Insurance Sales

Michael LaVigne

**** ********* ***** • Tinley Park, Illinois

708-***-**** • *******.*********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

I am eager to obtain employment in the area of Actuarial Science, Accounting or Analysis. I want to utilize the statistical knowledge I’ve obtained during my studies at the University of Illinois as well as the insurance industry knowledge I’ve accrued while working at Allstate insurance Company.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010

• B.S. in Statistics.

• Focus on Calculus of Several Variables, Statistical Analysis, Methods of Applied Statistics, Analysis of Variance, Applied Regression and Design, Sampling and Categorical Data, Statistical Computing.

Actuarial Examinations

• SOA/CAS exam P/1 in August 2010

• SOA/CAS exam FM/2 passed in August 2011

WORK EXPERIENCE

Direct Sales Specialist for Allstate Insurance Company, Woodridge IL August 2010 – Present

• Assisted in educating consumers about the various insurance products Allstate offers and why Allstate was the right company for them.

• Remained in compliance with varying guidelines regulated by each state’s department of insurance.

• Provided assistance to co-workers whenever they had any questions regarding the different systems used to quote the insurance products offered.

Recruiter for Product Dynamics, Orland Park IL June 2007 – August 2008

• Worked at high volume call-center.

• Called and scheduled various qualified consumers from the company’s voluntary consumer database.

• Helped conduct certain market research studies by providing a controlled experimental environment to qualified consumers.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Proficient with Microsoft Office with exceptional proficiency of MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook

Proficient in C++ visual programing

Proficient in R statistical software

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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