Lead - Insurance Placement

Lead - Insurance Placement

Responsibilities:

- Handle all insurer relationships.

- Understand client requirements and work with insurer partners to design group and retail products.

- Design product features, inclusions and exclusions, negotiate pricing, commercials and terms and conditions.

- Execute commercial agreements with insurers ensuring compliance with regulations.

- Evaluating the business risk and identifying viable insurance markets, both life and general insurance.

- Interact with key stakeholders to understand their concerns and identify improvement areas.

- Preparing and completing submission information in consultation with client-facing colleagues.

- Performing follow-ups with insurance companies for the completion of the submission and underwriting process and highlighting the unique characteristics of each risk.

- Business awareness and industry knowledge.

- Guide and update management regarding all regulatory matters.

- Mentor and lead team member.

Qualifications:

- 10+ years of relevant work experience in the Insurance industry.

- Insurance professional qualifications will be an added advantage.

- Solid understanding of the insurance market.

- Strong understanding and knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements.

- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

- Demonstrate extensive experience handling life and general insurance programs with an understanding of the insurance act.

- Strong communication and presentation skills, consultative selling, advising, influencing and negotiation skills.

- Understanding of risk management and ability to persuade others to follow best practices