Key Tasks & Accountabilities

• Produce a Business Plan that reflects market opportunities for area of responsibility
• Produce a Sales plan that demonstrates how to identify, develop and manage prospects
• Underwrite and accept risks within delegated authority to achieve effective implementation of business
• Grow and retain Sapphire’s Sales target to ensure the GWP and profitability targets are met
• Track Productivity levels
• Deliver and enhance the highest level of customer satisfaction by mapping and determining their business needs and delivering superior customer service
• Strategically analyse the business plan and develop future business opportunities
• Develop the new business pipeline whereby the Business Development Growth targets are achieved through influence and persuasion
• Ensure that technical and operational underwriting standards, procedures, and controls are complied with
• Implement agreed underwriting measures to attain targeted loss ratios and rates
• Ensure adherence to the Sales plan

Stakeholder Management

Stakeholders include

• Sapphire Risk Transfer Chief Executive Officer
• Portfolio Executives
• Customers and / or Brokers
• Appropriate networks within the industry

Qualifications & Experience

• B Comm Degree with a minimum of 5 years Short Term Insurance industry experience
• 5 years Sales and Underwriting experience with a wide network in the industry
• RE5 and FAIS Compliant