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Reegan Owens

Kenley,CRY

Summary

Trustworthy & responsible insurance professional with over 10 years of practical experience and dedicated work ethic.

Strive to deliver the best service and first class results by listening to and understanding customer needs, tailoring policies to suit, in line with targets and deadlines.

Strong administrator demonstrating high level of attention to detail in environments where being hands-on
and organised are essential skills. Team player with customer-focused attitude.


Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Corporate & Commercial Account Handler

Howden Insurance Brokers
London
04.2024 - Current


  • Creating and maintaining of renewal lists.
  • Producing any relevant pre-renewal documentation.
  • Obtaining insurer renewal propositions and sending pre-renewal emails to relevant persons.
  • Coordinating pre-renewal meetings between client and Account Executive/Senior Account Handler.
  • Developing premium comparison excel spreadsheets.
  • Conducted compliance checks and identifying dissolved directorships & notifying insurers.
  • Assisting with preparing renewal reports ensuring professional formatting and accuracy.
  • Managed premium credit loan pre-approvals.
  • Managing renewal confirmations and advising insurers accordingly.
  • Issuing any relevant documentation to clients.
  • Processing and invoicing all policies.
  • Coordinating the booking of desks and meeting rooms.
  • Processing adjustments in line with procedures, including notification to insurers and issue of revised documentation.
  • Issuing cover notes, certificates, and confirmation of cover letters to clients.
  • Handling & resolving accounts queries.
  • Providing general daily assistance and support to the team as and when needed.








Senior Account Handler & Sales

The Plan Group LTD
Redhill, Surrey
04.2011 - 04.2024



ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT April 2011 - Oct 2011

  • Administration & servicing of insurance policies.
  • Processing mid term adjustments.
  • Prioritising and managing busy workload with wide variety of tasks.
  • Chasing documentation from clients required by underwriters.
  • Collecting defaulted payments.
  • Communicating with clients and insurers both over the phone and via email.
  • Managing inbox & responding to queries within a timely manner.
  • Received, sorted and distributed incoming mail.
  • Provided relevant & accurate information along with attentive customer service to all clients.
  • Working independently and unsupervised using own initiative, as well as working as part of a team.

SALES EXECUTIVE Oct 2011 - May 2019

  • Sales of Motor Trade Road Risks insurance policies.
  • Achieved and exceeded monthly sales targets.
  • Answering inbound calls from new clients, communicating with them to determine & understand their needs.
  • Matching clients to appropriate insurer & insurance product to fulfil their requirements.
  • Cross-selling and upselling additional products to new customers.
  • Complied with all approved procedures, customer service standards and external regulatory bodies.
  • Strong relationship building skills at all levels and ability to adapt communication style as required with clients, colleagues and underwriters.
  • Managed client relationships from early stages of sales process through to post-sales.

SENIOR RENEWALS ADVISOR May 2019 - April 2022

  • Calculating / negotiating and delivering renewal terms.
  • Maintained high levels of existing business retention.
  • Maintained comprehensive knowledge of insurance products.
  • Use of extensive product knowledge to tailor policies that meet client requirements.
  • Providing support for team & acting as point of contact for any referrals.
  • Cross referencing external policy documents to ensure information we hold for the client is accurate.

SENIOR ACCOUNT HANDLER & SALES April 2022 - Present

  • Sales of Motor Trade Road Risks insurance policies.
  • Calculating / negotiating and delivering renewal terms.
  • Administrative support.
  • Carrying out validation on New Business clients.
  • Distribute & monitor Account Handlers workload - emails, diaries, processing.
  • Assisting with training for new employees.
  • Motivating the team to achieve targets and meet KPI targets.
  • Maintaining CRM database to accurately store records of interactions with clients.
  • Maintaining high levels of existing business retention.
  • Assisting customers using product knowledge and service expertise.
  • Handled diary & inbox management for smooth-running administration processes.
  • Provided administrative support to senior staff, enabling them to freely handle high-importance tasks.
  • Monitor & manage direct debit default cases.
  • Process cancellations.

Education

Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon
/2004 - /2009

East Surrey College
Redhill
10.2009 - 02.2011

Cert CII

Skills

  • Organised multitasker
  • Time management skills
  • Attention to detail
  • IT skills
  • Data input & arrangement
  • Account management
  • Verbal & written communication skills
  • Customer data protection
  • Polite phone manner
  • Customer service
  • Product knowledge
  • Client needs analysis

Timeline

Corporate & Commercial Account Handler

Howden Insurance Brokers
04.2024 - Current

Senior Account Handler & Sales

The Plan Group LTD
04.2011 - 04.2024

East Surrey College
10.2009 - 02.2011

Coloma Convent Girls' School
/2004 - /2009

Cert CII
Reegan Owens