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Lorie Nichols

Oviedo,FL

Summary

To obtain a career with an organization that is committed to growth and development of people and their business.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Resolution Manager

Gallagher Bassett
, MO
04.2022 - 10.2023
  • Address client and claimant needs or concerns in a timely fashion.
  • Daily management of diary.
  • Handle auto bodily injury and general liability claims, review insurance, determine if any coverage issues and if so, notify the carrier. Work to determine liability, if any risk transfer or subrogation and work to resolve claim in a timely fashion. Ensure file is accurately reserved.
  • Handle law suits for litigated files, ensure they are answered in a timely manner and work closely with defense counsel.
  • Work closely with management and team members in roundtable of files for discussions of files.
  • Handled claims in CA, FL, TX and and southern states.

Sr. Claims Examiner

AmTrust Financial Services Inc.
Maitland, FL
07.2015 - 11.2019

Handle complex injury, auto and liability claims, review insurance policies in order to determine if there are any coverage issues, review coverage issues and write coverage letters. Submit coverage letters to coverage team for approval and ensure that coverage letters are sent out in a timely basis. Handle a litigation files, work closely with defense counsel in order to ensure that lawsuits were responded to in a timely basis and all deadlines and court requirements were met on time. Work closely with management in order to ensure that files were reserved properly and accurately. Utilizing negotiating, investigating and proper cost effective skills to bring resolution. Work closely with team members to assist in training and growth. Territories include Southeast: (FL, GA, NC, SC, AL, VA, LA, TN, MS and some other limited states).

Claims Specialist

CNA
Maitland, FL
02.2009 - 06.2015
  • Interpret complex facts and potentially unusual policy coverage's and determine if there is coverage to claims submitted.
  • Responsible for setting timely reserves, performing cost-effective investigations, utilizing negotiation skills to resolve both litigated and non-litigated claims.
  • Territory includes southeast U.S.
  • (SC, NC, GA, FL, AL, TN, VA, MS & LA).

Claims Representative

CNA
Reading, PA
06.2007 - 02.2009
  • Responsibilities include providing world class customer service to all callers which includes claimants, agents and insured's or anyone that has anything to do with the claim.
  • Taking inbound calls, making outbound calls to make sure that all the necessary information is obtained in order to make a proper decision on liability.
  • Researching polices and doing proper verification of coverage so that all parties are notified that need to be involved when a loss occurs.
  • Investigating property and casualty claims.

Project Coordinator

XO Communications
Wyomissing, PA
08.1999 - 10.2004
  • Guiding customer through the order process from start to finish Coordinate the order process with external and internal customers Utilize company systems to process customers order.

Customer Service Representative

First Union National Bank
Wyomissing, PA
01.1997 - 01.1999
  • Handle incoming calls from customers, related to financial issues.

Telemarketing Representative

RMH Telemarketing
Wyomissing, PA
01.1996 - 01.1997
  • Responsibilities included making outbound phone calls to potential customers for multiple credit card companies.
  • Effectively dealt with rejection of products, as well as irate callers.

Service Delivery Coordinator

  • Work closely with sales reps, and make necessary changes to customers current service Work with internal departments to ensure customer orders were properly handled.

Customer Care Representative

  • Take incoming calls from customers to effectively resolve billing/order issues Work closely with designated accounts, to ensure they received superior customer service Resolve internal issues to assist with customer concerns.

Education

Associates of Arts -

Strayer University Online
2010

Associates of Arts -

Axia College of the Univ of Phoenix Online
2008

Associates of Arts -

American Intercontinental Univ Online
2006

High School Diploma -

Muhlenberg Senior High School
Laureldale, PA
1995

Skills

  • Self management
  • Time management
  • Problem solving
  • High sense of computer literacy
  • Call center experience
  • Team building
  • Customer service experience
  • Billing
  • Call center
  • Computer literacy
  • SC
  • Credit
  • Customer service experience
  • Customer service
  • Financial
  • Team building
  • Negotiation
  • Problem solving
  • Researching
  • Sales
  • Phone
  • Time management

Affiliations

References

References: Furnished upon request

Timeline

Senior Resolution Manager

Gallagher Bassett
04.2022 - 10.2023

Sr. Claims Examiner

AmTrust Financial Services Inc.
07.2015 - 11.2019

Claims Specialist

CNA
02.2009 - 06.2015

Claims Representative

CNA
06.2007 - 02.2009

Project Coordinator

XO Communications
08.1999 - 10.2004

Customer Service Representative

First Union National Bank
01.1997 - 01.1999

Telemarketing Representative

RMH Telemarketing
01.1996 - 01.1997

Service Delivery Coordinator

Customer Care Representative

Associates of Arts -

Strayer University Online

Associates of Arts -

Axia College of the Univ of Phoenix Online

Associates of Arts -

American Intercontinental Univ Online

High School Diploma -

Muhlenberg Senior High School
Lorie Nichols