Portfolio Manager Life - Sandton, South Africa - Guardrisk

Guardrisk

Verified Company

Sandton, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Introduction

To market Guardrisk's Life products and services to existing and prospective clients and to provide after-sales service to existing clients.

Role Purpose

To market Guardrisk's Life products and services to existing and prospective clients and to provide after-sales service to existing clients.

Requirements:

Matric
Relevant tertiary degree and/or Insurance qualification. (Marketing team consists of individuals with various technical skills such as actuaries, attorneys, accountants.)
At least 4 years' experience in the insurance and financial services industries
Technical life insurance knowledge with strong people skills to negotiate optimal solutions with various stakeholders

Duties & Responsibilities

Marketing Guardrisk Life to prospective new clients
Managing thirdparty cell captives, where products include amongst others funeral (individual and group), individual life and disability, credit life and investment products. The responsibilities include
Ensuring effective management of various stakeholders in the insurance value chain (cell owners, binder holders, intermediaries, consultants, reinsurers, administrators)
Reviewing cells' financials and managing revenue streams
Facilitating reinsurance renewals via the reinsurance department
Ensuring compliance with market conduct standards and relevant legislative requirements
Ensuring that legal contracting is correct, up to date and in place
Tending to client queries
Marketing and cross selling of Guardrisk Life's products and services to existing clients
Assisting clients with product development for thirdparty risks
Setting up internal processes for each client with all relevant internal technical areas such as finance, actuarial, underwriting, legal, risk, compliance
Contribute to the enhancement and improvement of existing internal processes
Keeping up to date with legislation and regulation in the life insurance market
Network on industry matters to facilitate knowledge share and input to clients on their insurance businesses

Competencies