Short-Term Insurance Telesales Agent

This medical gap cover broker in George pays a basic plus commission, and your pipeline sets the ceiling. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Location: George, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Keep your record of advice complete for compliance audits.
• 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.
• Treat clients fairly under TCF rules and never oversell.

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

• Completed class of business training for short-term or long-term insurance
• A qualification such as a Higher Certificate in Financial Planning

• Medical aid and group life cover once permanent
• Basic salary plus uncapped commission
• RE5 exam fees and study material paid

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