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Insurance Management

Location:
Fredericksburg, VA, 22408
Posted:
May 30, 2011

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Daragh Hanlon

**** ******** *****, **************, ** 22408

410-***-****

abhfjf@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Ambitious budget analyst with strong track record of delivering top performance. Carries a large spectrum of experience in budget analysis,

financial planning, staffing, and business development. Keen analytical skills, great attention to detail and proven ability to multitask. Personal

qualities include: success driven, good problem-solver, adaptable, quick learner, reliable, and self motivated. Working knowledge of statistical

analysis and graphing using Microsoft Excel, Access, Minitab, Statistical Analysis Software (SAS), Insurquote, and Microstrategy. Additional skills

include:

Budget development Forecasting Basic knowledge of DoD

Financial analysis Skills directly related to POM/BES 5000.01/5000.02

Revenue projections development

Account monitoring Cost benefit analysis

Staff planning Profit & Loss examination

PROFESSIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCE:

Expense Budget Analyst III, GEICO Insurance Agency, Fredericksburg, VA 10/2008 – Present

Ensure profitable operations by researching financial transactions, developing budget variance reports and explaining discrepancies to

senior management and confirming charges are correct.

Forecast and accurately establish budgets yearly for GEICO Insurance Agency, including salaries, equipment, postage, commissions,

and various other accounts based on historical data, trends and projected changes. Monitor performance to plan.

Build and maintain a Catastrophe Solvency Model to determine the likelihood of coastal partners becoming insolvent. Gather data

and establish working relationships with our top 10 partners to analyze their financial strength and reinsurance program. Publish this

confidential information in a book for executives of Berkshire Hathaway to review. Keep this data up to date to ensure solvency of our

partners.

Support profit to revenue by developing various staffing scenarios and the impact they would have on company profit and growth.

Provide impact on profit sharing to management.

Complete detailed revenue projections for GEICO Insurance Agency at the partner, product and state level based on individual

commission agreements. Present to senior management of GEICO.

Exercise proactive budget evaluations to identify cost savings opportunities.

Develop and update reports to detail the cost per sale among the three separate GEICO Insurance Agency locations to determine cost

savings opportunities and business inefficiencies. Coordinate with management to make adjustments as necessary.

Took advantage of an opportunity for tax relief through 2020 by calculating necessary data and projections for the state of New York

to ensure GEICO will receive Empire Zone Status for the Buffalo office.

Serve as the Buffalo/Fredericksburg liaison for budgeting and planning GEICO Insurance Agency’s expansion to Buffalo, NY.

Underwriting Analyst, GEICO, Chevy Chase, MD 06/2007 – 10/2008

Completed trend and change analyses of competitor’s premiums versus GEICO premiums over time to establish an accurate picture

of competitive position.

Created trend graphs and performed hypothesis testing with variables to better predict closure on auto sales. Used InsurQuote to

generate premiums of competitors to establish and analyze competition in the market.

Kept abreast and generated reports of competitor’s product changes for maintaining GEICO’s competitive position.

Programmed new states into InsurQuote, updated SAS jobs and added code to expand data sources and allow analyses to be

performed

Presented results to Product Managers and upper management resulting in product changes and new strategies.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science – Summa Cum Laude May 2007

Major: Mathematics/Concentration: Statistics Overall GPA 3.9/4.0

Minors: Spanish, Business GPA in Major 4.0/4.0

Henson School of Science

Salisbury University, Salisbury MD

AFFILIATIONS/HONORS

Lean Six Sigma Yellowbelt Certified

Passed CPCU 540 Finance for Risk Management and Insurance Professionals.

Pi Mu Epsilon – Math Honor Society

Phi Eta Sigma – Freshmen Honor Society

Phi Kappa Phi – International Honor Society

References Available Upon Request



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