Michael Ivy
**** **** ****** **, *** Plaines, IL 60018 916-***-****
Objective:
I am looking for a respective position in the Claims Organization as a
Claims Manager or Adjuster where I can utilize my 14 years of experience in
the insurance industry to handle all aspects of claim handling to benefit
the corporation or organization.
Allstate Insurance, Sacramento, CA (2006 - Present)
Executive Leadership Development Program (Home Office, Northbrook, IL) 2
year Program
. Claims Service Administrative Manger - Expense Management, Staffing
Plan Oversight, Protection Finance
. Claims Customer Experience - Developed Company wide programs to
enhance Customer Satisfaction
. Business Integration Consultant for Agency Sales - Development of
Website enhancements, Web Pages and Dashboards to increase the
efficiencies of the Agents business
Senior Claims Service Adjuster (2006 - Present)
. Evaluate complex bodily injury claims from initial report to final
disposition
. Access Value of claim and negotiate settlement / denial
. Increase customer satisfaction through resolution of customer calls
/ complaints
. Investigate all aspects of the claim, i.e.; financials, liability
determination and repairs
. Recently transferred over to Home Owner claims
. Handling first party home owner claims and losses for our insured's
Daly Brother's & Associates (Real Estate & Financial Services), Sacramento,
CA (2003 - 2006)
Office Manager / Quality Assurance Analyst
. Daily accounting duties for the real estate business, assisting
buyers with paperwork and financials
. Handling contracts for the broker and the finance companies
. Evaluate purchasing orders for fortune 500 companies to identify
unwanted over expenditures
. Auditing of monthly budget reports for departments that over spent
on their monthly budgets
USAA Insurance, Sacramento, CA (1999 - 2003)
Senior Claims Service Adjuster
. Evaluate complex bodily injury (Med Pay) claims from initial report
to final disposition
. Access Value of claim and negotiate settlement / denial
. Increase customer satisfaction through resolution of customer calls
/ complaints
. Investigate all aspects of the claim, i.e.; financials, liability
determination and repairs
. Mentored an adjuster group that handled simple to non-complex
claims for 6 months
. Adjusted and settled liability claims for Alaska, California and
Nevada
Progressive Insurance, Rancho Cordova, CA (1996 - 1999)
Casualty I Adjuster
. Evaluate complex bodily injury claims from initial report to final
disposition
. Access Value with 1st and 3rd parties in the evaluation and
settlement of total losses
. Negotiated settlements with insured's and medical providers arising
from bodily injury claims (Med Pay)
. Certified in writing property damage estimates. Negotiated repairs
and repair time with body shops
. Investigate all aspects of the claim, i.e.; financials, liability
determination and repairs
Policy Service Representative
. Provided customer service to insured's, answered customers
questions pertaining to product of service
. Received and processed orders pertaining to pricing, changes in
service and discontinuance of policies
. Investigated and corrected errors, following customer and company
records
. Adjusted complaints concerning billing or services rendered
. Coordinated customers' service needs with other departments as
required to ensure customer service
. Handled customer service request for the seven Western United
States (AK, AZ, CA, HI, NV, OR and WA) while working in a call
center environment and handled on average 100 - 135 calls per day
for customers
Education:
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice - General Investigative Techniques
(1995)
Master's of Arts - Organizational Management - Executive Management Issues
(2002)
SCLA - Allstate - Society of Claims Law Associates - Claims Law - In
Progress