Underwriter Administrator - JHB at Santam Insurance

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

• The main purpose of this position is to assist and support the Marketers (Sales and Underwriting) at the Johannesburg branch.

Purpose of the Role

• The purpose of this role is to provide a workplace development opportunity for an aspiring insurance professional to gain practical experience in underwriting and sales within the Construction and Engineering insurance sector.
• The incumbent will receive structured exposure, training, and on-the-job learning across key functions to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies required for a successful career in this specialised field.

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE?

Underwriting assistance as the candidate progresses through the development plan to then assist with:

• Issuing quotations within the agreed mandate 
• Assist the Current Broker to increase business growth 
• Educate current brokers on engineering insurance products 

Maintain Current Broker relationship 

• Solving queries on instructions between various departments and from brokers
• Provide renewal review and terms assistance to the Administration department team.
• Portfolio premium growth and loss ratio management  
• Search and recruit new Broker relationships in the market 
• PowerPoint presentation preparation
• Material Preparation for training functions
• Research for Marketing Presentations
• Team coordination within the marketing department

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Matric
• Engineering Degree or Business-related degree
• Valid driver’s license
• Must have at least 1 year of working experience.

COMPETENCIES

• Administrative Skills
• Analysis and Judgement
• Attention to Detail 
• Client Orientation 
• Communication Skills/Well Spoken 
• Initiative
• Teamwork

ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Computer Literacy
• Strong Communication Skills (Internal & external)
• Competent user of Excel, Word, Outlook, and other Microsoft platforms