Duties and Responsibilities
Assisting the Head Life to maximize profits with prudent underwriting measures through developing sales strategies that matches customer requirements and promoting life assurance Reassurance products and services.
Liaising with the Head Life to identify new production opportunities through research of new and existing markets and product design.
Data Management of life schemes.
Assist in the formulation of life underwriting manual for underwriting and claim administration.
Evaluating and analyzing the risks involved in reassuring lives and establishing pricing for accepted assurable life risks to determine the likelihood and magnitude of mortality and morbidity risks for all the reassuring schemes.
Identify Life training underwriting needs, claim administration and reassurance and technical support for cedants.
Conduct life trainings in all our regions of operation and beyond.
Responsible for the design of life promotional activities in our operational countries.
Responsible for new and renewal premium in the company on assigned life accounts.
Rendition of statutory retro returns as at when due.
Ensuring the attainment of the collection KPI for assigned accounts.
Liaising with the Finance department to ensure that claims processing is done accurately and settled in a timely manner.
Verification of all life reassurance underwriting documentation with a standard premium obtainable by best practice.
Implementation of all work processes within the specified time frame.
Reassurance premium quotation on standard, or sub-standard lives with relevant loadings on mortality related risks.
Formulates all necessary reports as requested by Head Life to aide decision making.
Command of the Life Reinsurance system including but not limited to keeping records of business offered, declined and accepted in the Life software.
Qualifications
A Degree in Insurance or a related field
Professional qualifications
CII
Experience:
At least 8 years of experience in Life insurance of which 4 years at a Managerial level.
Knowledge of Life Underwriting is a must.
Experience of data management and producing Management Information relative to both Life information using a software.
Experience with a Reinsurance company in the Life department is an added advantage.
Ability to speak both French and English shall be an added advantage.
Fair Medical examination and interpretation of medical report.
Competencies:
Good analytical skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to work under minimal supervision
Ability to work and meet deadlines
Excellent interpersonal skills
Working knowledge of MS Office
Proactive and result oriented.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letters and CV to: vacancies@waicare.com using the Job Position as the subject of the email.