Outbound Insurance Sales Agent (Commission Plus Basic)

Selling financial products in Cape Town CBD means knowing the rules as well as the pitch. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll report in Cape Town CBD. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Keep your record of advice complete for compliance audits.
• Explain waiting periods, exclusions and premiums in plain terms.
• Visit clients at home or work for field advice appointments.
• Capture new policies on the admin system and check debit order details.
• Save policies when clients call to cancel.
• Call warm leads from the dialler and qualify them in the first minute.
• Follow up on quotes sent and chase missing documents.

• Six months or more of sales, telesales or call centre work
• Matric, including Maths or Maths Literacy
• Honest selling, even when the easy sale is the wrong one
• FAIS fit and proper: clean credit and criminal record
• You are comfortable earning a large part of your pay in commission

• Monthly sales competitions with cash prizes
• Basic salary plus uncapped commission
• CPD hours logged and funded
• RE5 exam fees and study material paid

• If you have passed RE5, say so in your headline; it is the first filter in most financial sales ads.
• Read up on the product line (funeral, short-term or life) so you can talk about it in the interview.