To pursue a challenging position in claims where my experience will contribute to greater professional and personal growth.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Disability Claims
Lincoln Financial Group
01.2020 - Current
Ensures team achieves or exceeds its business objectives in claim management accuracy, customer centricity and expense management
Sets clear expectations of performance according to Lincoln Financial standards
Holds team accountable to company expectations
Provides team with knowledge, skills, and tools to be successful
Works with customers to negotiate, arbitrate, and resolve issues, concerns, and expectations
Full team management responsibilities, including hiring, terminations, promotions, performance and compensation management, training and development
Ensures team performance with delivery on customer commitments and high quality claim decisions including intimate knowledge of actions and decisions made by team members
Identifies and delivers action plans including Quality Assurance results, control reports, appeals, customer escalations and complaints
Long Term Disability Unit Leader
Metlife Inc
02.2014 - 12.2020
Set clear expectations of performance according to MetLife vision
Negotiated, arbitrated, and resolved customer issues, concerns, and expectations regarding process, service and performance guarantees
Managed team hiring, firing, promotions, performance and compensation management, training and development
Ensured team performance with delivery on customer commitments and high quality claim decisions
Identified and delivered action plans including quality assurance results, control reports, appeals, customer escalations and complaints
Director of Field Services /Director of Claims
Disability Insurance Specialists, LLC
01.2006 - 01.2014
Supervised 6 person Senior Claims Consultant field services group
Oversaw 1,500 claims, 4 team leaders, and 20 Claims Consultants
Developed Field Services claims system used for tracking case progress and results
Traveled to claimants' location to investigate complex claims, built rapport and resolved issues of concerns while evaluating claims
Performed training and audits at client companies' location
Mentored departmental team, boosting efficiency, success and morale among employees.
Senior Claims Manager/ Field Claims Consultant
Berkshire Life Insurance Company Of America
01.2004 - 01.2006
Traveled to claimants' location to investigate claim details, build rapport and resolve issues of concerns while evaluating claims
Provided expertise in fulfilling contractual commitments to ensure customer satisfaction
Resolved difficult claims situations to satisfaction of customers and company
Rendered and communicated claim decisions to policyholders
Mentored more experienced consultants and team leads
Individual Disability Claims Consultant
Disability Management Services Inc.
01.1998 - 01.2004
Reviewed new files to determine current status of disability claim and to develop plan of action
Analyst, Application Development (Dataiku IT Administrator) at Lincoln Financial GroupAnalyst, Application Development (Dataiku IT Administrator) at Lincoln Financial Group
Customer Service Associate, Remote Contact Center at Lincoln Financial GroupCustomer Service Associate, Remote Contact Center at Lincoln Financial Group