Al Futtaim Jobs - Vice President - Branches | Orient Insurance (Dubai, AE)

Job Requisition ID: 39500 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, the duties and responsibilities for this role are the following:

1. Generate the required volume of Insurance Business in order to achieve or exceed the assigned premium and operational objective.
2. Review, process and settle/monitor claims fairly and promptly consistent with the policy terms as well as ensuring customer satisfaction, which are within the branch manager limits.
3. Plan and systematically implement all Administrative actions for the effective functioning of the Branch in order to ensure that the related expenses are contained within the approved budget.
4. Train, motivate and develop the Supervisors / Staff in order to enhance their individual performance and achieve the designed commercial and operational objectives with efficiency and high standard of professionalism.
5. Collect and collate Business and Market conditions related data to prepare reports and formulate appropriate recommendations for Managements' information and appropriate decision making in order to counter competition and retain/increase market share of the business.
6. Supervise and carefully monitor the processing of policy documents, claim settlements and all other business related transactions in order to ensure strict compliance with the guidelines and procedures.
7. Plan, analyze and develop appropriate marketing strategies and actions in order to secure new/additional business and enhance profitability and market share.
8. Maintain a systematic and efficient Records Maintenance System to ensure accuracy of records and facilitate prompt retrieval for reference and use when required.
9. Visit brokers and clients regularly to generate business. To enhance the direct sales team in the branch.
10. To ensure that the premiums are collected on time and there are no overdues for the branch receivables.
     

QUALIFICATIONS:

• To apply for this role you should have the following skills, experiences and qualification:
• Holding a relevant university degree and general insurance qualification.
• Associateship from Chartered Insurance Institute of UK or a similar qualification is preferable.
• Having 10 to 15 years of work experience, at least 5 years of which is in a Senior Managerial position in a Broker/Insurance Company.
• Excellent managerial skills, and Sales/Marketing ability. Should have Technical/Underwriting knowledge also in order to discuss business proposal with clients and brokers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• We prefer candidates having work experience in GCC countries.

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