Medical Aid Gap Cover Sales Agent

You'll sell cover that families really use, from a financial advice practice in Bloemfontein. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Bloemfontein, Free State, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Follow up on quotes sent and chase missing documents.
• Save policies when clients call to cancel.
• Capture new policies on the admin system and check debit order details.
• Visit clients at home or work for field advice appointments.
• Call warm leads from the dialler and qualify them in the first minute.
• Track daily sales, conversions and lapse rates on the team board.
• Explain waiting periods, exclusions and premiums in plain terms.

• RE5 passed, or willing to write it within the first year
• Matric, including Maths or Maths Literacy
• Credits toward a recognised FSCA qualification, or willing to start
• FAIS fit and proper: clean credit and criminal record
• Six months or more of sales, telesales or call centre work
• Honest selling, even when the easy sale is the wrong one

• An existing client book (for field roles)
• Completed class of business training for short-term or long-term insurance
• A qualification such as a Higher Certificate in Financial Planning

• CPD hours logged and funded
• Basic salary plus uncapped commission
• RE5 exam fees and study material paid

• Show commission history with real figures from payslips; interviewers trust numbers over claims.
• Read up on the product line (funeral, short-term or life) so you can talk about it in the interview.