- Company: Old Mutual Kenya
- Location: Kenya
- State: Nairobi
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: - Insurance Jobs in KenyaOld Mutual Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
Old Mutual Kenya is based in Nairobi and is part of a larger group that offers solutions in long-term savings, asset management and investment. We offer solutions to individuals and corporates underpinned by our core values which are: Respect, Integrity, Accountability and Pushing beyond boundaries.
Responsibilities
- Ensure risks accepted from branches are within the set underwriting guidelines and are covered under the reinsurance Programme
- Ensure risks accepted from branches are within the set underwriting guidelines and are covered under the reinsurance Programme
- Providing technical advice to branch staff on rating and underwriting of complex risks to ensure safe profitable distribution of risk
- Managing branch underwriting processes like business on boarding, completeness of on boarding documentation, risk surveys and valuations, policy documentation issuance, certificates management, cancellations and refunds, review of underwriting manual.
- Providing technical support and input on product development and business innovation initiatives to ensure continuous review of existing products to meet changing market needs.
- Review and approval of risk pricing and quote requests coming through branch channels.
- Response to daily operational queries from the branch channel to ensure smooth operation and efficient customer experience within the stipulated turn around times
- Reviewing of underwriting business processes, systems, and standard operating procedures to meet the changing business needs and emerging control environment risks
- Preparation and submission of monthly underwriting returns to IRA
- Preparation and update of all compliance, risks, events, indicators, and actions into the risk management system.
- Auditing and monitoring compliance levels on various compliance issues such underwriting guidelines , documentation, authority matrix, data completeness , risk cessioning in the system and compliance with filled and reinsurance rates.
- Enforce and ensure 100% compliance in underwriting department
- Review and approval of policy schedules and documents from the branch channels to ensure accuracy, clarity, and correctness of the same
- Identify process and product training needs of branch staff and organizing relevant trainings to fit such identified gaps
- Coaching and mentoring branch staff on underwriting guidelines, standard operating procedures, and technical product knowledge.
QUALIFICATIONS
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
- Sound Technical Underwriting skills
- Intensive and extensive product knowledge
- People Management and overall managerial skills
- Good analytical skills
- Customer service skills
- Good Communication Skills
- Computer Literate with good knowledge of Excel
Qualifications:
- Degree in insurance, actuarial or business related
- Professional qualification (CII or IIK) or good progress
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience