Marsh Africa is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Marine Manager with a strong background in Marine Insurance to join our dynamic team. As a Senior Marine Manager, you will be responsible for providing business growth, and ensuring successful renewal of insurance contracts.

Marsh McLennan is seeking candidates for the following position based in the South Africa office:

Senior Marine Manager

What can you expect?

An opportunity to join an established and focused team. A platform to build on existing knowledge and an opportunity to learn new skills in a continuous improvement environment. To build and maintain an excellent rapport with our clients, providers and colleagues across the Group.

What is in it for you?

An international well-established company with a strong brand and strong results to match.Attractive benefits coverage, outstanding learning and mentoring programs, and internal mobility opportunities. Stable employment and hybrid working model (3 compulsory days on-site)

We will count on you to:

Provide leadership that reflects a strong client and colleague focus, delivering best-in-class services that benefit our clients.Develop and grow income and business nationally, with a focus on Marine Insurance.Manage insurer binder facilities, including renewals, risk profiling, and claims authorization.Ensure service delivery to clients, ensuring successful renewal of insurance contracts.Support technical, claims, and service delivery teams, ensuring implementation of quality management systems.Prepare budgets for the client servicing team, prioritizing client profitability.Stay updated with local and overseas insurance markets.Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and internal business units.Ensure compliance with company policies, statutory, and regulatory requirements.Market all products and services available within Marsh Africa to clients.

What you need to have: 

10-15 years of experience in short-term insurance, with a preference for Marine Insurance experience.Fluent in English.University degree in LLB, B.Com, or a related field.Expertise in Marine insurance and knowledge of the shipping and freight industries.Ability to analyze and interpret contracts in the supply chain.Familiarity with the FAIS Act and other legislation/Acts governing the short-term insurance industry.

What makes you stand out?

Previous experience in Marine.Customer-oriented individual with a passion for delivering exceptional service.Strong leadership skills and the ability to engage at the C-Suite level.Excellent interpersonal, planning, and organizational skillsGood problem-solving and negotiation skills.Results-driven with a focus on achieving targets.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company’s 85,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries.  With annual revenue of over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh provides data-driven risk advisory services and insurance solutions to commercial and consumer clients. Guy Carpenter  develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer  delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and well being for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us to discuss any specific needs.