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Administrative Assistant Insurance

Location:
Lafayette, LA, 70506
Posted:
October 16, 2010

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KAREN C. JUNOT

**** ****** ******, #** *********, Louisiana 70506

337-***-**** (home) 337-***-**** (cell) ( E-Mail

abjcm4@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Over thirty years experience as an administrative assistant Most of my

experience has been in the insurance industry with specialization in

policyholder service and underwriting. I also have several years

experience in general office administration. I am a highly motivated

individual who enjoys working alone or as part of an integrated group.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Greater Louisiana Staffing, dba Spherion

A Local Bank February 2010 -

September 2010

Special Assets Counselor

Called past due accounts for collection, evaluated value of

collateral securing delinquent loans, researched requests from

customers and/or other employees, prepared modifications and

extension agreements, prepared partial and full surrenders, data

entry and other administrative duties as assigned.

Newpark Mats & Integrated Services - formally Composite Mat Solutions

April 2005 - September 2009

Carencro, Louisiana

Operations Assistant February 2007 -

September 2009

General Duties - Answer multi-line phone system, greet guests,

maintain computer system by changing back-up tapes and working with

IT personnel on computer issues, Assist Plant Manager and Supervisors

by designing spreadsheets, forms, reports, etc., inventory and

purchase office supplies, coordinate luncheons for meetings and

employee functions and travel plans.

Accounting Duties - Report payroll hours to payroll department, input

data into Great Plains Accounting System, invoice customers using

Great Plains Accounting System, invoice government contract sales

through World Wide Area Workflow and track payments, generate month

end accounting reports, reconcile and code credit card statements and

assist in streamlining budget.

Shipping & Receiving - Get quotes and arrange trucking and

documentation for outgoing shipments.

Administrative Assistant April 2005 -

February 2007

Marketing - entered customer contact information into data base

program, organized mail outs when sales associates returned from

trade shows and mailed product information packets to potential

customers.

Accounting - designed an excel spreadsheet to track daily production

and produced a daily production report for distribution.

Credit & Collection - checked credit history of potential and

existing customers before credit was extended and made collection

calls to customers with past due accounts.

General Duties - Assisted in answering multi-line phone system and

ordered office supplies.

Burch, Marcus, Pool, Krupp, Daniel & Babineaux - a division of Arthur

Gallagher Risk Management

Lafayette, Louisiana February 2002 -

April 2005 Clerical Assistant

Customer Service - assist clients in submitting applications to

insurance carriers, check status of applications submitted, assist

clients with problems which arise with claims, and generally helping

clients with any other situation which may arise.

Accounts Receivable - post and balance commissions received from

insurance companies and track commissions paid.

General duties include opening and distributing mail, taking

telephone calls from clients, typing, filing, faxing, copying and

various other office duties.

Wally Romero State Farm Insurance January 2002 -

January 2002

Lafayette, Louisiana

Agent

While training and studying to take Property & Casualty State Exam, I

answered the telephone and collected premiums.

Frecenius Medical Billing November 2001 -

December 2001

Lafayette, Louisiana

Collections

Made collection calls to insurance carriers, posted and balanced

insurance payments received from insurance carriers and at times

called patients to collect. Completed various daily and monthly

reports. Re-filed claims with Medicare, Medicaid and various

insurance carriers.

Washington Life Insurance Company of America May 1999 -

August 2001

Lafayette, Louisiana

Underwriting Assistant

Same responsibilities previously performed from November 1986 -

November 1995 with the addition of entering new applications into the

main computer system and the exception of no longer handling Group

Health Insurance and purchasing of company office supplies.

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SOLOCO, LLC December 1997 - March

1999

Lafayette, Louisiana

Credit Assistant

Responsible for checking and reporting credit history of potential &

existing customers and collection of accounts receivable for three

Newpark Companies.

Credit Check - a check to determine if past credit history is

favorable or not. If history was not favorable, then arrangements

for payment were made before services were rendered.

Credit History - requested credit reports on companies and also

reported credit experience to credit reporting organizations.

Collection - posted accounts receivable and called customers to

collect past due accounts.

Receptionist January 1999 - March

1999

Answered multi-line A T & T phone system.

Completed daily reports.

Conco Foods

Lafayette, Louisiana November 1997 -

November 1997

Administrative Assistant

Training to assist sales personnel with weekly reports.

Washington Life Insurance Company of America February

1978 - August 1997

Lafayette, Louisiana

Underwriter November 1995 -

August 1997

Responsible for determining the insurability of applicants and

performing all duties listed for Underwriting Assistant.

Underwriting Assistant November 1986 -

November 1995

General duties include opening and distributing mail, corresponding

with agents regarding underwriting requirements as well a

corresponding with hospitals and doctors concerning medical history

of applicants. Responsible for reconciliation and complete follow-

through of payables process concerning underwriting.

Reinsurance - calculated reinsurance amounts at risk and premiums;

reconciled monthly statements.

Group Health - enrolled employees, filed claims, checked Explanation

of Benefits for accuracy, requested and distributed checks.

Inventory and purchase company office supplies.

Frequent use of IBM Mainframe and PC used for correspondence and

access to Medical Information Bureau files.

Premium Collection Clerk March 1983 -

November 1986

Posted, balanced and deposited premiums collected.

Frequent use of IBM Mainframe, 10-Key Calculator and typewriter.

Policy Issue Clerk February 1978 -

March 1983

Calculated premium cost of policy.

Typed policies on IBM Mainframe.

Checked completed policy for final release.

University of Southwestern Louisiana January

1976 - February 1978

Lafayette, Louisiana

House Director

Managed Denbo Dormitory housing of 400+ girls.

Assigned girls to their rooms, completed reports to Dean of Student

Personnel and Housing Department.

Handled all problem situations.

Managed cleaning staff of four, fifteen floor counselors and

numerous desk workers.

EDUCATION

Completed three years in College of Education, University of

Southwestern Louisiana

Hold Louisiana Life and Health Insurance license

REFERENCES

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