Technical Assistant recruitment
Role of the position
The Underwriting Technical Assistant plays an active role in the achievement of company’s business objectives particularly in the recording, maintenance and completeness of reinsurance risk records. The position supports the underwriting process, end to end, in the policies, procedures and systems that support achievement of departmental goals.
Purpose of the Job
Working within a team, the Underwriting Technical Assistant is responsible for providing support to the Underwriting team in maintaining effective underwriting records and systems. This includes, but is not limited to: ensuring that underwriting data is captured accurately on the system, maintaining accurate and up to date files and checking of slips, wordings, closings and endorsements.
Reporting Relations
Reports to : Nominated Senior Underwriter
Direct Reports : N/A
Key Tasks/ Specific Responsibilities
- Provide technical and administrative support to Underwriters for the capturing and loading of Reinsurance risk records into the Synergy RI System.
- Interpreting of underwriting requirements and meeting deadlines.
- Data entry and quality control.
- Work with Underwriters to plan and manage resources.
- Records management – Organize, maintain and filing of information.
- Ensuring completeness of underwriting files and flagging gaps to the underwriters.
- Running of reports from Synergy RI system.
- Liaise and communicate with Clients Brokers on checking of slips, wordings/closings and endorsements.
- Take part in process development deployment.
- Liaise and communicate with affiliated groups eg: Risk/Retro/Tech Accts
- Perform any other tasks as designated by the underwriters and senior management of the Company from time to time.
Required Skills Knowledge
- 2 – 3 years relevant working experience
- Experience in working within the Insurance and/or Reinsurance environment is desired.
- Knowledge in MS Office products.
- Broad based analytical thinking.
- Processes Practices orientation.
- Adaptability – ability to maintain effectiveness with changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret Underwriting information coming from varying forms and styles.
- Planning Organising - Ability to organise and carry out tasks efficiently.
- Sets priorities with an appropriate sense of urgency and importance.
- Ability to work under pressure, work co-operatively establishes priorities and achieves work goals.
Core Competencies
- Good interpersonal Communication skills
- Innovation problem solving
- Concern for quality
- Organised
- Numeracy
Required Qualifications
- Minimum GCE “N” or “O” level