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Education
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Kathy Carpenter

Anchorage,AK

Summary

Dynamic professional with a proven track record in Commercial Lines Underwriting at Umialik Insurance Company, showcasing expertise in risk assessment and agency relationship building. Excelled in leveraging computer skills and adaptability to enhance territory growth and profitability. Recognized for exceptional customer relations and mentoring team members, driving operational excellence and business expansion.

Personable and reliable with strong work ethic, quickly learns and adapts to new tasks. Understanding of workplace safety standards and basic operational procedures, with skills in time management and basic tool usage. Committed to contributing to team success and ensuring high standards of work quality.

Professional worker with strong background in delivering quality results through effective teamwork and adaptability. Skilled in task management, problem-solving, and ensuring smooth operations. Known for reliability, strong work ethic, and ability to meet changing needs with positive attitude. Focused on achieving goals and contributing to team success.

Offering positive attitude and readiness to learn and grow within supportive team environment. Brings foundation in basic safety protocols and ability to quickly acquire new skills relevant to role.

Offering positive attitude and readiness to learn and grow within supportive team environment. Brings foundation in basic safety protocols and ability to quickly acquire new skills relevant to role.

Skilled Worker learns new processes quickly and adapts to customer and company needs. Hardworking, focused, and diligent with good people and problem-solving abilities.

Experienced Team Member bringing outstanding performance working with others to meet common goals. Familiar with project management and workflow optimization. Eager to bring knowledge to support business and customer needs.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

GIG Worker

Self Employed
08.2021 - Current

Delivering food and groceries to Doordash,Uber Eats and Grub Hub customers.

Commercial Lines Underwriter

Umialik Insurance Company
08.2015 - 11.2022
  • Build and maintained strong agency relationships.
  • Effectively managed an agency territory to achieve established growth and profit goals.
  • Assessed risks and exposured on new and existing business to identify opportunities to maximize assigned territory growth and loss ratio objectives.
  • Used general practices, processes, procedures, and established underwriting authority level to analyze the operations and exposures of different types of risks to write, renew, or modify business.
  • Applied demonstrated ability to consistently manage high risk / hazard business.
  • Applied a degree of knowledge in overall field and recognized expertise in specific areas.
  • Proactively mentored team members resulting in increased effectiveness in one or more areas of knowledge or skill for colleagues.
  • Applied high degree of knowledge of coverages, forms, symbols, and endorsements per line of business with the ability to articulate to others.
  • Primarily focused on writing new business as defined by annual goals depending on the region.
  • Applied a high degree of rating knowledge and experience, including composite rating and scheduled rating.

Commercial Lines Insurance Underwriting Associate

Umialik Insurance Company
10.2012 - 08.2015
  • Assisted underwriters in the daily underwriting and processing of new and renewal business and endorsements.
  • Used established practices, processes, and procedures to renew and write new policies based on underwriting authority.
  • Reviewed new and renewal business application documents and gathered additional information as needed to accurately underwrite policies.
  • Made decisions and recommendations for varied situations, applying judgment to interpret related information, policies, and procedures.
  • Executed policies within established authority level or recommended solutions when outside of authority level.
  • Communicated with assigned agencies and underwriters

Commercial Lines Support Specialist

Umialik Insurance Company
10.2007 - 10.2012
  • Kept accurate and current records in designated systems that are accessible to others.
  • Updated routine reports and understood information.
  • Performed duties that are routine and clerical in nature.
  • Manually rated all lines of coverage, including non-automated and infrequent coverages, as needed.
  • Sought relevant information and answers to key questions from defined sources.
  • Gathered input and made recommendations to solve problems of moderate complexity.
  • Applied knowledge to help solve problems of relatively limited scope and complexity.
  • Consistently acted according to our customer experience standards, including responding quickly, maintaining a positive attitude, building rapport, demonstrating empathy, managing the customer’s expectations, using the proper communication channel for the situation, and took ownership to ensure the customer’s issue was resolved.
  • Frequently contacted other internal departments and team members.
  • Performed special projects and other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma -

Maricopa High School, Maricopa Arizona
06-1977

General Studies

Skills

  • Customer relations
  • Loading and unloading procedures
  • Work planning and scheduling
  • Quality assurance
  • Computer skills
  • Positive attitude
  • Willingness to learn
  • Following instructions
  • Clear communication
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Flexible schedule
  • Safety
  • Hospitality and accommodation

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

GIG Worker - Self Employed
08.2021 - Current
Commercial Lines Underwriter - Umialik Insurance Company
08.2015 - 11.2022
Commercial Lines Insurance Underwriting Associate - Umialik Insurance Company
10.2012 - 08.2015
Commercial Lines Support Specialist - Umialik Insurance Company
10.2007 - 10.2012
Maricopa High School - High School Diploma,
Kathy Carpenter