Underwriter - General Insurance

CIC Insurance Group is the leading Co-operative insurer in Africa and one of the top three insurance companies in the country. 

CIC Insurance Group consists of three subsidiaries; CIC General Ltd, CIC Life Assurance Ltd and CIC Asset Management Ltd; currently CIC has businesses operating all over Kenya with 19 branches. 

In order to execute its ambitious growth and expansion strategy, CIC wishes to recruit high caliber individuals to fill the following position:Underwriter - General Insurance

Job Role / Purpose

To provide accurate, timely, effective and efficient underwriting operations and decisions in line with risk assessments and business objectives

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure that the rates and terms reflect the risk before acceptance
• Provide quotations for Corporate, Sacco and diaspora clients
• Sign  policy documents and endorsements
• Issue refunds
• Prepare monthly reports on underwriting and customer service
• Mentor, coach and train junior underwriting staff to ensure all their work follows the guidelines
• Attend to Customer enquiries and queries from alternative distribution channels
• Advise line manager on any issue requiring their attention
• To ensure policy persistency is at the agreed level through constant feedback to clients
• To develop and support a responsive and robust customer service system and culture
• To develop and support a modern, responsive and robust operations and back office system and strategy for alternative distribution
• At least 5 papers ACII or IIK Diploma
• Good communication skills
• Customer care skills
• Consistent and decisive
• Good analytical skills
• Computer literate
• Leadership skills
• To Review and negotiate renewal terms at least one month before the renewal date of the policy
• To Ensure proper and effective management of tasks for the underwriting assistants and underwriting clerks

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance, Actuarial, Economics or Business related field

Professional Qualifications

• At least 5 papers ACII or IIK Diploma

Relevant Work Experience

• At least 5 years in underwriting exposure

Skills / Knowledge

• Good communication skills
• Customer care skills
• Consistent and decisive
• Good analytical skills
• Computer literate
• Leadership skills

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

For example: Ref : Application for UNDERWRITER-GENERAL INSURANCE Position to:
 

The Group Human Resources Manager
CIC Insurance Group Ltd
Strictly through Email to: recruitment@cic.co.ke.

The application should reach us by close of business on 22nd November, 2013. 

Please note only short listed candidate will be contacted. 

If you do not hear from us by 30th November, 2013 consider your application unsuccessful.