Senior Underwriter Pietermaritzburg

We have a postion for a Senior Underwriter based in Pietermaritzburg. Duties: • Responsible for loading, negotiating and finalising quotes. • Responsible for various administrative roles within the key accounts underwriting department.  • Must be ‘sales driven’, focusing on negotiating quotes with brokers and landing the business needed. • Provide high quality service and solutions to brokers to ensure business retention and profitable growth. • Apply sound underwriting principals to new business. • Analyse new quotation requests and consider the merits thereof. • Ensure that Safire policies are updated and compliant. • Ensure accuracy of data being reported on from new business placements. • Ensure strict SLA’s are adhered to in terms of turnaround times of quotations and new business placements. • Identification of corrective action. • Underwrite within mandate and reinsurance parameters. • Assess risk potential and reinsurance parameters. • Assist with both quotations and new business administrative tasks as to ensure the team is on track to achieve targets. • Being proactive to retain business and identify areas for improvement to avoid further loss of business. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION • Matric/Grade 12. • Tertiary qualification (Finance, Accounting or a related field). • A full qualification in short-term insurance. • Previous claims exposure advantageous. • Proficiency in Office 365 (Word, Outlook and Excel). Salary market related.