Assistant Branch Manager Tied Agency Gangtok

Basic Details Fill the required information about business unit location position reports to position and date of updation of JD Business Aditya Birla Capital Unit Aditya Birla Health Insurance Location Mumbai Poornata Position Number of the job Reports to Poornata Position Number Poornata Position Title of the job Assistant Branch Manager Reports to Poornata Position Title Area Manager Function Sales Marketing Reports to Function Sales Marketing Department Sales - Agency sales Reports to Department Sales - Agency sales Designation of the Employee Assistant Manager Designation of the Manager Senior Manager Date of writing updation of JD August 2017 1 Job Purpose Write the purpose for which the job exists in 2-3 lines The purpose of this job is ensure achievement of business targets and enhancement of profitability of the assigned branch by providing effective leadership planning resources monitoring people performance market changes ensuring timely operations support to ensure smooth functioning It also includes distribution building retail development and recruitment of FLS and Advisors 2 Dimensions Mention quantitative or qualitative parameters that are relevant for the job and provide a better understanding of the scope and scale of the job Metric Metric Units FY18 FY19 FY20 Revenue GWP Rs Mn 6 8 10 Renewal Rs Mn 0 Cost Claims Ratio 41 51 52 Opex Ratio Market share of business done by Private Insurers Retail 1 30 3 20 6 40 Team Span Direct FLS No 6 6 6 Indirect Advisors No 1500 2500 3000 Productivity Active Advisors 20 20 20 Active Advisors FLS No 25 30 35 NOP active advisor Month No 1 43 1 76 2 11 GWP active advisor Month Rs 4 391 5 797 8 643 3 Job Context Major Challenges Write the specific aspects of the job that provide a challenge internal and external to the jobholder in the context of the Business Unit Function Department Section About the Health Insurance Industry - While the current market sees more than 15 non-life players in the private space and 5 exclusive private players in the health insurance space trying to capture a sizable market share the nationalised service provider 6 remains a strong competitor In addition to this the business dynamics are such that the overall market on an annual basis which is to the tune of roughly 10 000 Crs sees close to 85 of the business renewing with the existing service provider itself This narrows down the opportunity of the fresh business actually being seriously fought in the market to approximately 1500 odd Crs With the SME and the start-ups being the driving force of Indian economy the opportunity to cater to these segments is immense and is increasing manifold year on year The challenge here therefore remains as to how we capture a larger share of the opportunity by developing specific solutions to cater each segment of the business Also by creating an inexpensive and standardized solution to increase the reach into the pockets of channel partners across the country to harness on their captive business and explore new opportunities with them Market Opportunities - With the advent of medical advancements lifestyle changes change in Indian socio-economic scenario and Indian healthcare space and the insurers are facing challenges to cater to the needs of this diverse clientele Increasingly Indian customers have started considering health insurance partners as ententions of health advisers In this scenario it becomes extremely important to understand their psyche and then provide tailored solutions with wellness benefits which would help them meet their end objectives and bring in profitable revenue source for the company About the Aditya Birla Health Insurance - Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Limited ABHICL was incorporated in 2015 as a 51 49 joint venture between Aditya Birla Capital Limited ABCL and MMI Strategic Investments Pty Ltd ABHICL commenced its operations in October 2016 ABHICL has entered the competitive health insurance market with an aim to expand the category to wider customer segments beyond the ones that health insurance companies traditionally have marketed to As the 6th entrant in a category with well-established players ABHICL is creating differentiation and equity for itself though the unique business proposition of Health Insurance for All a one of a kind proposition in India at the moment This is a philosophy that is being built through every single consumer touch point and into every single backend process of the company to ensure a customer s experience of our proposition is continuous and seamless ABHI s unique offering to market includes proposition includes - A Comprehensive Incentivized Wellness Program that will attract the young and health conscious and will motivate guide and reward them to stay healthy A Chronic Care Management Program to cater to the unmet needs of a growing Indian population of those suffering from chronic lifestyle conditions like Diabetes Asthma High Cholesterol and Hypertension from Day 1 ABHICL serves as an enabler and influencer of health and healthcare choices that customers make in addition to being a payer of healthcare expenses Thus ABHICL would act like a much needed catalyst to grow the prevalent health insurance landscape in India through product innovations and a wider choice of consumer relevant products ABHICL s vision has always been digital The company has been successful in adopting paper-less approach right from identifying to on-boarding to delivering seamless experience of its customers employees Challenges - Distribution reach will be the key to future growth acceleration for insurance companies as existing geographies get saturated and the focus shifts to new under penetrated geographies Effective distribution reach into newer geographies alternate distribution channels innovative products targeting new segments are the major challenges in this industry and will be the key drivers in the future While companies are planning to double their agency network over the next 2 years the overall industry life agency workforce attrition rate ranges between 50-55 which is significantly high Hence the key challenge to recruit qualified insurance agents especially in the semi-urban rural markets and also to combat the increasing attrition rate particularly when new players are entering the market Distribution How we create specific distribution models to penetrate