Recruitment at Kenya Orient Insurance Ltd

Exciting Career Opportunities

We are looking for a Talented individual to fill the following position at Orient Life Assurance.


Job Title: Claims Executive
Division / Department: Claims
Immediate Supervisor: General Manager, Orient Life

Overall Responsibility: Coordinate and maintain expeditious and efficient processing of claims and ensuring customers’ needs are attended to properly.

Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

  • Open and acknowledge new claims
  • Ensure that all claims fall within scope of respective insurance policy.
  • Ensure payment to policyholders and service providers within stipulated company benchmarks.
  • Maintain registers and adequate claims reserves.
  • Respond to correspondence and/or queries relating to claims falling under area of responsibility.
  • Make recommendations on settlements of claims falling under area of responsibility.
  • Prepare claims reports which may be required from time to time.
  • Perform any other duties as required from time to time.

Requirements
  • A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
  • At least 2 professional papers in ACII or equivalent
  • 2 (Two) years’ experience



Job Title: Underwriting Executive
Division / Department: Underwriting
Immediate Supervisor: General Manager, Orient Life

Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for assessing risks in accordance with laid down underwriting procedures in the company and to ensure effective and efficient service delivery to customers

Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

  • Review all applications for insurance – determine the profiles of risks presented to the company for insurance and assess their acceptability or otherwise.
  • Review all reports from various service providers relating to proposals for insurance.
  • Review proposals for insurance and adjust benefits where necessary by reviewing previous files, worksheets, etc.
  • Ensure all related activities to underwriting are properly coordinated and enforced
  • Ensure timely preparation and dispatch of policy documents.
  • Review of suspense items and follow up on outstanding requirements with a view to reconciling them in record time.
  • Timely processing of quotations and tender documents.
  • Any other duties assigned by management in line with task.

Requirements
  • A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
  • Pass in at least 2 professional papers in ACII or equivalent
  • 2 (Two) years’ relevant experience



Job Title: Sales and Marketing Manager
Division / Department: Sales and Marketing
Immediate Supervisor: General Manager, Orient Life

Overall Responsibility: Responsible for identifying and opening new markets, recruitment, training and developing intermediaries, corporate communication and ensuring sales budgets are met

Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities

  • Recruit, train, supervise and develop sales teams to meet the company’s set sales objectives.
  • Generate marketing strategies and carry out market research within and outside the Company.
  • Prepare annual budget for the department and ensure proper budgetary control.
  • Coordinate and disseminate corporate marketing strategies to the identified distribution channels.
  • Identify/pursue new business leads and monitor customer service relationships.
  • Periodic review of marketing policies and procedures to ensure their relevance to the business strategy and changing organizational needs
  • Conduct market intelligence and keep management informed of changing trends.
  • Spearhead product development and enhancement initiatives.
  • Solicit tenders, issue competitive quotes on a timely basis in line with agreed internal procedures.
  • Ensure that large /corporate accounts are acquired and retained.
  • Preparation of periodical management reports.
  • Explore new business potential in traditional and non-traditional areas
  • Understand customers’ business requirements and match them to  life insurance solutions.
  • Design promotional materials that will add value to the company’s through creating awareness and its products and services.
  • Organizing events that will enhance the company image.
  • Design advertisements that will enhance the image of the company.
  • Implement CSR policy
  • Assist develop company brand policy.
  • Any other duties as may be assigned by the GM from time to time.

Requirements
  • A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
  • A diploma in Insurance/Marketing
  • 5 (Five) years’ working experience, two (2) of which should be in a senior position

How to Apply


If you have the required professional and academic qualifications and are interested in the position, kindly send us your Application to hr@korient.co.ke by Friday, 9th May 2014 indicating the job title as the subject of your email.