Assistant Manager, Business Development-GEGM Kuala Lumpur

About the Job

To expand the business for Agency Distribution Channel by recruiting new agents and increase existing agents productivities with profitable portfolio mix in line with the Company Underwriting Risk appetite and guideline

• Achieve yearly growth target of the agents to assist branch manager to achieve yearly target
• Conserve renewal and grow the agency force through grooming and recruitment
• Ensure the development of portfolio mix and achieving underwriting profit in alignment with the company appetite
• Conduct risk inspection and acceptance whilst exercising in the Underwriting Authority Limit as assigned by the company
• Ensure effective and efficient support in managing the agents and their customers
• Provide guidance to the staff under their care (as a team / unit leader) in areas of technical knowledge and career path
• Work with other stakeholders as required by the company
• Take accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risk and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risk
• Maintains awareness industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company
• Highlight any potential concerns / risk and proactively shares best risk management practices

The Person:

• Basic degree in any discipline or insurance qualification eg.AMII or DMII
• Minimum 2 – 5 years experience in Sales or Marketing preferably in General Insurance industry
• Competencies : Leadership skill, Problem solving skill, Interpersonal skill, Sale and Marketing skill, Business acumen and industry knowledge
• High level of integrity, take accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork
• Take initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes

How you succeed

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

To all recruitment agencies: Great Eastern does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our email or our employees. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

About Great Eastern

Established in 1908, Great Eastern places customers at the heart of everything we do. Our legacy extends beyond our products and services to our culture, which is defined by our core values and how we work. As champions of Integrity, Initiative and Involvement, our core values act as a compass, guiding and inspiring us to embrace the behaviours associated with each value, upholding our promise to our customers - to continue doing our best for them in a sustainable manner.

We work collaboratively with our stakeholders to look for candidates who exhibit or have the potential to embrace our core values and associated behaviours, as these are the key traits that we expect from our employees as they develop their careers with us.

We embrace inclusivity, giving all employees an equal opportunity to shine and play their role in exploring possibilities to deliver innovative insurance solutions.

Since 2018, Great Eastern has been a signatory to the United Nations (UN) Principles of Sustainable Insurance. Our sustainability approach around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations play a key role in every business decision we make. We are committed to being a sustainability-driven company to achieve a low-carbon economy by managing the environmental footprint of our operations and incorporating ESG considerations in our investment portfolios; improving people's lives by actively helping customers live healthier, better and longer; and drive responsible business practices through material ESG risk management.