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Kojo Sarkodie Osei

Accra

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Independent Consultant

04.2018 - Current
  • Providing management, marketing, logistics, insurance and risk assessment consultancy and services to a wide range of institutions

Head

Beige Care Health Insurance Co Ltd
08.2017 - 04.2018
  • I led the sales team of the start-up member of the Beige Group, helping it to grow independent of its parent organization.

Business Development Manager

Med-X Health Systems Limited
12.2014 - 01.2017
  • In two years at Med-X Health Systems, I successfully championed a fifty percent (50%) growth in the total number of lives on the scheme
  • This was against the backdrop of a severely damaged brand in a particularly volatile industry at the time, a situation evidenced by the fact that the company was unable to keep afloat in spite of the significant inflow of new business.

Sales/Marketing Manager

Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited
12.2012 - 11.2014
  • At Prudential Life, I successfully managed the eastern region end of the transition from Express Life to Prudential Life when the ownership, structure and identity of the organization changed
  • This was done even as the book of clients for the jurisdiction was substantially increased by over three hundred percent (300%) over the period.

Trained Auditor

Transatlantic Products and Services Ltd
05.2011 - 11.2012
  • Evaluating and Assessing Risks
  • Insurance Underwriting and Claims Management
  • Recruitment and Training Of Specialized Staff
  • Customer Service
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Able To Manage or Work Efficiently With Little/No Supervision
  • Efficient team player
  • Marketing and sales management, I was tasked with creating, planning and executing programmes aimed at engendering awareness about the company and its services
  • I was able to build relationships with major automobile institutions in Ghana like Mechanical Lloyd, Fairllop Ghana Ltd and multiple mechanical institutions such that Transatlantic Products and Services Ltd became their primary source of automobile and mechanical parts and spares.

Head

NEM Insurance (GH) Ltd
07.2009 - 04.2011
  • At NEM Insurance, I was responsible for setting up and running the technical department of the start-up insurance company
  • I personally supervised the drafting of all the policies that were successfully submitted to the National Insurance Commission (NIC) for approval
  • Thereafter, I was responsible for the issuance of all such insurance policies by the company in the first two years of its existence
  • During this period, I effectively multi-tasked as Risk Assessor, Underwriter, Broker Relations Manager and Claims Adjustor
  • I was subsequently directly responsible for the recruitment and training of technical staff as more hands were needed following the company's rapid growth during this period.

Senior Underwriting Officer

Provident Insurance Company Ltd
08.2005 - 06.2009
  • While I was officially responsible for the reinsurance desk and also management secretary at Provident Insurance Company(PIC), I planned and executed a number of successful programs aimed at attracting non-corporate institutions (mostly churches) to PIC
  • These initiatives resulted in PIC being the sole accredited insurer of choice for several churches in Ghana
  • These churches included the Anglican Church of Ghana, the New Apostolic Church and the Presbyterian Church of Ghana
  • Indeed, our arrangement with the Presbyterian Church grew into the current Victory Insurance Brokers Company owned and operated by the church
  • I was honored to serve as a consultant in the setting up process.

Teaching Assistant

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
09.2004 - 08.2005
  • Organizing and holding tutorial sessions in business communication skills for all first year students
  • Anchoring tutorial sessions in English Language and Literature Courses for English Major Students
  • Assisting in the conduct of Mid-Semester and End of Semester Examinations for above-mentioned students
  • Grading of said Students' Examinations

Education

B.A - Arts Of Science & Technology, English and Law

Kwame Nkrumah University
01.2001 - 05.2004

Diploma - Business Studies Accra (Accounting

Accra Polytechnic
01.1993 - 05.1995

GCE -

St. Augustine's College
01.1985 - 05.1992

P.O. - undefined

Timeline

Independent Consultant

04.2018 - Current

Head

Beige Care Health Insurance Co Ltd
08.2017 - 04.2018

Business Development Manager

Med-X Health Systems Limited
12.2014 - 01.2017

Sales/Marketing Manager

Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited
12.2012 - 11.2014

Trained Auditor

Transatlantic Products and Services Ltd
05.2011 - 11.2012

Head

NEM Insurance (GH) Ltd
07.2009 - 04.2011

Senior Underwriting Officer

Provident Insurance Company Ltd
08.2005 - 06.2009

Teaching Assistant

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
09.2004 - 08.2005

B.A - Arts Of Science & Technology, English and Law

Kwame Nkrumah University
01.2001 - 05.2004

Diploma - Business Studies Accra (Accounting

Accra Polytechnic
01.1993 - 05.1995

GCE -

St. Augustine's College
01.1985 - 05.1992

P.O. - undefined

Kojo Sarkodie Osei