The main purpose of this job is to operate in a driven sales environment through third party selling. The building and maintenance of excellent relationships to achieve organic and new business growth in alignment with contracted volume & profitability targets are essential.

Education

- Matric
- Minimum Insurance-related qualifications and up to date CPD
- FAIS Compliance – (60 credits Commercial Lines & 30 credits Personal Lines)
- RE 5
- Driver’s License

Experience

- At least 5 years Personal Lines and Commercial Lines experience in a Sales Environment. More than 10 years is preferred

Duties and Responsibilities

- To manage and grow a portfolio of business through analysis, interpretation and decision-making while building effective relationships with business partners both internally and externally.
- Detailed weekly activity reporting
- Have regular meetings with intermediaries to drive growth, provide portfolio feedback and attend to possible concerns.
- To represent and promote PPS through marketing activities to intermediaries and clients.




- Invite intermediaries to forums and information sessions to strengthen your relationship (including assisting with hosting and presenting at events).
- To operate and excel in a niche target market environment.

Knowledge and Skills

- General Short-Term Insurance technical product knowledge is required
- Experience in maintaining and growing a profitable portfolio of Commercial and Personal Lines Insurance through sales, underwriting and retention
- A good understanding of underwriting principles and knowledge
- Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Understand and interpret policy wordings against claims situations.

Competencies

- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Excellent inter-personal and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Driven to achieve results
- Collaboration
- Emotional Wisdom
- Change Navigation
- Cutting-edge Orientation
- Planning and Organising
- Problem Solving / Decision Making
- Customer Focus

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📌 Business Development Consultant (Newlands)
🏢 PPS Recruitment
📍 Newlands