different market segments remains a challenge Motivation to channel partners to place business with the co Activate and manage agent based distribution channel across the country Long term and short term strategic plans to increase the market share and profitability in line with the company s business objectives Identifying new segments structure offerings and value enhancers apart from creating differentiators remains a big challenge for the company s growth Meeting varied client s expectation in terms of solutions pricing and operational support remains a challenge Build and further enhance relationships with key customers and agents alike Build the vertical in line with the leadership teams expectation of having the group benefits team contributing substantially to the bottom-line in years to come Key Challenges for the role - As the business is quite manpower intensive hiring retaining the right resources given the limited availability of quality talent and stiff competition is a stiff challenge Delay in completion of business during month end as it involves the long process to issue the policy starting from policy receipting scanning completing requirement medical follow ups and finally the completion Since health business is purely retail maintaining daily rhythms and adding value every day to engage FLS advisors so that they do required inputs as per the sales process is a challenge Considering FLS quality and delivery timelines coaching handholding and developing a new FLS takes lot of time and energy Infrastructure constraints Driving a balanced business growth in order to achieve the sales goals in alignment with mandated desired market conduct and quality of business Recurrent changes in regulatory environment and consequently changed product portfolios requiring strategic tactical changes in selling techniques pitch Managing expectations of high performers high performers expectation rises every year and to satisfy it by getting innovative ideas is a biggest challenge Driving high rates of YOY renewals in turbulent market conditions 4 Key Result Areas Write the key results expected from the job and the supporting actions for each of these key result areas For a majority of jobs typically there could be 4- 7 key result areas Key Result Areas Supporting Actions Ensure budgeted capacitation of FLS achieve assigned business target by ensuring performance of assigned FLS with respect to recruitment of Advisors achievement of business targets Recruit quality resource Ensure performance standards of recruitment activation policies premium are met by the assigned FLS Maintain the profitability of the branch Keep track on Advisors Contest and Clubs Keep track on various training needs Sharing good sales practices Mentor coach and handhold FLS by observing and demonstrating sales recruitment calls Maintain the Sales Report on Introduction and Issued Business Create effective engagement interventions at the branch level to ensure high levels of activity delivery Conduct periodic reviews to monitor the key business levers and take corrective action where necessary Carry out goal setting exercise with his team enabling the FLS team to deliver the expected productivity subsequently leading the team to progress to next progression level Drive implementation of agency initiatives aimed at improving sales productivity across all FLS Ensure daily adherence of sales process by way of effective planning and review Ensuring sales progression of the FLS by reviewing and Motivating team for setting higher performance standards Driving activities leading to maximum FLS incentive earning Ensure renewal targets are met and business health for the allotted branch so that functional goals are achieved Manage sales force attrition as per bench mark Maintain quality of business for better renewals Relationship Management Internal External to drive performance Maintain healthy cordial relation with team of Agency Managers as well as all concerned departments Maintain one to one contact with all advisors Ensure reaching of communication to the advisors of his team about new product schemes clubs etc using FLS as key point of contact Visit top advisors in regular intervals Drive local sales promotion effort for to support team members in achieving business targets Anticipate sales promotion opportunities in the area of operation and devise innovative promotional activity Driving various contests Ensure Risk Management as per company policy Be responsible for the market conduct of the assigned agency managers and the advisors in their team Carrying out the business activities as per the compliance regulatory environment Ensure by doing basic screening basic sanity checks the applications that healthy Ensure compliance objectives and regulatory norms are achieved as per defined organizational guidelines Ensure communication of compliance norms to all concerned employees Develop deviation metrics and take appropriate actions for deviations Identify and develop a team of sales professionals for the branch Coach and Develop team members Build People capability Develop a second line of leaders within the Branch FLS Team 5 Job Purpose of Direct Reports Describe the job purpose of the direct report s to the job in 2-3 lines for each report FLS UM AM SAM BDM - The purpose of this job is to recruit quality advisors freelancer support train them to enable them procure health insurance policies from the market subsequently service the customers 6 Relationships Describe the nature and purpose of most important contacts or relationship except superior team members with individuals departments organizations inside and outside of the organization that job is required to interact with in order to deliver the job objectives Relationship Type Frequency Nature Internal Business Stakeholders Across Business Verticals Daily External Agents Agent Forums SAHI general Insurance forums 7 Organizational Relationships Provide the structure for a level above and below the position for which this job description is written Use position titles in the structured and indicate all the reports of the position SIGN-OFF Provide the name of the Manager and the jobholder Signature needed for the hard copy of the JD Hard copy to be maintained in the organizational record Job Holder Reports to - Manager Name Signature needed for the hard copy Minimum Experience Level 1 - 6 years Job Qualifications Graduate Diploma