Company Details
Responsibilities
Results
· Develops and executes a strategy to achieve the business plan from a premium, loss and expense perspective for assigned product lines and territory.
· Proactively manages renewals, renewal change, and new business to achieve premium plan.
· Executes portfolio management strategies to drive a better loss ratio and achieve plan.
· Proactively manages direct commissions and direct expenses to achieve plan.
Underwriting and Compliance
· Underwrites and prices individual risks whilst following underwriting guidelines, policies and procedures.
· Effectively utilises underwriting tools whilst thoroughly documenting underwriting and pricing decisions.
· Works collaboratively with support areas to meet service standards.
Distribution/Customer Management
· In collaboration with Underwriting Leadership, proactively manages distribution partners. Acts as broker liaison for assigned products.
· Develops and executes a customer (broker and insured) visitation strategy for assigned products and territory to drive submission flow and improve customer retention.
Leadership and Personal Development
· Effectively manages staff through the effective utilisation of performance objectives, feedback loops and development plans to develop and retain staff.
· Acts as product line expert for area of expertise.
· Organises and provides technical training to junior personnel.
· Promotes a diverse and inclusive culture.
· Acts as an effective role model for others.
· Performs training within agreed timeframes.
Qualifications
- Extensive underwriting experience and knowledge in the Class of Business.
- Sound commercial and financial knowledge.
- Knowledge of the insurance regulatory environment.
- Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to multi-task and to prioritise conflicting demands/requests within given time constraints.
- Ability to exercise individual judgment and effectively make sound business decisions.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at various levels, both verbally and in writing.
- Outcome focused, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic.
- Ability to work within and promote a diverse and inclusive culture.
