Managing Director Manager � Treaties and Claims, Underwriting Manager, Assistant Underwriting Manager � Bulawayo To ensure business growth in line with company objectives through underwriting profitable company portfolio and ensure adherence to underwriting policy by underwriting team. 1. Leads business development through analyzing quality and quantity of risks underwritten and prepare reports accordingly.
2. Manages underwriting risk by ensuring adherence by the underwriting team to company underwriting policy and philosophy.
3. Responsible for conducting technical audits and reviews.
4. Manages relationships through developing and maintaining effective business relationships with internal and external clients in order to attract develop and retain a profitable book.
5. Develops, implements and maintains a budget for the department to ensure that the company achieves is strategic objectives;
6. Monitors the financial performance of business operations against approved targets and recommends and implements corrective actions;
7. Provides investment advice, tactics and recommendations with the objective of effectively managing and increasing the return on the company�s monetary funds;
8. Liaises with and supports internal and external auditors in completing audits;
9. Supervises staff in department and ensures staff discipline;
10. Manages staff performance and determines and recommends training needs and interventions;
11. Ensures the department is adequately staffed with people and skills at the right level.
 Report Review
Meeting
Telephone calls
Performance review 
 Report Review 
Meeting
Meetings/visits
Telephone calls 
Performance review 
  Report writing and review
 Business development planning
 Retrocession
 Business review and process mapping
 Audits, when and how to do them
 Manpower planning
 Developing and managing the budget
   B.Com Risk and Insurance Management or related business degree
 CII (Chartered Isnurance Institute)
 Relevant Masters degree
 IISA (Insurance Institute of South Africa),Chartered Financial Analyst 10 years 
 Must have knowledge of Quantitative Techniques 
 Must have strong understanding of all classes of insurance 
 Must have an indepth understanding of complex reinsurance structures 
 Must have excellent technical and practical skills in financial modelling and financial management;
 Must have sound understanding of the management of a complex capital and assets project;
 Experience in preparing Board papers is desirable;
 Must have good communication and negotiation skills;
 Must have a thorough understanding of market trends and related dynamics and be able to advice management accordingly;
 Must have proven accountancy, budget formulation and budget control skills;
 Must be an innovative and business oriented person with a thorough grounding in business management and dynamics;
 Must have proven team leadership skills;
 Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suit of package
  Decides on how to analyse quantity and quality of Risk.
 Decides how best to implement department budget.
 Decides on preparation of reports and content therein.
 Decides on when to conduct technical audits and reviews.
 Decides on how to conduct business with clients.
 Decides on what interventions to implement to address staff training needs
 

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