Marine Underwriting Manager

Guardrisk; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Gauteng seeks a Marine Underwriting Manager. The role involves managing underwriting administration, training staff, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should have 10+ years of marine experience and 5+ years in a managerial position. This full-time position focuses on finance and sales with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years' Marine experience as a Senior Underwriter.
• At least 5 years' of managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Operating System performance.
• Ensure staff receive training as required.
• Oversee all aspects of policy administration.
• Collate all policy and underwriting data for the Division.
• Provide management with monthly reports on performance.

Skills

Business Acumen

Client / Stakeholder Commitment

Results & Solutions focused, driven

Leads Change and Innovation

Collaboration

Impact and Influence

Networking

Diversity and inclusiveness

Education

MatricRE5NQF level 5

Further tertiary qualification

Job description

Overview

Marine Underwriting Manager at Guardrisk. Responsible for the management of the Underwriting administration function of the underwriting team in respect of analysing risks, providing technical assistance, tracking of administration processes and ensuring adherence to professional standards of service, underwriting mandates and compliance with all legislative and licensing requirements.

Responsibilities

Monitor Operating System performance; Identify and drive system projects in conjunction with GGI Operations Team to meet operational requirements of Marine Division; Ensure staff receive training where required and are proficient in processing administrative duties on systems; Oversee all aspects of policy administration; Ensure correct capturing of policy information on the system by underwriters; Ensure SASRIA is issued and raised for all policies; Ensure timely raising of all debits; Reconcile and raise Binder Bdxs; Authorise release of payments on both Ski and Thryve systems; Approve refund requests from Underwriting Team and authorise; Responsible for Credit Control for Marine Division; Collate all policy and underwriting data for the Division; Compile Loss Ratio Reports; Provide Renewal Lists to Underwriters; Onboarding and Offboarding of employees; Compile CBR Reports for the Division; Provide management with monthly reports on new business, credit control, renewal performance; Analyse and profile risk within allocated mandates of underwriters; Ensure rating guidelines and underwriting guidelines are followed; Maintain new business register of all quotes; Ensure underwriters manage diary system for new business; Monitor treaty adherence on all new business proposals; Sign off of New Business written by underwriters after quality checks completed; Ensure each underwriter's new business is recorded; Ensure correct format of documentation is used by underwriters; Management of capturing of client information on operating systems, raising of premiums and issuing of policies; Printing of renewal lists for team and maintaining renewal periods prior to due dates; Weekly management of renewals with team in underwriting meetings; Provide support to Underwriters on renewals; Ensure all outstanding figures are received during the required timeframe; Pleasurecraft refunds – check and sign off for underwriter; Cargo endorsements / cancellations / refunds – manually processed and forwarded to management for sign off prior to onward transmission to the Intermediary; Ensure surveys are requested by Underwriters where required by the Underwriting guidelines; Ensure unpaid policies are notified to intermediaries; Management of cancelling policies due to unmet debit orders; Management of timely Issuance of SASRIA Coupons / endorsements by underwriters; Liaising with relevant divisions on SASRIA issues and advising management of progress.

Qualifications

MatricRE5NQF level 5; Further tertiary qualification advantages; At least 10 years' Marine experience as a Senior Underwriter; At least 5 years' of managerial experience.

Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Client / Stakeholder Commitment
• Results & Solutions focused, driven
• Leads Change and Innovation
• Collaboration
• Impact and Influence
• Networking
• Diversity andiveness

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance and Sales