Life Insurance Sales Advisor (Field)

This personal loans branch in Durban Central pays a basic plus commission, and your pipeline sets the ceiling. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

You'll report in Durban Central. Relocation is not covered for this one. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Save policies when clients call to cancel.
• Visit clients at home or work for field advice appointments.
• Explain waiting periods, exclusions and premiums in plain terms.
• Capture new policies on the admin system and check debit order details.
• Follow up on quotes sent and chase missing documents.
• Call warm leads from the dialler and qualify them in the first minute.
• Do a needs analysis and match the client to the right product.

• RE5 passed, or willing to write it within the first year
• Matric, including Maths or Maths Literacy
• Six months or more of sales, telesales or call centre work
• Honest selling, even when the easy sale is the wrong one

• Your own car for field appointments
• Completed class of business training for short-term or long-term insurance
• An existing client book (for field roles)

• RE5 exam fees and study material paid
• Medical aid and group life cover once permanent
• CPD hours logged and funded

• Show commission history with real figures from payslips; interviewers trust numbers over claims.
• If you have passed RE5, say so in your headline; it is the first filter in most financial sales ads.