Leading Financial Institution seeks highly driven analytical individual to join their dynamic Actuarial team. This role is in the short-term division within the insurance industry.

As such all activities will take place in the following context:

• Short term insurance product development
• Technical sign-off of policy documents, marketing and training material
• Development, Launching and Training of new and enhanced insurance products
• Reassurance validations
• Calculations of premium and claim payments
• Understanding product pricing calculations
• Develop calculation tools for the business
• Support broker network and product specialists with queries
• Actuarial support to larger business
• Data Analysis
• Understanding the rules governing Reassurance
• Address customer objections to products
• Setup of profit testing models
• Ability to provide new product training
• Understanding MS Office, PowerPoint Presentation. Preference for Access & SQL
• Understanding of actuarial principles and retail insurance products
• Technical follow up of the legislation relating to insurance, analysis of the implementation and set up of the law evolutions.
• Assessment of competitor products and pricing

Background work experience:

• 6 Years (non-neg) short term insurance industry experience relating to actuarial principles and retail insurance products
• University Degree majoring in Actuarial Science, honours year preferable
• Knowledge on actuarial principles and retail insurance products
• Background knowledge of the financial services industry
• Strong skills in MS Office , Excel, PowerPoint Presentations
• Strong Preference for Access or SQL skills

Qualify In Criteria

• Deadline driven
• Relationship person
• Positive individual
• Highly analytical
• Takes initiative – Proactive Self Starter
• Creative out-of-the box thinker
• Strong communication skills (listening, verbal and writing)
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work with both people and data
• Accuracy/Attention to detail
• Ability to identify problems
• Self-motivated
• Service orientated
• Team Player
• Disciplined
• Must be willing to learn
• A definite team player with the ability to work independently when required
• Strategic thinker

Qualify Out Criteria

• Abrasive
• Emotionally cold
• Introverted – Not a people person
• Wants to be spoon fed
• Cannot communicate
• Cannot think for themselves
• Cannot operate independently
• Poor analysis skills
• Not detailed orientated
• Lethargic
• Blamer

Personality Summary

You will be a forceful go-getter. You will have a highly analytical mind. You will be facts and figures orientated while paying attention to detail. You will have excellent people skills and will be able to work in a team as well as function independently. You will have excellent communication skills and will be able to work with tight deadlines.

Benefits of this Role:

• This company is going places

Location: Midrand , Gauteng

Salary:

Basic: R30K – R50 K per month (dependent on experience and proven track record)

Type: Permanent

Start: ASAP

Reference: DT110

Jobs like this don’t come around that often, so make sure you apply now.

Call Debbie Diplock at 011 655 7391

Email: j110 @ dawningtruth.co.za

(Please email your CV before calling us.)