Personal lines underwriting professional with comprehensive background in risk assessment and policy management. Known for collaborative teamwork and delivering consistent results under shifting conditions. Excels in client communication and problem-solving, fostering positive relationships and efficient processes.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
4017
4017
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Personal Lines Underwriter
WESTWOOD INSURANCE BROKERS
04.2018 - Current
Administration of daily new business and obtaining new quotes for Personal Lines.
Writing up new business, loading policies.
Various amendments to client’s personal portfolios.
General upkeep with client files and queries.
Day to day changes amendments on the short-term industry.
Underwriting risks correctly post loss, post loss increases done as per terms received from insurers.
Attending to telephone calls and handling enquiries relating to client’s policies.
Compile letters, reports and presentations, market exercises to obtain more favourable quotes/cover, negotiating better premiums with insures in respect to saving clients on premiums.
Annual renewals done as per renewal terms received from various insurers.
System knowledge on Tial, Flexi, Nimbis (Renasa), Santam Insurance portal, Auto & General quoting portal, Om Insure quoting portal.
Interaction with various insurance companies, Santam, Discovery, Renasa, OM Insure, One Sure, Hollard, MUA, New National, Bryte, Echelon.
Motor Assessor – Ethekwini Municipality City Fleet
WESTWOOD INSURANCE BROKERS
04.2018 - Current
Scoping accident/incident damaged vehicles.
Adjudication of work supplier quotes.
Assessing of additional parts requested upon vehicles being stripped.
Work in progress and daily update reports.
Final vehicle workmanship inspection. Signing of or rejection of complete or poorly repaired vehicles.
Auditing of invoices, pricing, and parts mark ups as per service level agreement and rates.
Completing final repair calculation and confirmation of final invoices for payment.
Motor Assessor – Msunduzi Municipality Fleet
WESTWOOD INSURANCE BROKERS
04.2018 - Current
Inspection and assessing of accident/incident damaged vehicles.
Assessing and adjudication of repairer quotes.
Assessing of additional parts requested upon vehicles being stripped and worked on.
Compilation of work in progress and update reports.
Final vehicle workmanship inspection.
Signing of or rejection of complete or poorly repaired vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE ESTIMATOR
PALACE PANEL AND PAINT
01.2013 - 03.2018
Assessing & compiling quotes on Accident Damaged Vehicles via DR SMASH TEAMWORK & AUDATEX ABUNTEX.
Liaising with part suppliers for availability, ordering and pricing of parts required
Liaising with Clients to Arrange Book in Dates and booking in of vehicles
Liaising with Assessors and requesting additional parts when required manually and online.
Jobbing authorized claims
Tracking of vehicle repair progress and updating the client.
Requesting FRC’s online via AUDATEX ABUNTEX
Completing online assessments (Mutual and Federal, Santam, Hollard) and networking through.
Completing, requesting FRC’s and additional via Net Assess online system.
QUALITY ASSESSOR (Talk Talk)
CALL CENTRE INTERNATIONAL
01.2010 - 01.2012
Assess sales calls and send out accurate development feedback to team managers on the sales floor.
Provide coaching and development as well as support to the sales agents, meeting daily requirements such as assessment targets, floor support.
Feedback on daily scores to Sales Agents.
Quality Department
TECHNICIAN
ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY
01.2010
Maintenance, Repairs, and Installation of CCTV & Access Control Equipment at Durban City Hall.
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN
PROVICOM RISK SOLUTIONS
01.2006 - 01.2009
Maintenance on the Durban Metro CCTV Sites (280 Sites).
Work completed to the installations of new cameras on various new sites (Umlazi, Pinetown, KwaMashu, South Coast Durban, North Coast Durban, Durban CBD), which are linked via fibre optic cables.
Building of circuit boards that are used on the camera sites which function the camera.
Repairs To Camera Equipment and Durban Metro Camera Sites.
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN
PROVICOM ELECTRONICS
01.2003 - 01.2006
Installation of CCTV, Electronic Equipment at The Durban Metro Control room
Experience in the use of Synectics Electronic Equipment
CCTV Monitoring and use of Synergy CCTV Software.
Assisted in the installation of access control system.
Assisted Senior Technician with building of Synectics.
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