Jarixa Garriga
Clinton,CT
Summary
Hardworking Underwriting Assistant with over 10 years of experience in the Marine Insurance Industry. Excellent reputation with working with the team.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Underwriting Assistant
Maritime Program Group
11.2007 - Current
- Utilized knowledge of insurance principles, policies and procedures to make decisions on risk assessment.
- Evaluating applications to determine insurance coverage and appropriate risk classifications.
- Manage time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Collaborated with the team to develop innovative underwriting solutions.
- Issuance of policies within 30 days of the effective date consistently and accurately.
- Processing endorsements, both premium and non-premium bearing within 30 days of the request.
- Processing of all cancellations, reinstatements, issuing of legal notices when required for non-renewing, changes to policies, and nonpayment of premium.
- Handling of all direct billing issues for the department in regards to the Marine Artisan Contractors policies- sending out cancellation notifications per the overnight billing reports, assisting agents with login information and guidance in navigating the billing portal for statements, or applying payments.
- Assisting teammates with extra help when needed.
- Assisting the department with training of new hires.
- Working within all Commercial Property, Commercial Auto, Marine General Liability, Marine Operators Legal Liablity, Protection & Indemnity, Marine Structures, Inland Marine, Owned Watercraft and Excess Marine Liabilities, as well as Navigators Bumbershoot rating for premum threshold of up to $15,000.
- Contact person for all missing documentation in regards to the Navigators policies.
Bank Head Teller
Guilford Savings Bank
04.2002 - 11.2007
- Balanced cash drawer daily and resolved discrepancies to provide accurate data regarding cash flow.
- Answered customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges, and interest rates.
- Assisted with training of new tellers on policies and procedures.
- Completed highly accurate, high-volume money counts via both manual and machine-driven approaches.
- Balanced ATM machine daily making sure enough money was stocked
- Monitored and reported suspicious activity in line with bank security policies.
- Disbursed cash and checks accurately while maintaining security of cash drawers.
- Answered telephone inquiries on checking and savings accounts, loans, and lines of credit.
Sales Associate
Nautica Retail
09.1997 - 08.1999
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
- Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance.
- Answered customer questions about sizing, accessories, and merchandise care.
- Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
- Accurately processed POS transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.
Education
No Degree - Elementary Education
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CTSkills
- Billing Procedures
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, and Excel
- File Processing
Timeline
Commercial Underwriting Assistant
Maritime Program Group
11.2007 - Current
Bank Head Teller
Guilford Savings Bank
04.2002 - 11.2007
Sales Associate
Nautica Retail
09.1997 - 08.1999
No Degree - Elementary Education
Southern Connecticut State University