Rose B. Chapa, CISR
**** ******** ****, ******, ***** 77379 832-***-**** cell
Email: *********@*****.***
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PROFILE:
Thirteen years of diverse insurance experience, consistent
career growth with increased responsibility, highly skilled
customer service, and commissioned based sales.
P&C License
Bilingual (Spanish)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Norouzi Insurance Agency (Independent Agency): March 15, 2011- Present
Houston, TX
Producer
Trident Marine Managers (MGA): March 2007- March 15, 2011
Houston, TX
Underwriting Account Representative
. Refined internal policy and endorsement issuance procedure to
bring company costs down enormously which reduced ink
expense, postage, paper, company letterhead, labels, and
employee time.
. Collaborated with Underwriters to gather the required
information from our Agents in order of maintaining our
Brokered markets current.
. Supported the Underwriting Marine Team by effectively
managing small to large accounts: Hull & Machinery,
Protection & Indemnity, Builders Risk, Excess, Bumbershoot,
Marine Employers Liability, Pollution, Terrorism, General
Liability, Contractors Equipment, & Property Liability.
. Processed In-House and Brokered new/renewal business
policies, endorsements, cancellations, reinstatements, order
audit/ surveys, and extension of coverage.
. Diligent, and detail oriented to ensure all invoicing
procedures are met for additional and return premiums.
. Prepared myself with additional education due to the ever-
changing environment and to adhere my attained knowledge.
. Established working relationships with Carriers: One Beacon
Insurance Company, XL Specialty Insurance, Price Forbes,
Markel, Environmental Pollution Group, Newman Martin Buchan
Limited, Lloyd's Underwriters, Chesterfield, Osprey
Underwriters, CV Starr, Mosaic.
Apex National Insurance Group (Independent Agency): November 2004-
February 2007
Houston, TX
Operations Manager/ Customer Service
Manage Accounts: Commercial Lines
Working with Standard/ Surplus Markets
. Entrusted as the Head of contact with MGA's as a result of
exceptional ability to promptly resolve concerns to satisfy
Underwriter's and Clientele with unresolved issues for
recommendations, application updates, endorsements, audits,
quotes, reinstatements, and cancellations, claims processing,
and interrupting coverage's.
. Managed bi-monthly reports for all new business, renewal and
expiring accounts.
. Reported directly to President and Vice President of
Operations and held full profit and loss accountability.
. Diligently reviewed our Producers and Agents applications
prior to quoting with Standard Markets or submitting to
Surplus Carriers.
. Prepared finance agreements with funding companies.
. Cross-trained and effectively managed employees in Personal
and Commercial departments.
. Efficiently handle paperwork from start to finish for new/
renewal accounts.
. Identified the appropriate Carriers for all accounts:
Property, General Liability, Apartment Complex, Shopping
Center, Multi- location Gas Stations, Construction, Builders
Risk, Vacant Risk, Bonds, Day Cares, Bars, Liquor Liability,
Restaurants, Clubs, Valet Servicing Companies, Commercial
Vehicles, Wholesalers, Retail Markets.
Experience with the following Carriers:
Travelers, Zurich, Philadelphia, Americana, Burns & Wilcox,
Crump, Delta, Evergreen, Heath, Hull & Co., McClelland & Hines,
Mullen, Progressive, RSI, Safeco, Schinnerer, Sure-Tec, Texas
Mutual, Texas Specialty, TX United, US Risk, TWIA, Vintage,
National Lloyds, ASI, FNIC, US Auto, GMAC, Infinity, and
Mercury.
Norouzi Insurance Agency (Farmers Agent) : 1998 - November 2004
Houston, TX
Customer Service: Personal Lines
. Aggressively maintained, rated, and reviewed accounts to
provide prominent service.
. Successfully serviced clients with translations,
endorsements, certificates of insurance for mortgagee, loss
payees, additional insured's, finance companies, produced
invoices, finance agreements, audit reviews, and mediated
pending underwriting issues due to inspections.
. Proactive in the claims process, preventing pending
cancellations, and educating customer of their current
insurance coverage and lack there of.
. Thrived in competition to produce new leads that generated
business to the Agency by cold calling, seeking referrals,
cross selling from existing clients, and marketing to Real
Estate/ Mortgage Brokers.
. Voluntarily processed DOT filings for client's long haul
commercial vehicles: Dump trucks, Tow Trucks, 18 wheelers,
Flatbeds, Bobtails, Private owned School Buses
. Consulted/ coached sales employees on various sales
techniques for special Farmers Insurance programs and
incentives.
Computer Skills Include: Insurance Pro, Agency Pro (Agency software),
Microsoft Office, AREV software, EZY Lynx Software.
Volunteerism: Actively involved in charitable organizations, including
International Missions projects, March of Dimes, Community Church outreach
Programs, and Health Fairs.