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Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Deadline:
January 25, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM
About the Organisation
National Insurance Corporation (now NIC Holdings Limited) was established in 1964 as a wholly owned Government parastatal and the leading provider of insurance and financial services in Uganda.
In 2005, NIC was privatized with the continental insurance giant, Industrial and General Insurance Plc (IGI) acquiring majority (60%) stake through its special purpose vehicle, Corporate Holdings Limited.
On 25th March 2010, NIC was listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange becoming the first (and only) Uganda registered insurance company to be listed on the USE.
In 2014, pursuant to the Insurance (Amendment) Act, NIC was restructured and re-branded into and insurance group with a holding company and two virile wholly owned insurance subsidiaries, NIC General Insurance Company Limited and NIC Life Assurance Company Limited.
Job Title
Branch Manager job at NIC General Insurance Ltd
Job Description
NIC General Insurance is looking for an experienced person to take up a position of Branch Manager.
Reports to : Branch Coordinator
Purpose : Attend to clients, handle branch accounting work, follow up and bank collected premiums, process claims and make periodical report in line with guiding policies and procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key Result Areas:
Attend to and advise clients on the general insurance queries, complaints, and appeals and generate relevant correspondence to stake holders in line with the underwriting standards and guidelines.
Prepare endorsements and attend to correspondences concerning new, renewal and/or alterations of insurance policies in line with the underwriting standards and guidelines.
Prepare books of accounts and capture all business transactions (including settled claims and insurance policies) in the system in line with guiding policies and procedures.
Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly statistical reports for H/Q review in line with the reporting guidelines and standards.
Follow up payments of premium allowed on credit and prepare monthly outstanding claims in line with guiding policies and reporting standards.
Carry out inspection of risks and verification of claims in line with underwriting guidelines and procedures.
Prompt preparation of claim files and payment vouchers for approval in line with guiding policies and procedures.
Take custody of petty cash, process payments, make disbursements upon approval and make periodical accountability in line with accounting standards and guidelines.
Daily banking of collected funds on premiums, renewals etc. in line with the accounting procedures and guidelines.
Any other duty that may be assigned to you.
Qualifications and Competencies
Job Qualification and Experience:
Diploma in marketing or any relevant field.
Certificate of proficiency in Insurance
At least 5 years of experience in insurance.
Job Skills and Abilities:
Good communication skills both written and oral.
Report writing skills.
Analytical skills.
Computer literacy in Ms Word, Ms Excel, PowerPoint and internet usage.
Good Inter personal skills
Proven experience with leading Teams.
All round leadership skills both internal and external stakeholders.
Problem solving skills.
Emotional Intelligence.
Organizational skills.
We are an equal opportunity organization; both male and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, kindly send your resume to the email address below indicating on the subject of your email the job title. For example: Ref: Application for Branch Manager.
Strictly apply through email: vacancy@nic.co.ug Deadline for submission is 25th January, 2023 at 5PM.
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