CAROLE ANN PICCIANO
Willoughby OH *****
Cell? 440-***-**** . **************@*********.***
COMPLIANCE AUDITOR TESTING ANALYST AND INSURANCE
Compliance Auditor and Testing Analyst with experience in Property &
Casualty and Life. Implemented compliance programs including policies and
procedures, training and education, compliance investigations, monitoring,
audits and testing analyst. Demonstrated competencies:
Compliance Auditing Customer Service
Office Management Budgets
Staffing Training/ Coach
Event Coordination Cross Selling
MS Office Procedure Development
Testing Analyst
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AMTRUST FINANCIAL GROUP, Cleveland, OH 2014 to 2018
A $9B financial services, multinational property and casualty insurance
company.
Quality Control Auditor (2016 to 2018)
. Analyzed process and problem data for trends and developing issues and
made recommendations. Ran basic SQL queries to make sure information
was accurate when needed.
. Developed audit plans on business analysts and systems testers comparing
work to standard operating procedures. Identified non-conforming issues,
created reports and submitted to management.
. Developed procedures for business analysts, tester and other quality
control auditors.
. Served as liaison among compliance management/analysts, supervisors,
managers, product management, BA's, testers and product development to
integrate content and achieve successful product for end users.
Forms Compliance Testing Analyst Lead (2014 to 2016)
. Worked with Compliance to create issues for new, revised and withdrawn
policy forms to be tested and implemented for commercial auto division.
. Tested, analyzed and audited the new, revised and withdrawn forms to
ensure correct attachment to policies for agents/policyholders while
remaining compliant by state standards using the Waterfall Model.
. Developed new and changed existing procedures on issue creation to
streamline efficiency for testers and developers. Trained testing
analysts for forms compliance.
. Established, updated manual testing requirements and procedures to create
training material used in all new hire orientations.
NEW YORK LIFE, Lakewood, OH 2014
Third-largest life insurance company in the United States
Annuities Consultant
. Educated financial institutions and independent financial advisors on
financial products offered by New York Life.
. Reviewed and analyzed individual policies ensuring correct rates on
policies for customers.
LEXIS NEXIS, Beachwood, OH 2009 to 2013
Business research and risk management services.
Content Development Specialist (Testing Analyst)
. Tested, analyzed and audited new insurance rates for numerous property
and casualty insurance carriers before being released to production
environment.
. Utilized proprietary rate testing system to uncover programming defects
by comparing state requirements to actual results.
. Developed reports for system corrections and served as liaison between
content development and IT.
. Averaged 35 quotes routines per month, totaling 420 for the year at a
>99.5% accuracy rate.
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT 2007 to 2009
New York Life (2008 to 2009)
Western Southern Financial Group (200 7to 2008)
PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE, Mayfield Village, OH 1997 to 2007
One of the largest providers of car insurance in the United States.
Senior Compliance Specialist II (2000 to 2007)
. Worked with state departments of insurance, agents, territory sales
managers and legal departments, ensuring that agents and agencies were
complying.
. Ensured that agents/agencies were properly licensed, appointed, renewed
and terminated in property & casualty within the laws set forth by each
state.
. Developed and implemented polices with management in NM & KS to ensure
100% compliance with agents /agencies appointments/terminations,
policies, & rates.
. Created training materials and trained employees in error identification
and correction.
. Gathered documentation for Market Conduct & Legal Department to present
and work with the State Department representatives on state audits.
Customer Service (1997 to 2000)
EDUCATION/ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING
Coursework, Life & Health Insurance, Hondros College, Independence, OH
Coursework, Accounting & Business, Lakeland Community College, Mentor, OH
Word, Excel, Office Equipment, Insurance Software, Restaurant POS Systems,
NTG Graphic Slide Composer, Medical Terminology
MEMBERSHIPS
CPR Certified
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Cleveland Food Bank, Cleveland Metro Parks, elderly book drives, Battered
Women's Shelters, Toys for Tots