Group Insurance Pricing Specialist - Momentum Metropolitan Life Ltd - Cape Town
(2025-07)
The role is based in the Momentum Corporate division.
- Assessing and calculating the risk rate and underwriting requirements for the products requested, utilising the current pricing tools.
- Determining suitable terms and conditions in order to effectively manage risk.
- Extracting data from existing systems, as well as validation and manipulation of the data.
- Accurate recording of data for business intelligence and reporting.
- Consider wider topics of risk management such as occupational and industry risks.
- Build and improve current models and internal processes.
- Build a strong relationship with the sales channel so that existing business is retained at profitable rates while new business is secured with appropriate margins.
- Build and maintain relationships with relevant organisation's to ensure in-depth knowledge of all related acts, regulations and regulatory framework.
Disability Claims Payments Assessor - Discovery Health (Pty) Ltd - Sandton
(2022-07 - 2025-06)
The role is based in the Corporate and Employee Benefits business unit under Group Risk division.
- Accurate assessment, investigation, and validation of payments for claims admitted for the Income Continuation Benefits.
- Assessing claims in line with the Life Plan Guide.
- Ensuring that claims are paid within the Free Cover Limits and Underwriting guidelines.
- Processing and payment of claims within the established SLA.
- Data validations and reconciliation of payments.
- Reinsurance data remediation.
- System testing for the developers and systems team.
- Ensuring all risks are mitigated and escalated, this includes the identification of fraudulent activity and non-disclosure.
- Analyse processes to identify risks and opportunities for enhancements or innovations to continuously improve claims processes.
- Managing quality audits to ensure high levels of service are adhered to, including root cause analysis, implementation of preventative measures and corrective action.
Junior Operations Analyst (Internship) - Discovery Health (Pty) Ltd - Sandton
(2021-10 - 2022-06)
The role was based in the Corporate and Employee Benefits business unit within the Umbrella Funds (Pension and Provident) division.
- Analysing the schemes that would require a Compass configuration to Config 3 and implement the conversion, based on the SOP/checklist.
- Applying the applicable rate increases to schemes provided by business within the month of Renewal.
- Completing the conversion and rate increases within the established SLA.
- Creating and maintaining the required documentation for Management on the completed conversions and rates increases.
Student Supervisor - Eunice High School - Bloemfontein
(2018-01 - 2019-12)
- Helping children settle into school life.
- Keeping parents informed about their children's health and wellbeing.
- Taking children to medical and dental appointments and calling for emergency treatment if necessary.
- Keeping children's records up to date.
- Carrying out inventories of fixtures and fittings and reporting the need for repairs and replacements.
Economics Tutor - University of the Free State (UFS) - Bloemfontein
(2017-01 - 2018-12)
The role was at the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty.
- Compiling lesson plans.
- Assisting in developing students' skills.
- Helping students to improve their learning process.
- Detecting specific needs of each student.
- Teaching supplementary lessons.
Student Supervisor - St. Michael's School for Girls - Bloemfontein
(2017-01 - 2017-12)
- Assisting the House Mistresses with the daily operations in the Hostel.
- Providing an authoritative presence in the absence of the House Mistresses.
Student Front Desk Assistant (Receptionist) - Graca Machel Hall, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Cape Town
(2015-01 - 2015-12)
- Assisting with the management of access control around the residence by ensuring that the residents adhere to the signing in and out procedures.
- Assisting with basic administrative tasks within the residence. Dealing with student related queries relayed via reception.
- Answering telephone calls.
- Operating the intercom to make calls around the residence and operating other reception equipment such as the fire alarm system.
Vacation Front Desk Assistant (Receptionist) - Graca Machel Hall, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Cape Town
(2015-06 - 2015-07)
- Carrying out duties and tasks delegated by the Vacation Assistant and/or the Residence Facilities Officer.
- Registering and de-registering guests.
- Providing a professional reception and information service to guests.
- Ensuring that the reception area is staffed 24 hours.
- Assisting with the provision of security and access control.
