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Andy McNeely

Summary

Self-motivated, insurance professional experienced in providing encouragement and direction to employees related to commercial insurance. Maintains cooperative and effective working relationships with underwriting teams to facilitate efficient underwriting practices and procedures. Handles situations with tact and diplomacy.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Commercial Trainer

COUNTRY Mutual Insurance
01.2022 - Current
  • Conduct new hire training for Business Owner Policy (BOP), Workers Compensation, Automobile, Umbrella, and associated lines.
  • Conduct new hire and advanced training for CPP lines of business.
  • Conduct Training for Field Underwriters.
  • Build and Maintain SharePoint site for Commercial underwriters.
  • Administer SharePoint access for the Commercial Agribusiness areas.
  • Identify underwriter training needs to make recommendations to steering committee.
  • Track QA results improving underwriter consistency through additional coaching and procedure improvement.
  • Act as a member of the Guidelines committee to steer decision making and resource updates.

Commercial Insurance Trainer

COUNTRY Mutual Insurance
06.2018 - 01.2022
  • Modernized underwriter training program through a combination of eLearning, VILT, and resource updates.
  • Develop Instructional Design skills based on the Analyze-Design-Develop-Implement-Evaluate ADDIE Model. Software skills through: Articulate Storyline, Rise, Camtasia, Snagit resources.
  • 16+ New hire program reduced to 7 weeks.
  • Training metrics through self paced and QA metrics show quicker time to production and higher overall scores for new hires.

Coordinator Commercial Systems Training

COUNTRY Mutual Insurance
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Liaison between business unit and our software engineers.
  • Kept detailed records of project objectives and progress.
  • Entered business requirements and conducted testing on system enhancements.
  • System prioritization committee member providing reports to area Director.

Commercial Account Underwriter

COUNTRY Mutual Insurance
01.2014 - 06.2017
  • Improved underwriting territory from $2,514,943 loss to $2,745,170 gain.
  • Utilized knowledge of insurance principles, policies and procedures to make decisions on risk assessment.
  • Evaluated applications to determine insurance coverage and appropriate risk classifications.
  • Developed and implemented underwriting policies and procedures, establishing useful and accurate processing of applications.
  • Collaborated with other professionals to develop innovative underwriting solutions.

Commercial Lines Underwriter

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
07.2012 - 01.2014
  • Underwrote profitable $7.2M book of business.
  • Track wind/hail initiative in Kansas and Missouri.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Major in Business Administration

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
05.2012

Bachelor of Science - Minor Insurance

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
05.2012

Associate of Arts - Business

Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
2010

Skills

  • Risk Management
  • Strategy
  • Knowledge Management
  • SharePoint
  • Curriculum Planning
  • Classroom Oversight
  • Lesson Planning
  • Online Instruction
  • Virtual Facilitation

Certification

  • AINS
  • AIS
  • CPCU
  • AIC
  • APA

Hobbies

Fishing

Golfing

Yard Work & Gardening

Wood Working

Timeline

Senior Commercial Trainer

COUNTRY Mutual Insurance
01.2022 - Current

Commercial Insurance Trainer

COUNTRY Mutual Insurance
06.2018 - 01.2022

Coordinator Commercial Systems Training

COUNTRY Mutual Insurance
06.2017 - 06.2018

Commercial Account Underwriter

COUNTRY Mutual Insurance
01.2014 - 06.2017

Commercial Lines Underwriter

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
07.2012 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Science - Major in Business Administration

Illinois State University

Bachelor of Science - Minor Insurance

Illinois State University

Associate of Arts - Business

Heartland Community College
Andy McNeely