18 Underwriting Manager jobs in South Africa

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced Personal Lines Underwriting Manager to join a very well established and reputable short term insurance brokerage in the Westville, KZN area.

Duties will include, inter alia, leading and guiding a small personal lines underwriting team and managing the personal lines underwriting division.

• Matric
• RE5 and NQF 4 completed and fully Fais compliant
• 5 – 10 years Personal Lines underwriting experience
• 2- 5 years’ experience leading a personal lines underwriting team

Join a Fast-Growing Retail Apparel Company in Durban North!

We are looking for an experienced Allocator to join a dynamic and fast-paced team in the Retail Apparel industry. This exciting opportunity offers the chance to work within a rapidly expanding company that thrives on innovation. If you are analytical, detail-oriented, and ready to take on new challenges, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure stores are optimally stocked with the right products at the right time

Identify under / over-stocked stores weekly and propose solutions to the Planner

Prepare and manage consolidations in line with SOPs, keeping stakeholders informed

Generate and action weekly post-allocation reports

Allocate new items based on grading templates and historical data

Execute replenishment allocations according to store needs

Manage GRNs and monitor store grading every 3 months

Support stores with queries, consolidations, recalls, and direct transfers

Plan allocations in advance based on anticipated weekly deliveries

Maintain and manage truck schedules to meet DC deadlines

Conduct ad hoc analysis as required by key stakeholders

Collaborate closely with Merchandising, Buying, and Planning teams

Maintain store grids, parameters, and performance data

Participate in team meetings with a strong understanding of product and store performance

Requirements:

3–5 years’ experience as an Allocator in the retail sector (Apparel, Accessories, or Footwear preferred)

Matric is required; a tertiary qualification is an advantage

Proven ability to perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Strong leadership , accountability , and reliability

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities

High attention to detail in managing stock levels and allocations

Effective communication skills (verbal and written)

Proficient in Excel and experienced with inventory management systems; retail analytics software knowledge is a plus

Overview

Exciting career opportunity for a Commercial Underwriter within a short-term insurance brokerage based in the Randburg area.

• 35 Years experience in commercial underwriting within short-term insurance
• RE5 certification essential
• FAIS-compliant (relevant NQF qualification minimum 120 credits)
• Strong technical knowledge across multiple lines (e.g. property liability motor engineering etc.)
• Proficient in MS Office and underwriting platforms (e.g. Pursuit Nimbis or similar)
• Must be fluent in Afrikaans
• Experience working in a brokerage or insurer environment

• Assess risk and determine appropriate coverage terms under their binder and other insurer agreements
• Evaluate new business and renewal applications for commercial insurance coverage
• Analyse risk exposures and determine appropriate premiums terms and conditions
• Liaise with stakeholders and internal teams to gather required documentation and provide feedback
• Ensure underwriting decisions comply with company policy risk appetite and regulatory standards
• Maintain accurate underwriting records and documentation
• Adherence to underwriting guidelines and product offerings
• Monitor portfolio performance and flag or identify emerging risks
• Work with Claims and Finance teams to ensure policy accuracy and risk alignment

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions.
• This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL.
• However you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the minimum requirements will not be considered for the respective position.
• Note our clients may expire jobs at their own discretion.
• AJ PERSONNEL will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• If you have not received a response within two (2) weeks from applying your application was then unsuccessful for that specific position however your profile remains on our system for future opportunities.

Time Management, GIS, Typing, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, Workers' Compensation Law, Benefits Administration, Underwriting, Administrative Experience, negotiation, Aviation Experience

• Employment Type : Full-Time
• Experience : years
• Vacancy : 1

Summary

SUMMARY :

Exciting career opportunity for a Commercial Underwriter within a short-term insurance brokerage based in the Randburg area

Minimum Requirements

• 3–5 Years’ experience in commercial underwriting within short-term insurance
• RE5 certification essential
• FAIS-compliant (relevant NQF qualification, minimum 120 credits)
• Strong technical knowledge across multiple lines (e.g., property, liability, motor, , etc.)
• Proficient in MS Office and underwriting platforms (e.g., Pursuit, Nimbis, or similar)
• Must be fluent in Afrikaans
• Experience working in a brokerage or insurer environment

