Johannesburg North: Chief Underwriting Officer posted by Network Finance
Posted on 2025-07-07 00:00:00
| Employer | Network Finance |
|---|---|
| Category | Other Clearing and Forwarding |
| Location | Gauteng / Johannesburg North |
Job Summary
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of underwriting strategy, standards, and governance practices.
- Oversee and enhance underwriting philosophy across products including wordings, endorsements, proposal forms, mandates, pricing, and audits.
- Drive and manage reinsurance strategy (treaty and facultative), ensuring alignment and compliance across teams.
- Establish and uphold risk management practices across underwriting and claims functions.
- Ensure governance and compliance with all internal policies, audit requirements, and regulatory frameworks.
- Provide strategic support to product development and enhancement initiatives.
- Lead risk selection oversight, identifying areas for improvement and training across underwriting teams.
- Conduct and oversee internal audits related to underwriting and claims; implement findings and maintain robust audit plans.
- Deliver insightful reports and recommendations to leadership, highlighting underwriting trends and market intelligence.
- Provide technical underwriting support and guidance on complex cases.
- Develop training materials and facilitate technical development across teams.
- Represent underwriting in cross-functional executive and committee meetings.
- Support compliance with POPIA and promote a Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) culture.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management, Commerce, or a relevant business qualification.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in short-term/special risk insurance, including:
- Technical underwriting
- Claims handling
- Risk management
- Reinsurance (facultative and treaty)
- Governance, audit, and compliance
- Product development
- Deep legal knowledge of insurance-related Acts and regulatory requirements (e.g., Insurance Act, FAIS, and Prescription Act).
- Proven experience in leading and developing technical underwriting functions and managing multidisciplinary teams.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Strong analytical, investigative, and strategic thinking ability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident report writer and presenter.
- High level of self-management, initiative, and accountability.
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement.
- Skilled in negotiation, risk identification, and decision-making.
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Well-networked within the insurance ecosystem (reinsurers, brokers, legal experts, and industry bodies).
If you’re a technically strong, commercially aware, and governance-minded insurance professional looking to step into a key leadership role, then this opportunity is for you.
Please send your CV to *****@*****.co.za.
Should you not hear from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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