Job Title : Underwriter Port Elizabeth
Sector Title : Insurance
Area : Port Elizabeth
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Our client is searching for an Underwriter to be based in Port Elizabeth The role of the underwriter is to analyse and underwrite new and existing policies effectively within delegated authority limits to achieve agreed levels of underwriting performance by providing technical underwriting support and assistance The successful candidate would be required to provide high quality service and solutions to brokers and customers to ensure business retention and profitable growth
Key Performance Areas
Achieve targeted underwriting profit by assistance and performance of underwriting skills by underwriting medium to high complexity risk
Growth and retention of business
Contribute to proposition development
Provide qualitative service levels to internal and external stake holders
Teamwork
Provide effective qualitative underwriting and to demonstrate specialized product knowledge
Be a mentor to Junior Underwriting technicians
Requirements
Grade 12
Minimum of 3 years technical expertise in underwriting preferably in commercial underwriting
FAIS compliant with 60 credits
Must have RE
Sound understanding and knowledge of South African Insurance/reinsurance market
Sound knowledge of how to optimise underwriting performance at a policy and portfolio level
Sound knowledge of statutory and legislative requirements
Expert technical knowledge and understanding of underwriting principles
Commercial Financial and business acumen
Salary Market related
Please forward updated resume in MS Word with your application Note if no correspondence is received within 6 weeks of your application please consider your application as unsuccessful