• Assess risk and determine appropriate coverage terms under their binder and other insurer agreements
• Evaluate new business and renewal applications for commercial insurance coverage
• Analyse risk exposures and determine appropriate premiums, terms, and conditions
• Liaise with Stakeholders and internal teams to gather required documentation and provide feedback
• Ensure underwriting decisions comply with company policy, risk appetite, and regulatory standards
• Maintain accurate underwriting records and documentation
• Adherence to underwriting guidelines and product offerings
• Monitor portfolio performance and flag or identify emerging risks
• Work with Claims and teams to ensure policy accuracy and risk alignment

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions.
• This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL.
• However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the minimum requirements will not be considered for the respective position.
• Note our clients may expire jobs at their own discretion.
• AJ PERSONNEL will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• If you have not received a response within two (2) weeks from applying, your application was then unsuccessful for that specific position, however your profile remains on our system for future opportunities.

• 35 Years experience in commercial underwriting within short-term insurance
• RE5 certification essential
• FAIS-compliant (relevant NQF qualification, minimum 120 credits)
• Strong technical knowledge across multiple lines (e.g., property, liability, motor, engineering, etc.)
• Proficient in MS Office and underwriting platforms (e.g., Pursuit, Nimbis, or similar)
• Must be fluent in Afrikaans
• Experience working in a brokerage or insurer environment

• Assess risk and determine appropriate coverage terms under their binder and other insurer agreements
• Evaluate new business and renewal applications for commercial insurance coverage
• Analyse risk exposures and determine appropriate premiums, terms, and conditions
• Liaise with Stakeholders and internal teams to gather required documentation and provide feedback
• Ensure underwriting decisions comply with company policy, risk appetite, and regulatory standards
• Maintain accurate underwriting records and documentation
• Adherence to underwriting guidelines and product offerings
• Monitor portfolio performance and flag or identify emerging risks
• Work with Claims and Finance teams to ensure policy accuracy and risk alignment

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions.
• This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL.
• However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the minimum requirements will not be considered for the respective position.
• Note our clients may expire jobs at their own discretion.
• AJ PERSONNEL will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• If you have not received a response within two (2) weeks from applying, your application was then unsuccessful for that specific position, however your profile remains on our system for future opportunities.

Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.

Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We’re about people. People drive our business, so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.

Santam’s Operations division currently has an exciting opportunity available for a Team Manager who will be based within Hill On Empire, Parktown. If you hold customer experience at the heart of all your actions and decisions and have the ability to deliver results through the effective leadership of a team, we invite you to apply for this position.

To lead teams:

• Ensure that service levels are met across the available channels
• Identify and solve problems
• Be available and ensure accessibility of leadership
• Conduct performance reviews
• Identify training needs
• Coach and develop staff
• Ensure adherence to the code of conduct
• Manage succession
• Collaborate in cross functional environments to deliver exceptional customer value
• Drive service delivery by ensuring high quality and turn-around times
• Identify and eliminate waste
• Ensure and manage continuous improvement
• Engage other stakeholders
• Display results through visual management techniques
• Achievement of agreed quality assessment ratios and turn-around times
• Manage own development to increase own competencies
• Inspire, lead, engage, coach, develop, and motivate a team of dynamic and successful customer-facing agents to deliver the best service in the insurance industry
• Analyse data for decision making

• Preferable: Degree or National Diploma (NQF 6) with attendance in Insurance programmes (NQF 5)
• FAIS compliance
• Knowledge of the key outputs of the Personal Lines contact Centre
• Pro-active and reactive underwriting experience

• Communication skills – verbal and written
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Conflict management and negotiation skills
• Performance management skills
• Coaching skills (goal setting)
• Relationship building skills
• Project management (beginner)

• Drives results
• Information seeking
• Client focus
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Cultivates innovation
• Analytical thinking
• Manages complexity
• Action orientated
• Business insight

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.