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SHELLANDA HENDERSON

Mobile,AL

Summary

Tenured, dedicated, and self-motivated professional with over 5 years’ of experience with a diverse education and background in insurance adjusting, investigation, and claim processing. Posses years of successful experience consulting on multifaceted cases and projects, assessing (CAT) losses and damages and total losses while fostering positive customer relationships with a wide range of clients, policy-holders, agents claimants, service providers and other key business partners. Consistently recognized for outstanding contributions and commended for organization, efficiency, priority management, and communication skills. Computer savvy and familiar with many modern systems, software applications (ECS, GuideWire and ClaimsPro) and web based technologies.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Property Desk Adjuster

Pilot Catastrophe
04.2023 - 09.2023
  • Received, documented and dispatched new losses when received.
  • Verified coverage for Water mitigation, Mold Remediation, Fire Mitigation, Contents/Textiles restoration and Residential Reconstruction.
  • Addressed and resolved potential coverage concerns.
  • Provided any required updates on XactAnalysis either with notes and/or time stamping.
  • Complete estimate packages that would be submitted with via XactAnalysis to various vendors.
  • Would review guidelines applicable dependent on carrier and apply the estimating best practices outlined. Including submitting necessary flooring samples to ITEL for analysis.
  • Discuss and assist insureds with claims process. From beginning of mitigation to post reconstruction.
  • Finalized, negotiated claims from start to finish, while meeting 100% metrics.

Total Loss

Quality Insurance (State Farm)
12.2022 - 03.2023

• Investigated coverage for commercial policies, for the date of loss, while looking for SIU indicators.

• Processed valuations through The CCC portal to calculate the total loss settlement.

• Sent Copart and IAA assignments to pick up salvage vehicles.

• Obtained lien releases, titles and power of attorney documents.

• Reviewed files prior to payments being made to avoid over paying claim.

• Issued payments based on total loss settlement calculations

• Notified the DMV, the vehicle will have a branded title.

• Maintained 100% quality to accurately move files to completion from start to finish.

File Reviewer

Alacrity Solutions
05.2022 - 12.2022
  • Maintain contact with Filed adjusters to ensure inspections and estimates submissions in a timely manner.
  • Reviewed adjuster reports and estimates to ensure guidelines were met and were accurate.
  • Understand and follow Best practices to ensure client guidelines were met.
  • Knowledge of insurance policies and appropriate application of coverage.
  • Ability to work with Xactimate/XACT analysis and collaborate on estimates.
  • Monitored and maintain individual queues to ensure files are being completed timely.
  • Reviewed multiple clients specific requirements when necessary.

PROPERTY ADJUSTER

Pilot Catastrophe
01.2017 - 04.2021
  • Thoroughly review file and clearly document file notes
  • Write Estimates by utilizing Xactimate
  • Provides excellent and outstanding customer service
  • Investigate claims by reviewing policy contracts to determine claim coverages based on cause and loss
  • Evaluate and Discuss settlement alternatives by reviewing policy and regulatory compliance
  • Adjust claims within limits of authority by utilizing independent judgment.

Desk Adjuster (Auto) ECTA

State Farm
09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Obtain insured and claimant loss statements, utilizing investigative contact skills to determine liability.
  • Assist insureds and claimants in selecting body shops, scheduling vehicle inspections and sending rental reservations.
  • Advise policyholders of applicable first and third-party coverages, including auto policy limits.
  • Thoroughly review new claims for potential fraud indicators, escalating to SIU as deemed appropriate.
  • Issues payments to insureds, claimants, body shops and rental vendors through policy limits and claim handler's draft authority.
  • Handles all claims assigned and completes in a timely manner.
  • Communicates effectively with clients and coworkers orally and written.
  • Utilizes multiple systems at a time to handle claims and knowledge of the claims process.

CLAIMS PROCESSOR

CATASTROPHE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (CMS)
09.2011 - 12.2016
  • Consistently delivered remarkable customer service experience throughout handling of the claim.
  • Performed initial capture of claims; processed all "First Notice of Loss" (FNOL).
  • Scheduled inspections based on the (OA) Outside Adjuster's availability.
  • Monitored the claims process on a continuous basis.
  • Provided excellent and outstanding customer service.
  • Set expectations with insureds on and provided updates on their claim status.

Education

MATTIE T. BLOUNT
05.2000

Skills

  • Negotiation abilities
  • Property Damage Assessment
  • Policy Interpretation
  • Claims Investigation
  • Technical knowledge
  • Team Collaboration

Certifications Licenses Operating Systems Courses

  • License Insurance Adjuster: Alabama - LOA (Property & Casualty)
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
  • Xactimate, Symbility, XactAnalysis, ECS, CCC One, ,Copart, IAA, Lexsinex, Total Loss, NextGen, Eagle View
  • State Farm Auto Certification
  • State Farm Property Certification
  • NFIP Flood Certificate
  • California Earthquake Certification

Timeline

Property Desk Adjuster

Pilot Catastrophe
04.2023 - 09.2023

Total Loss

Quality Insurance (State Farm)
12.2022 - 03.2023

File Reviewer

Alacrity Solutions
05.2022 - 12.2022

Desk Adjuster (Auto) ECTA

State Farm
09.2018 - 12.2018

PROPERTY ADJUSTER

Pilot Catastrophe
01.2017 - 04.2021

CLAIMS PROCESSOR

CATASTROPHE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (CMS)
09.2011 - 12.2016

MATTIE T. BLOUNT
SHELLANDA HENDERSON