance qualification and minimum 7 years’ in-depth experience in Personal, Lines, Commercial Lines and specialist classes and exposure to Claims and Underwriting as a Subject Matter Expert, required to support a large network of Advisers with complex advice.
Minimum requirements:
- NQF5 or relevant short-term qualification
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in personal and commercial lines with exposure to underwriting and claims processes
- Knowledge of short-term insurance products
- Experience engaging at an EXCO/Senior Management level
- Exposure to working directly with financial advisers
- Ability to clearly explain and define complex business requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent management and leadership skills
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
Responsibilities:
- Subject matter expert and manager of the large case review process including presenting the case and findings to senior management
- On an ongoing basis, evaluate, review and improve large case process
- Subject matter expert on technical product and advice matters including but not limited to adviser focused meetings and relevant technical/distribution committees
- Understand and analyse complex risks and make recommendations to adviser to reduce/mitigate risk to maintain insurance cover
- Assist adviser by negotiating terms and suggest to Insurer on how to place large/complex risks
- Working with cross-functional teams on strategic distribution projects where Insure SME’s are required
- Assist with the provision of content to technical adviser support team (TAS) and marketing in relation to advice and distribution activities
- Draft, review and sign-off communication for marketing purposes in relation to advice and distribution activities
- Collaborating with cross-divisional teams on product and product provider due diligences
- Provide ongoing technical advisory support to advisers and distribution teams (proactive and reactive)
- Draft of communication on technical topics eg Take Notes and Advice for Advisers
- Represent TAS as Insure Product expert on TAS and non-TAS related committees
- Research on ad hoc projects
- Effective management of direct reporting staff
- Facilitation of Technical Training on PL and Commercial Lines for the Adviser Development Programme
If you are a South African citizen & your CV meets the above criteria, please send your CV to lourie@yazoo.co.za
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