Legal Insurance Broker Consultant | Sandton
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with brokers to maximize Legal Insurance product penetration and sales performance.
- Conduct regular broker engagement sessions via telephonic, virtual, and in-person visits.
- Serve as the primary contact for broker queries, escalations, and complaints.
- Identify new broker acquisition opportunities and expand existing broker books.
- Drive partner activation, product training, and sales capability to meet strategic targets such as net growth, conversion rates, and business quality.
- Facilitate the end-to-end administration of Legal Insurance applications, including application capture, workflow tracking, and issue resolution.
- Assist brokers with policy, system, underwriting, and process-related queries.
- Maintain high service delivery standards with efficient turnaround times and accurate product information.
- Plan monthly schedules to optimize partner visits, training sessions, and follow-ups.
- Manage personal workflows and coordinate with internal support teams to resolve high-priority matters timeously.
- Monitor broker metrics including panel penetration, conversion rates, and compliance standards.
- Track persistency to ensure lapse and Not Taken Up (NTU) ratios remain within acceptable business thresholds (e.g., ≤ 40%).
- Conduct root-cause analyses on underperforming broker portfolios and implement corrective action plans.
- Collate, analyze, and interpret operational data to produce daily, weekly, and monthly performance reports.
- Identify market and portfolio trends that impact sales persistency and product delivery.
- Ensure all broker engagements and operational practices strictly adhere to FAIS, TCF (Treating Customers Fairly), POPIA, and internal governance frameworks.
- Stay current with industry regulations and changes impacting Legal Insurance distribution.
Requirements:
- Education: Grade 12 / Matric (Essential).
- Regulatory: Relevant FAIS Accreditation (e.g., RE5 or equivalent qualification).
- Experience: 3 to 4 years of proven experience in sales, distribution, or broker consulting within Short-Term Insurance or Legal Insurance.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Direct experience in Legal Insurance product sales or working with legal service solutions.
- Background in banking, financial services, insurance, or corporate business environments.
- Experience collaborating with broker admin houses or external distribution networks.
- Exposure to project management methodologies.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven sales, negotiation, and decision-making aptitude.
- Analytical thinking with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, prioritize workflows, and deliver customer-centric service.
- Solid understanding of financial services concepts and principles.
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