Technical Underwriter Recruitment at Adeeva Capital Limited

Adeeva is a licensed loan, investment, and savings firm designed to help individuals and business owners.

We are recruiting dynamic employees for a newly licensed insurance brokerage firm located in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos in the position below:

Job Position: Technical Underwriter

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Underwriting
Reports To: Head, Technical Underwriting
Direct Reports: None
Duration: Continuous

Job Purpose


  • To analyse risk in insurance proposals, determine policy terms and calculate premiums on the basis of actuarial, statistical, and background information.

Job Duties

  • Ensure that the standard insurance business placement processes through claims processing are followed religiously
  • Study the Insured line of business to determine associated risk types and likely Policies
  • Study and Review Insurance proposals and seek to improve terms
  • Properly Assess and analyze prospective Insured background information
  • Schedule meetings with Insurers to determine risk assessment in unique circumstances
  • Layout and finalize insurance policies applying specific terms and conditions as agreed upon by the Insured
  • Liaise with the Insurers to determine the premium due based upon informed judgment, competitors and market pricing
  • Ensure that premiums are competitive and that accounts remain profitable
  • Review insurance claims and terms 
  • Review policies and help with policy wording ensuring that the Insured is properly protected
  • Keep detailed and accurate records of policies underwritten and decisions made.
  • Review of Tenders/EOI to ensure compliance with tender requirements 
  • Prepare all regulatory returns (Monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and yearly) as far as it concerns Technical department
  • Review all policy documents/endorsement and post-placement report on Insured insurance programs

Person Specification & Additional Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience
  • Excellent calculation and statistics skill
  • Attention to detail and analytics skills
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Negotiation and interpersonal skills
  • Must be very tech-savvy.
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Excellent communication and people management skills are compulsory
  • Ability to use sound judgment.