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Overview
Work History
Education
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Olebogeng Tongase

Johannesburg

Summary

Analytical Underwriter with expertise in life underwriting. Gifted in evaluating risk and loss potential and developing information for new and renewal policies. Team-oriented with success in building relationships with brokers and account managers to achieve business goals. Organized and dependable, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Medical Underwriter

Vitality Life
Johannesburg
07.2018 - Current

Ensuring the financial soundness of Individual business by analyzing an applicant's medical history to determine potential claims risk.

In depth knowledge of systems and the technical skill to navigate through them to get to information quickly.

Assist teams in other areas of my department when needed; this includes duties listed below.

  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
  • Volunteered at local community organizations, providing assistance with day-to-day operations.

Contract Administrator

Eskom Medupi Projects
Lephalale
11.2015 - 06.2018


Managing the correspondence register between Employer and Contractor

  • Preparing Project Change Requests for submission to the committee
  • Filing and maintaining Variation Orders
  • Tracking and renewal of Guarantee Bonds
  • Filing and maintaining Early Warning, Risk and Impact Notice Registers
  • Logging reports on WISPA (Health and Safety and Environmental flash reports)
  • Managing accommodation requests from the Contractor
  • Assisting the Commercial Manager with preparation and issuing of Take Over Performance Certificates
  • Ensuring that any changes/addendums to the contract are filed/noted
  • Defect Notifications
  • Quality Correspondences

Underwriter

Vitality Life
Sandton
01.2011 - 10.2015

Generating correspondence detailing plan eligibility/rates.

Checking in medical records as well as generating the requests.

Providing customer service by explaining the underwriting decision.

Junior Underwriter

Discovery
Sandton
02.2010 - 12.2010

Longe Term Risk Assessment Learnership

Education

BCom Compliance & Risk Management

Milpark Eduation
Johannesburg
05.2024

Long Term Risk Assessment

INSETA
Sandton
12.2010

Matric

Ratshepo High School
Temba
12.2004

Skills

  • CPR certification
  • Ability to be flexible, work well under stress, and learn new tasks quickly
  • Experience with testing/learning new systems
  • Exceptional versatility and adaptability- control to manage multiple tasks in a pressured environment
  • Patient Medical Histories
  • Explain Company Policies
  • Review Histories
  • Evaluate Possible Losses
  • Manage Risk

Affiliations

South African Society of Life Underwriting and Claims Assessors (SASLUCA)

Skills & Competencies

  

  • Typing (Advanced)
  • Computer Skills (Incl. Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
  • FIDIC (Red and Yellow books)
  • S.H.E Representative
  • WISPA
  • Smart Plant Foundation (SPF Tool)

Timeline

Medical Underwriter

Vitality Life
07.2018 - Current

Contract Administrator

Eskom Medupi Projects
11.2015 - 06.2018

Underwriter

Vitality Life
01.2011 - 10.2015

Junior Underwriter

Discovery
02.2010 - 12.2010

BCom Compliance & Risk Management

Milpark Eduation

Long Term Risk Assessment

INSETA

Matric

Ratshepo High School
Olebogeng Tongase