ABSA

Assistant Manager Business Development (Broker Business Corporate & Public Sector) - First Assurance Kenya

Gitanga Road (Absa General Insurance Co) Full time

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With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

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Job Summary

To support delivery of targeted business (non-medical) growth with the right parameters.

Job Description

Business Development

  • Management of broker Relationships to deliver targeted premium outputs.
  • Pipeline business management quotation processing and transmitting the same to brokers within TATSs
  • Draw up and operate SLAs with brokers for differentiated service delivery. 
  • Adhere to Interdepartmental Service level Standards   in liaison with Underwriting team across the branches.
  • Champion cross selling   for corporate business and other special assignments as allocated
  • Collect market intelligence through research by reading articles, publications, internet, word of mouth and networking daily to keep abreast of market developments.
  • Assess market opportunities with respect to competitor sales sources by remaining in touch with market forces and influencing.
  • Manage knowledge capital by collecting, categorizing, storing, protecting, and distributing the results of market.

Financial

  • Deliver financial    parameters for GWP, loss ratios, cross selling
  • Debt management broker as per the debt management   standard  
  • Manage and control expenditure for travel, events, and promotional items.
  • Plan, assign and allocate funds for events plans, or promotional items required for brand management   through brand management activities as per the structured calendar

Operations & Compliance 

  • Actively keep up to date with all relevant knowledge, legislation and developments within the business unit and insurance industry that may have an impact on the Business Advantage 
  • Coordinate Compliance with Regulatory requirements for Brokers   for licensing and on boarding requirements as per ABC Third party Standards.

 Management reporting

  • Prepare accurate production reports/ other   statistics   for management reporting
  • Represent the department in the absence of the head of the department in various business reporting

Education and Experience Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field (Actuarial Science, B.Com Insurance, Business Administration)  
  • 7 – 10 years of sales management and business development experience in Insurance, at least 5 - 6 of which should be in General Insurance and holding a management role.
  • ACII, Diploma in Insurance (UK) or AIIK, Diploma in Insurance (Kenya) or with good progress in either. 

Education

Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)