Assistant Manager

Britam Insurance Company Malawi Limited

Job purpose

To effectively support the Branch Manager to grow general insurance business to meet set annual premium targets

Key responsibilities

  1. Meet sales revenue targets
  2. Secure new business directly or through intermediaries
  3. Maintain excellent customer service to intermediaries and clients
  4. Service existing business and create relationships with prospective clients
  5. Follow up on renewals for general insurance business
  6. Submit business closure and relevant support documents to underwriting department
  7. Follow up premium collections
  8. Prepare weekly reports as required
  9. Credit control management of debtors
  10. Undertake initial underwriting in accordance with set guidelines to ensure sound acceptance of risk
  11. Respond to customer and client enquiries
  12. Assist to supervise, appraise, train and develop sales staff
  13. Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Key Performance Measures

  • Achievement of production targets
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Customer retention
  • Adherence to credit control policy
  • Control claims loss ratio

Working relationships

Internal Relationships:

  • Accountable to the Branch Manager
  • Motivate Sales Staff and ensure they meet individual targets
  • Required to liaise and work closely with the other departments as may be necessary

External Relationships:

  • Britam customers
  • Intermediaries

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

  1. Bachelors’ degree in a business related field
  2. Professional qualification in Insurance (ACI, AlIK, AlISA) will be added advantage
  3. 2-4 years’ experience in a similar position

Competencies

Technical and functional competencies

  1. Knowledge of insurance industry and concepts
  2. Knowledge of insurance regulatory requirements
  3. Competence in Sales and marketing
  4. Competitor understanding

Core competencies

  1. Communication skills
  2. Building relationships
  3. Focuses on the customers
  4. Develops self
  5. Solves Problems

Primary Location: Malawi-Lilongwe-Lilongwe
Organization: Britam Insurance Company Malawi Limited
Job Level: Team Leader
Job Type: Permanent
Shift: Day Job
Contract Type: Full-time
Job Posting: 23-07-2025
Unposting Date: Ongoing
Number of Openings: 1

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