Commercial Account Executive | Cape Town
Are you a driven professional looking to elevate your career in the insurance sector?
Our client, a dynamic and forward-thinking company, is seeking a talented Commercial Account Executive to join their team.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a respected industry leader that values innovation, integrity, and customer satisfaction.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Financial:
- Ensure new business targets are met by generating leads and securing new business.
- Ensure retention targets are met.
- Strive to achieve the agreed income budget for the book of business.
- Ensure and contribute to minimization of expenses.
- Support and further the growth strategy of the group.
Client:
- Ensure that all stakeholder (e.g. clients, underwriters, insurers) communication is accurate, timeous, professional and relevant.
- Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure and contribute to achieving and exceeding own and company required client satisfaction targets by delivering an excellent client service experience.
Business processes:
- Provide professional and tailored insurance advice to clients that adhere to the company’s quality standard and broader regulatory frameworks and keep a detailed and accurate record of advice.
- Apply expert business knowledge to understand the client’s operations and compile a risk profile of the client’s business.
- Perform a comprehensive analysis of the client’s current portfolio and analyse current cover.
- Provide advice on the need to obtain updated valuations on all assets.
- To provide a timely professional service when obtaining quotes and conducting market exercises and comparative analysis.
- Compile and deliver presentations of services that adequately address and mitigate risks and add value to the client’s portfolio.
- Provide support and advice throughout the claims process until finalization.
- Act as liaison between client and insurer to facilitate the transfer of documents and information.
- Follow and ensure adherence to underwriting processes for new business, endorsements, cancellations etc.
- Engage in clear, complete and timely communication regarding underwriting support required from the underwriting support team.
- Remain informed regarding movements on client portfolios and act proactively to solve any issues or problems.
- Action age analysis to ensure continued cover.
- File all relevant documentation electronically and in hard copy.
- Contribute towards and ensure continuous improvement in own and team performance.
- Adhere to company mandates.
- Report any suspected fraud, misrepresentation and/or dishonesty.
- Keep an accurate record of your own activities.
Learning and growth:
- Committing to organisational value.
- Ensure continuous professional and self-development.
- Keep abreast of features, benefits and ratings of insurance products available on the market.
- Share information and knowledge with the team.
Requirements:
- RE5.
- FAIS Compliant.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- Excellent client services skills.
- Excellent sales skills.
- Driven and self-motivated.
- Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport.
- 8 years’ experience in commercial lines short-term insurance in a client facing role.