ABC Insurance Brokers Ltd: Jobs and Vacancies in Kenya

General Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise the overall operations of insurance brokerage firm including underwriting, claims and administration.
• Support sales and marketing activities to grow business and meet the targets set by the Board of Directors.
• Generate new opportunities and develop new products to enhance profitability.
• Develop and submit growth strategies to the Board of Directors and implement approvals.
• Develop policies and procedures to support approved strategies.
• Develop and grow long-term relationships with customers and underwriters.
• Provide guidance and advise to management on developing, implementing and revising insurance programs and policies and resolving financial and legal issues.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• A Bachelor of commerce, Finance or Accounting degree from a recognized university.
• ACII qualification.
• Minimum of ten years working experience with at least three years in a similar position in Insurance.

Sales & Marketing Executive

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Achieve weekly and monthly call and sales targets.
• Identifying new market opportunities through market intelligence and leads generations.
• Collecting and tabulation of sales data and determine implications/recommendations based on targets/trends.
• Promote awareness and demand of the company’s services through an effective sales program which will support the company’s growth objectives.
• Continuously tracking and evaluating customer and competitive activity and make recommendations and actions on response.

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Bachelors degree in business related field.
• Certificate or higher qualification in sales and marketing.
• Certificate of Proficiency (COP)
• Have at least four years relevant experience in the insurance industry.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy

Insurance Underwriter

Reporting to General Manager, the position will be responsible for identifying acceptable insurance risks and determining acceptance terms.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Management of assigned accounts, assessment and selection of profitable risks and building a profitable portfolio of accounts.
• Appraising insurance proposals to determine insurance premiums through assessment of background information and possible risks.
• Visiting insurance companies and potential customers for risk assessment to facilitate preparation of quotations.
• Setting competitive premiums and preparation of quotations in liaison with insurance companies and risk surveyors.
• Negotiating terms with policy holders and insurance companies and drawing up contracts and necessary documentation for record and audit purposes.
• Drawing policies and specifying conditions to be imposed on different types of policies.
• Financial analysis of prospective clients.
• Keeping detailed records of policies underwritten and decisions made.

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• A Bachelor of Commerce, Insurance degree from a recognized university.
• At least seven years experience in underwriting in a busy firm.
• Certificate of Proficiency (COP).
• Computer literate with a good knowledge of insurance software.
• Knowledge of International Insurance Reporting standards.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

To Apply:

Applications indicating how your experience matches the position requirements and attaching detailed CV indicating current position, salary and names and contacts of three referees should be forwarded to:

Head of Human Resource
ABC Bank House, Woodvale Grove, Westlands
P.O. Box 46452-00100
Nairobi

Email: hr@abcthebank.com
Website: www.abcthebank.com

Closing date for receiving applications is Monday, 28th June 2010.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.