Short Term Specialist - Johannesburg at PPS

Job Advert Summary    
Purpose of the Job:

• The main purpose of this job is to operate in a driven sales environment through third party selling. The building and maintenance of excellent relationships to achieve organic and new business growth in alignment with contracted volume and profitability targets are essential.

Minimum Requirements    
Education:

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Minimum Insurance-related qualifications and up to date CPD
• FAIS Compliance – (60 credits Commercial Lines & 30 credits Personal Lines)
• RE 5
• South African driver’s licence and must have own transport.

Experience:

• At least 5 years Personal Lines and Commercial Lines experience in a Sales Environment; more than 10 years’ experience is preferred.

Knowledge and Skills:

• General Short-Term Insurance technical product knowledge is required
• Experience in maintaining and growing a profitable portfolio of Commercial and Personal Lines Insurance through sales, underwriting and retention
• A good understanding of underwriting principles and knowledge
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Understand and interpret policy wordings against claims situations

Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent inter-personal and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Driven to achieve results
• Collaboration
• Emotional wisdom
• Change navigation
• Innovative orientation
• Planning and organising
• Problem-solving/decision-making
• Customer focus

Duties and Responsibilities    

• To manage and grow a portfolio of business through analysis, interpretation and decision-making while building effective relationships with business partners both internally and externally.
• Detailed weekly activity reporting.
• Have regular meetings with intermediaries to drive growth, provide portfolio feedback and attend to possible concerns.
• To represent and promote PPS through marketing activities to intermediaries and clients.
• Invite intermediaries to forums and information sessions to strengthen your relationship (including assisting with hosting and presenting at events).
• To operate and excel in a niche target market environment.