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Victoria Riedl

Dana Point,CA

Summary

Dependable candidate with 31 years of surety broker experience. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Bond Manager

Acrisure Of California, LLC.
03.2015 - Current

Responsible for managing the bond department, selling and processing bonds.

  • Consulting with 25 Insurance Producers and their book of business to determine possible bond needs.
  • Marketing and processing client bond requests:
  • Assessing the proper market for the client, collecting bond request documents, and submitting proper paperwork to obtain approval from surety underwriter.
  • Typing and issuing the approved bond, entering transaction and documents into company database, invoicing, and ensuring the original bond is placed in the clients hands.
  • Processing daily bond paperwork and keeping agency database up to date.
  • Maintain daily flow of business.
  • Maintenance on existing accounts.
  • Keeping account underwriting information current.
  • Maintain Surety files regarding bond numbers and POA's.
  • Process monthly renewals. Cross check Expiration lists with surety renewal invoices and company database.
  • Issue Continuation Certificates or otherwise, invoicing client, update company database and attaching files regarding the renewal.
  • Going out on client calls.
  • Working with Producers to assess their client’s bond needs.
  • Establish new working relationships generating new bond business.
  • Maintaining and cultivating underwriter relationships.
  • Negotiating with Bond Carriers, accounting issues, commission rates, limits of authority.
  • Attending Surety Underwriter Association/NASBP meetings and functions.
  • Meeting with Underwriter's and going on client calls with them and
  • Accounting work, invoicing, collections, etc.
  • • Collect from clients who are past due
  • Working with Acrisure Partners to build the Bond Department book of business across Acrisure:
  • Traveling to participate with the Surety heads throughout our Partners in the development of protocols for our Partners who do not have a Bond Department to help those Partners grow their Surety business. In turn building new relationships and growing our Bond Department.

Bond Manager

Brakke Schafnitz Insurance Brokers, Inc.
02.1997 - 03.2015

Responsible for managing the bond department, selling and processing bonds.

  • Consulting with 25 Insurance Producers and their books of business to determine possible bond needs.
  • Marketing and processing client bond requests:
  • Assessing the proper market for the client, collecting bond request documents, and submitting proper paperwork to obtain approval from surety underwriter.
  • Typing and issuing the approved bond, entering transaction and documents into company database, invoicing, and ensuring the original bond is placed in the clients hands.
  • Processing daily bond paperwork and keeping agency database up to date.
  • Maintain daily flow of business.
  • Maintenance on existing accounts.
  • Keeping account underwriting information current.
  • Maintain Surety files regarding bond numbers and POA's.
  • Process monthly renewals. Cross check Expiration lists with surety renewal invoices and company database.
  • Issue Continuation Certificates or otherwise, invoicing client, update company database and attaching files regarding the renewal.
  • Going out on client calls.
  • Working with Producers to assesse their client’s bond needs.
  • Establish new working relationships generating new bond business.
  • Maintaining and cultivating underwriter relationships.
  • Negotiating with Bond Carriers, accounting issues, commission rates, limits of authority.
  • Attending Surety Underwriter Association/NASBP meetings and functions.
  • Meeting with Underwriter's and going on client calls with them and
  • Accounting work, invoicing, collections, etc.
  • • Collect from clients who are past due
  • Working with Acrisure Partners to build the Bond Department book of business across Acrisure:
  • Traveling to participate with the Surety heads throughout our Partners in the development of protocols for our Partners who do not have a Bond Department to help those Partners grow their Surety business. In turn building new relationships and growing our Bond Department.

Administrative Assistant to the President

Pinnacle Surety Services, Inc.
09.1994 - 02.1997
  • Create and implement office procedures and systems for new office.
  • Set up computer database to fit Company needs.
  • Developed filing system for client records.
  • Established human resources operations.
  • Manage office and office staff.
  • In-House Underwriter to assess new accounts.
  • Analyze and review new submissions and their financial information.
  • Maintain customer account and surety company relationships.
  • Process and track of all bonds; Invoice Performance and Payment Bonds.
  • Update and organize account files.
  • Follow up on requested information.
  • Verify references (Banks, Suppliers, and Obligees).
  • Send out status inquiries on projects in progress.
  • Invoice overruns on completed projects.

Office Manager:

  • Oversee all day to day office responsibilities and office staff.
  • Train new employees and oversee their daily work loads after training has been completed.
  • Create and implement office procedures and systems.
  • Track deals (month to month).
  • Process payroll.
  • Order supplies, company brochures & materials.
  • Systems Analyst-Provide screen design for database to fit Company needs.
  • Provide computer training to new and existing employees.
  • Update and upgrade software; Conduct on going in-house training/assistance for office staff to introduce new software.
  • Create worksheets monthly to track producers progress.
  • Create and implement Company forms.

Office Manager-Bond Processor

Nationwide Bonding Corporation
09.1993 - 09.1994

• Review and analyze financial information.

• Process new submissions.

  • Process and track of all bonds.
  • Organize and update account files.
  • Verify references (Banks, Suppliers and Obligee).
  • Create and implement office procedures and systems for new office.

• Answer multi-line phones.

• Train my assistant.

• Provided the above services to five producers.

Skills

  • Microsoft 365
  • Outlook
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Adobe
  • Windows 11
  • Applied (TAM)
  • Paperport
  • Webex
  • Customer Service Oriented
  • Self Starter
  • Organized

Certification

P&C license

Timeline

Bond Manager

Acrisure Of California, LLC.
03.2015 - Current

Bond Manager

Brakke Schafnitz Insurance Brokers, Inc.
02.1997 - 03.2015

Administrative Assistant to the President

Pinnacle Surety Services, Inc.
09.1994 - 02.1997

Office Manager-Bond Processor

Nationwide Bonding Corporation
09.1993 - 09.1994
Victoria Riedl