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Sabeeha Khan

Sabeeha Khan

Legal And Compliance Manager
Winston Park

Summary

Legal professional with in-depth expertise in managing legal operations, focusing on risk, compliance management and contractual agreements. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve organizational objectives and deliver consistent results. Renowned for adaptability in dynamic environments and fostering culture of compliance and efficiency.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Manager - Legal and Compliance

Innovation Group South Africa
11.2021 - Current

Provider of administrative functions for insurance and non-insurance products, in the financial services industry

  • Providing legal advice, opinions and solutions
  • Representing the interests of the corporation in all legal and compliance matters, whilst overseeing daily operations with meticulous attention to detail
  • Supervising, coaching, training, motivating and mentoring personnel, setting clear goals and expectations, providing relevant feedback and discipline as required
  • Establishing, implementing, overseeing and optimising effective systems, processes and controls
  • Ensuring best practice
  • Analysing, managing and mitigating all risks, including legal and regulatory risks
  • Formulating and reviewing policies by staying abreast of evolving regulatory requirements
  • Delivering a high standard of support to business areas including procurement, sales, administrative, marketing, underwriting and finance
  • Customer service and liaison, building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders, resolving complaints and enquiries
  • Managing service providers and all stakeholders including regulators
  • Planning and managing team performance, skills development, talent and culture to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies
  • Managing litigations, contract negotiations and complaints
  • Data entry and database management, maintaining meticulous records
  • Producing various reports, presentations, analyses, correspondence and other documentation
  • Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and regulatory compliance requirements


Advanced Legal Advisor

Old Mutual Insure
03.2017 - 10.2021

Company Overview: Insurance company www.oldmutual.co.za

  • Providing legal advice, opinions and solutions
  • Representing the interests of the corporation in all legal and compliance matters, whilst overseeing daily operations with meticulous attention to detail
  • Supervising, coaching, training, motivating and mentoring personnel, setting clear goals and expectations, providing relevant feedback and discipline as required
  • Establishing, implementing, overseeing and optimising effective systems, processes and controls
  • Ensuring best practice
  • Analysing, managing and mitigating all risks, including legal and regulatory risks
  • Formulating and reviewing policies by staying abreast of evolving regulatory requirements
  • Delivering a high standard of support to business areas including procurement, sales, administrative, marketing, underwriting and finance
  • Customer service and liaison, building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders, resolving complaints and enquiries
  • Managing service providers and all stakeholders including regulators
  • Planning and managing team performance, skills development, talent and culture to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies
  • Managing litigations, contract negotiations and complaints
  • Data entry and database management, maintaining meticulous records
  • Producing various reports, presentations, analyses, correspondence and other documentation
  • Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and regulatory compliance requirements

Claims Technician - Complex Liability Claims

Guardrisk
10.2015 - 02.2017

Cell captive insurance and risk solutions www.guardrisk.co.za

  • Evaluating, investigating, monitoring, assessing and handling claims arising from casualty, professional indemnity, financial lines and marine insurance
  • Establishing, ensuring and recording adequate reserves on matters
  • Managing litigated and non-litigated matters, within SOP guidelines
  • Managing risks on matters revealing adverse risk features by adequate assessment of coverage and liability
  • Working collaboratively with cross functional teams; managing and maintaining relationships with internal and external service providers and stakeholders, and further tracking the work spend
  • Resolving claims through negotiations
  • Representing the company at meetings, events and negotiations
  • Developing claims strategy and mitigation techniques
  • Responsible for comprehensive auditing, reporting and group reporting for record management
  • Training and mentoring personnel; continuously reviewing and improving processes
  • Ensuring compliance with company and quality policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements


Senior Claims Specialist

AIG
03.2014 - 09.2015

Insurance company www.aig.co.za

  • Evaluating, investigating, monitoring, assessing and handling claims arising from casualty, professional indemnity, financial lines and marine insurance
  • Establishing, ensuring and recording adequate reserves on matters
  • Managing litigated and non-litigated matters, within SOP guidelines
  • Managing risks on matters revealing adverse risk features by adequate assessment of coverage and liability
  • Working collaboratively with cross functional teams; managing and maintaining relationships with internal and external service providers and stakeholders, and further tracking the work spend
  • Resolving claims through negotiations
  • Representing the company at meetings, events and negotiations
  • Developing claims strategy and mitigation techniques
  • Responsible for comprehensive auditing, reporting and group reporting for record management
  • Training and mentoring personnel; continuously reviewing and improving processes
  • Ensuring compliance with company and quality policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements

Financial Lines Underwriter

Stalker Hutchison Admiral
03.2013 - 03.2014

Niche casualty insurance provider www.sha.co.za

  • Attending to all underwriting responsibilities related to a relevant line of business including risk evaluation, preparing and loading quotes, checking policy wordings and endorsements
  • Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to discuss renewals and new business
  • Meeting budget responsibility for a book of business
  • Monitoring renewals, lapsed policies and new business with monthly report back
  • Producing and signing off on reports; providing feedback on market intelligence
  • Attending to daily administrative routine tasks in accordance with organisational standards, processes and procedures, including typing general correspondence and documentation

Education

MBA - Business Administration

University of Reading - Henley
South Africa
04.2001 -

LLB - Law

University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg
01-2010

Grad. Dip. Tax Law - Tax Law

University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
01-2010

B.Com - Commerce

University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg
01-2008

Skills

Risk management and mitigation

Affiliations

Law Society of Northern Provinces

Demonstrated abilities

  • Skilled and experienced legal professional with a solid background in legal, risk and compliance management
  • Strong business acumen with an excellent understanding of effective systems and processes
  • Proven ability to work within the scope of practice to meet organisational objectives, promote departmental efficiency and deliver operational excellence
  • Good written and verbal communicator with superior interpersonal, negotiation and liaison skills
  • Able to relate to a wide range of people from various cultural, professional and technical sectors
  • Solid analytical aptitude with advanced organisational, problem-solving and time-management skills
  • Able to work well under pressure and meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Displaying a high level of professionalism and confidentiality, with meticulous attention to detail

Recent key projects

  • 2021 - 2023, Strategic advancement of business in Kenya and Mauritius
  • 2021 and 2019, Driving a massive contract review for the purpose of regulatory alignment
  • 2020, Implementing Data Garage digital platform with Old Mutual Insure
  • 2020, Protecting data to ensure compliance with data provisions in all facets of business
  • 2019, Developing digital mobility solutions

Timeline

Legal Manager - Legal and Compliance

Innovation Group South Africa
11.2021 - Current

Advanced Legal Advisor

Old Mutual Insure
03.2017 - 10.2021

Claims Technician - Complex Liability Claims

Guardrisk
10.2015 - 02.2017

Senior Claims Specialist

AIG
03.2014 - 09.2015

Financial Lines Underwriter

Stalker Hutchison Admiral
03.2013 - 03.2014

MBA - Business Administration

University of Reading - Henley
04.2001 -

LLB - Law

University of Johannesburg

Grad. Dip. Tax Law - Tax Law

University of Johannesburg

B.Com - Commerce

University of Johannesburg
Sabeeha KhanLegal And Compliance Manager