CIC Assistant Underwriter Jobs In Kenya -July 2015

Assistant Underwriter Jobs At CIC Kenya
Job Purpose

• Assess and prudently underwrite Life business on commercially sound terms and to ensure that all underwriting and documentation duties in the department operate effectively and efficiently
• Assistant Underwriter Job Responsibilities
• Perform underwriting function for submitted proposals within risk guidelines and archiving the information in manual and electric form
• Verify product rates are adequate and within reinsurance terms before risk acceptance
• Confirm all proposal forms are captured electronically and premiums posted.
• Submit reassurance returns on a quarterly basis
• Issue and dispatch proposal forms to the branches and the policy documents to the clients
• Submit reports to the management on areas of operation
• Stationery requisition and reconciliation done on a monthly basis
• Ensure service providers are paid on a monthly basis
• Ensure service providers are paid on time
• Ensure invoices are paid out to the relevant service providers and answer any querries they may have
• Ensure returns for substandard, death is done
• Sensitive customers on new products, policies, processes and terms to cross sell
• Follow up on renewal lapses
• Ensure timely receipt capture and posting and allocation, capture of policy loan repayments
• Develop and ensure a clear communication process
• Help with job training of new staff
• Contribute and support a harmonious relationship with the various pay points
• Ensure premium refunds are timely and accurately done
• Ensure all policies due for deduction are correctly done and money remitted
• Ensure timely delivery of launch schedules to the various pay points

Qualifications For Assistant Underwriter Jobs In Kenya

• Minimum Bachelor of Business administration in Accounting and Finance or bachelor of commerce in Accounting, Finance and Insurance or Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science
• Professional qualifications
• Progress in insurance professional papers ACII or AIIK
• Relevant work experience
• At least 1 year as an underwriter in a busy working environment or related field

Skills, Knowledge and competencies

• Excellent communication skills especially vocal and listening
• Computer literate in MS Office and other office applications
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good analytical skills
• Knowledge of trends in insurance underwriting
• Training skills
• Innovative

How to Apply

If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, kindly send your resume to the address below indicating on the subject of your email the job title.

For example: Ref: Application for Assistant Underwriter – CIC Life Assurance Ltd.

To:

The Group Human Resource Manager

CIC Insurance Group Ltd

Strictly through Email: recruitment@cic.co.ke.

The application should reach us by close of business on 17th July, 2015. Please note only short listed candidate will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 21st July, 2015 consider your application unsuccessful.