- The role involves managing and processing insurance policies, providing customer support, maintaining accurate documentation, and ensuring effective communication with policyholders and internal teams.
- The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle multiple administrative and customer service tasks efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
Policy Management and Processing:
- Process policy options, changes, audits, and reinstatements.
- Handle various requests from policy owners, associates, and other departments.
- Research and respond to customer questions and issues related to policies.
Customer Communication and Support:
- Provide administrative assistance and communicate with customers via telephone, letter, and email.
- Promote customer retention using service recovery strategies.
- Offer dissatisfied customers clear explanations of policy benefits, provisions, and settlement options.
- Escalate unresolved customer grievances to the management team.
Documentation and Record-Keeping:
- Maintain records of customer interactions and transactions using the Telememo application and MS Access database.
- Record details of inquiries, complaints, comments, and actions taken.
- Verify customer identity and adhere to SOX Controls.
- Prepare and organize file documentation accurately.
Customer Service and Rapport Building:
- Provide outstanding customer service in all interactions.
- Project a “WOW,” “warm,” and “positive” attitude while building rapport with internal and external clients.
Task Management:
- Prioritize work and manage multiple tasks and assignments effectively.
General Duties:
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
Qualifications:
- Ability to read, write, and communicate in English at 80% proficiency or B2 level.
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 1 year of general office experience or experience in a data-entry or customer service role.
- Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, along with data entry experience.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions through all communication channels (phone, email, mail, fax).
- Strong numerical ability for accurate calculations.
- Ability to understand and interpret insurance policies and regulations.
- Resourceful problem-solving skills for addressing various issues with policyholders.
- Capability to understand and follow instructions in different formats, whether verbal or written.
- Maintains professionalism in all interactions with customers and colleagues.
- Highly organized and capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships with colleagues and external contacts.
- Quick learner with the ability to understand regulations and standards effectively.