Kenindia Assurance Deputy Manager (Underwriting) Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Mar 12, 2016

Kenindia Assurance Company Limited
 

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Department: Underwriting
 

Section: General

Job Category: TBA

Reports To: Underwriting Manager
 

Job Serial / Code No: JD/UW/DM/04

Location / Branch: Head Office, Nairobi
 

Job Summary: Implementing general underwriting strategy to achieve profitability and specific departmental goals in line with overall departmental objectives.

 

Main Responsibilities

• Proposing amendments of  the section’s standard operating procedures 


• Ensuring that all policies/risks that have been ACCEPTED are compliant to the reinsurance treaty programmes, Regulator’s guidelines and company underwriting guidelines.


• Approving and confirming cover up to set limits


• Analyzing and approving quotations including as per set limits.


• Appointing risk surveyors in line with company guidelines


• Recommending, approving and signing of underwriting documents i.e. policy documents, endorsements up to set limits


• Preparing and Analyzing underwriting reports and making recommendations


• Managing usage and replenishment of security documents through declaration and stock levels.


• Monitoring Premium Finance process and Bank refund on default


• Recommending renewal terms and compiling renewal reports


• Raising service providers payment requisitions


• Allowing premium discount as per guidelines


• Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices  in management


• Ensuring customer service to both internal and external clients by providing required underwriting documents and services


• Managing and implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture


• Implementing underwriting related company communication


• Talent management including coaching, mentoring, developing, training and evaluating staff in the underwriting department to achieve highest level of performance

Key Deliverables

• Achieve underwriting profitability


• Improve products and product composition


• Customer Satisfaction


• Service Delivery

Direct Reports

• Assistant manager


• Senior underwriter


• Underwriter


• Asst. underwriter

Key Interfaces
 

Internal

• Finance & Admin


• Claims


• Marketing


• HR


• ICT


• Reinsurance


• Legal


• Life

External

• Service providers


• Intermediaries


• Financial institutions


• Regulators


• Reinsurers


• Customers


• KRA

Academic Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business related field or equivalent

Professional Qualifications

• Diploma in AIIK or CII

Key Job Skills (specific to the job)

• Strategy implementation


• Analytical Skills


• Influencing skills


• Accounting and reporting skills


• Client relations


• Negotiation skills


• People Management Skills


• Presentation / report skills

Insurance Skills (Special Category)

• Technical knowledge & proficiency


• Understanding the new insurance market trends

General Skills

• Communication skills


• Interpersonal skills


• Customer Service


• IT skills (fluency)

KAC Competencies / Behaviours

• Integrity


• Reliability


• Transparency


• Professionalism


• Teamwork


• Quality

Relevant Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant experience

How to Apply

Applicants should quote the title for the job being applied for on the Subject Line
 

Applications to be send to: recruitment@kenindia.com
 

Deadline for applications is:19.3.2016