Senior Underwriter Job, Insurance Kenyan Jobs 2022, 


Under the supervision of, and reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer, the Senior Underwriter’s key duties and responsibilities will be as below:


Responsibilities



  • Generate business through marketing activities and increasing the visibility of ATI. This involves meeting one-on-one with clients and prospects and attending different marketing events organised by ATI or ATI’s business partners;

  • Assist to organize/manage awareness events in countries of responsibility;

  • Support underwriting business through;

  • Screening business enquiries based on eligibility criteria;

  • Assessing the risks of the proposed transactions and produce a report of the risk to convince approvers to accept the risk;

  • Issuing non-binding/indicative term sheets;

  • Arranging reinsurance for transactions requiring reinsurance support;

  • Preparing of policy documents and

  • Educating policy holders on the A-Z of the policy they are about to sign.

  • Manage and monitor the underwritten risk – Support and guide the Portfolio Services Personnel in;

  • Ensuring timely payment of premiums;

  • Following up on any outstanding documentation/information from policyholders and

  • Continuously monitoring the assigned portfolio, pre-empting any potential risk events thereon; and promptly bringing such to management’s attention.

  • Support generation of reports such as Underwriting reports, Broker reports, Marketing reports, Mission/back to office reports, Underwriting Department country marketing plan and activity reports,

  • Policy wordings and any other Management reports;

  • Assist the Claims Department to manage claims particularly risks under watch list, and support on recovery initiatives;

  • Implement effective people management initiatives including:

  • Monitoring workflow, volume of work deliverables and the delivery of work of direct reports;

  • Assisting team members in outlining their professional development goals and identifying any

  • need for and monitoring “on the job training”; mentoring and coaching team members;

  • Ensuring the efficient and fair assignment of work to direct reports; and

  • Providing ongoing informal and formal feedback to direct reports and ensuring direct reports

  • who are primary supervisors provide similar feedback to those they supervise.


Qualifications



  • A Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Economics, Banking or other financial service specialization;

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Banking or other financial service specialization

  • CII or CPA/ACCA (an added avantage);

  • A minimum of Eight (8) years relevant experience;

  • Technical understanding, expertise, and experience in insurance and re-insurance;

  • A proven track record of success underwriting complex transactions or providing sector specific underwriting skills;

  • Key Stakeholders management skills;

  • Demonstrate ability to initiate ideas for Product development;

  • Team leadership skills;

  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of policy wordings;

  • Strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to details;

  • Excellent negotiation skills;

  • Good judgement and decision making skills;

  • Ability to work under pressure and meet urgent deadlines;

  • Excellent communication (oral, written, presentation) and interpersonal skills;

  • Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;

  • Strong people management skills; and

  • Demonstrate ATI’s core values – unity of purpose, customer first approach, integrity, getting it first the right time and creativity.


How to Apply


Candidates are required to submit an electronic copy of the following:



  • Application Letter;

  • CV, plus details of your current remuneration package if applicable along with details of three referees; and

  • Personal History Form


Submit your application to recruitment@ati-aca.org . The closing date is Saturday, 02 July 2022 at Midnight East African time.


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