SKILLS
Experienced Licensed Adjuster for all lines and all states. Excellent quality claim handling specialist experienced in both claim ownership and team environments. Strong emphasis on customer service and relationships through effective listening, strong written and oral communication, setting clear expectations for quality and timely claim handling. Leading with courtesy and respect, working claims to completion. Partnered with training preparing new claim handlers for new claim handling roles.
EXPERIENCE
Bodily Injury Claim Specialist State Farm Ins. Dec 2017-Dec 2020
Handling the complex and multi-faceted environment of claim ownership
Partnering with all customers to exceed the needs of property damage and bodily injury.
Leading the demand pool in many claim settlement metrics
minimizing claim life cycle
Partnering with HR and training as subject matter expert to ready prepare New claim associates and specialists for day one.
oOne on One training and mentoring with 25 over new specialists to prepare them for their new role
oPerforming side by side assessments with more than 75 new and aspiring BI specialists
Auto Express Claim Associate State Farm Ins. Aug 2016-Dec 2017
Working in a team environment, picking up a claim and the current customers in the moment, carrying the claim to its furthest point.
Partnering with all customers to exceed the needs of property damage and
Leading the demand pool in quality claim handling metrics and reduction of claim life cycles
Partnering with management to serve as team lead, including staff supervision and taking on management level escalations
Partnering with management to lead in preparation and execution of quality claim handling initiatives.
Selected 5 times within a 2-year period to partner HR and training in a classroom environment to prepare more 200 newly hired associates ready begin their claim handling careers
Partnering with Management to coach more than 100 existing associates in development areas and improve the overall team performance.
Partnering with enterprise management to pioneer Continuous Improvement Efforts in Property and Casualty Insurance Claims.
Global Retail Product Creation, Buying and Planning
Burlington Stores11/2015 – 8/2016, Fossil2/2014 – 3/2015. Sunglass Hut, 1/2012 – 2/2014, Team Express, Inc, 5/2010 – 1/2012, Nike, Inc, 2/2007 – 5/2009, Champs Sports, 5/2001 – 1/2007, The Finish Line, 4/2000 – 5/2001, Federated Dept Stores (Macys/Rich’s), 1/1997 – 4/2000, Marshall Field’s Dept Store (Div of Target Corp.) 1/1990-12/1996
Identifying, developing and executing strategies for iconic worldwide brands
Identified as business startup and turnaround specialist
Responsible for excess of $15B Revenues throughout career.
EDUCATION
B.A, Communications May 1988 Southern University
2.94 GPA
OBJECTIVE
Day One organizational impact, utilizing knowledge, experience and leadership skills effectively elevating P&C claims through quality claim handling, leading by example, execution, leadership and mentorship.
QUALIFICATIONS
*Establish and build customer service and customer relations through strong oral and written communication
*Strong organization, prioritizing, multitasking and analytical skills; investigating and handling each claim based on merits. *Effective claim documentation, reporting and file management through effective listening, problem solving and typing to recap each interaction. *Negotiating within policy limits and jurisdictional guidelines to settle and close claims.
*Review Property Damage and Bodily injury to estimate liability to policy, for effective claims handling.
*Accurate execution both incoming and outgoing subrogation demands reimburse what is owed and reimbursement of what is due.
*Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and Access.
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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE OR LEADERSHIP
*Partnered with leadership Pioneering Continuous improvement for P&C Claims
*Direct Training of more than 200 Claim associates and specialists in less than 5 years
*Managed Fossil Global planning, aligning brand strategies across continents
*Set and executed on Strategies, leading 16-member cross functional team to deliver seasonal and annual brand strategies for Nike/Jordan brand