Overview
Technical Underwriting Manager Jobs in Sandton, South Africa at Neptune
Objectives:
Provide advanced underwriting support to the branches and brokers for Agricultural/Commercial Business. Conduct technical underwriting assessment, followed by training for branches. Monitor that the branch underwriting complies with the UW guidelines/mandates. Increase the underwriting capabilities of the branches. Provide Customer focus on a national basis.
Key Responsibilites:
Underwriting
Underwrite/Assess and accept risks outside branch mandates within agreed turnaround times and ensuring business excellence
Develop and maintain key relationships with Branches, Brokers and other Customers
Assist branches in complex quoting queries
As required assess branch technical underwriting, provide recommendations, and follow up on amendments required
Provide training as required or if requested
Guidelines and Wordings
Ensure branch adherence to Agri/Commercial Underwriting Guidelines
Bi-lingual in English and Afrikaans
Wording translations from English to Afrikaans and vice versa
Develop new products and policy wordings
Enhance and implement changes to wordings and guidelines
Document and support IT implementation for policy schedule and wording changes
Review liaise, agree and sign-off Policy Wordings with Brokers and Branches
Reinsurance
Assist branches with facultative placements.
Place reinsurance on FAC Facility system
Assist in the monitoring of Facultative reinsurance
Referral of large risks to Hollard treaty Reinsurers. Identify training and development needs within branches
Reporting
Provision of monthly underwriting reports and other relevant management information as required
Product Development
Assist with IT projects such as underwriting system development for new products or existing product changes with the company’s internal IT system or that of service providers
Gain market intelligence:
Continuous research on competitor products. Network with peers in the industry to keep abreast of latest insurance trends
Provision and analysis of market developments to Hollard Insure Team and partners
Ad-hoc Projects as may be requested by management
Title: Technical Underwriting Manager
Company: Neptune
Location: Sandton, South Africa
Category: Insurance (Underwriter, Insurance Analyst)
