Insurance Agent
Resume:
RUSTY TEDROW
Portland, OR 97202
************@*****.***
Career Objective
To find a position in commercial property/casualty insurance that will
allow me to use my skills to serve a client base suited to my background
and experience.
May, 2013 - August, 2013 - Small Commercial Account CSR
Leonard Adams Insurance, Portland, OR
. Management of accounts up to $10K, working with eight producers and
coordinating with Personal Lines dept as needed. Duties include:
o analysis of new client needs and market availability with
producer
o preparing submissions and quotes
o Full responsibility of retained accounts, including all
marketing, placement, billing, clerical maintenance, cert
issuance, claims
o TAM agency management system
. Average monthly policy renewals: 54/$104,000 premium. Annual totals:
650 policies/$1.25M premium. Average new policies added per month:
20/$50,000 premium
January, 2002 - April, 2013 - Small Commercial Account Admin/Special
Projects/CSA
Gales Creek Insurance Services/JD Fulwiler & Co
Insurance Portland, OR
. Management of accounts up to $10K, with specialization in
entertainment and nonprofit/social service sector - desk load varied
between 500-1,500 policies, mostly full-charge "house" accounts with
no producer
. Handle incoming warm leads for agency (GCIS)
o Initial conversation, analysis of current coverage and needs
with client
o Refer to producer if appropriate due to size or market area
o Full control of retained accounts, including all marketing,
placement, clerical maintenance, claims
o AFW Online and AMS 360 agency management systems
. Work with producer as CSA on specialty DICE film producer book
(GCIS/JDF)
. Special Projects Admin (GCIS)
o Worked independently on content/copywriting, and then in
conjunction with web developer as point person within agency, to
design new website for company
o Conception and copywriting of promotional materials and
advertising under direction of agency owner, liaison with
graphic designer and printers
o Designed RFP package for large account bids under direction of
owner
o Worked as personal assistant to agency owner as needed
Rusty Tedrow
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. Average monthly policy renewals: 42/$63,000 premium. Annual totals:
500/$750,000 premium.
. Average monthly warm lead new business: $10 policies/$11,000 premium
. Out of the workload totals above, 48% of policies and 38% of premium
were attributable to warm lead policies I wrote myself, with a closing
rate on quotes of 35%.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
Licensed Property/Casualty Insurance Agent, State of Oregon - current
license expires 9/30/14
EDUCATION
BFA in Theatre Arts, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
National Theatre Institute, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
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