LAURA PONCE
**** *. ****** **** **., Ontario, CA 91761
adki71@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
A bilingual professional with extensive experience in different levels of claims organization, customer service, administrative support and prior Human Resources experience. Demonstrates ability to meet and exceed performance with minimal supervision. Distinguished Performance Award given for outstanding customer service.
SKILLS
Bilingual – Spanish/English
Auto Policy interpretation
Damage mitigation
Claims Investigation
Data Entry
Adaptive Team Player
Mitchell Decision Point System
Human Resources generalist
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to be flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities
EXPERIENCE
Senior Claims Casualty Processor
Diamond Bar, CA
Allstate Insurance/ Oct 2001 to Aug 2020
Act as liaison between team members, policyholders, claimants, and witnesses to gather facts of loss to support claim resolution.
Provide auto claim to third party insurance companies, gathered loss facts and provided adjuster with updates.
Provide customer support to members, providers, claimants and other insurance agency's regarding claims, appeals, and eligibility.
Evaluate fraud claims and collaborated with other department staff investigations.
Support company and clients through inquiries, resolving issues and managing customer relations.
Schedule recorded statements for adjusters with insured parties, claimants, witnesses and attorneys.
Documented phone conversation in NEXT GEN system.
Assist adjusters through contacting respective law offices for claimant’s injury status, medical bills, medical records, HIPPA authorization forms and settlement packages to resolve injury claim in a timely matter.
Input medical bills into MDP system to assist adjuster for BI settlement (UB-04, CMS-1500, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic)
Requested medical records and billing records for claimants directly from medical providers or using various copy services.
Reported injury claims to Medicare and Medi-cal
Issued system checks and manual checks for bodily injury settlements, auto repair cost to insured, claimant and body shops.
Human Resources Assistant Human Resources Assistant
Anaheim, CA Los Angeles, Ca
APW/ Oct 2000 to Oct 2001 11/15/89-6/30/00
Provided administrative support to Human Resources leader
Conduct employment verification and background investigation
Developed job postings, recruited candidates and scheduled interviews
Conducted new hire orientations and support employee through on-boarding process
Organized, created and maintained employee benefits and personnel files
Prepared and submitted final pay for exiting employees to comply with Federal laws.
Review timecards and process payroll 110 employees
Workers Compensation Claims
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Accounting (No degree) 2000-2003
Rio Hondo College, Whittier, Ca
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Customer Service skills, well versed in conflict resolution, able to be a calming influence in stressful situations
Distinguished Performance Award for outstanding performance in Claim Customer Service Expectations, job performance and self-development
Given Excellence Award for delivering extraordinary customer service, increased customer satisfaction and retention