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About Me

I am a Reinsurance Business Analyst for the leading U.S. based surplus lines insurer, Lexington Insurance. My job consists mostly of contract and project management.

In my free time I volunteer for Fairy DogParents (fairydogparents.org) managing their facebook fan page, writing and editing, and e-mail marketing. I also enjoy volunteering for Little Brothers for the Elderly (boston.littlebrothers.org) in Jamaica Plain. Recently, I started a pet website/blog called TheStannyDiaries.com, about my adventures with my disabled dog, Stanley.

Work History

• Lexington Insurance (Chartis)
• Reinsurance Business Analyst
• September 2010 to Present

•  Provide analytical, documentation, treaty placement support and project management for department, liaising with internal and external resources, on combined 60+ treaty placements annually-new and renewal business
   Analyze existing systems, processes and workflows to identify needs and implement changes for users and management.
   Continue contract and document management, drafting and implementation of treaty terms both operational and accounting.

• Lexington Insurance (Chartis)
• Reinsurance Coordinator
• March 2008 to September 2010

•  Contract Management, timely approval and execution of 60+ Reinsurance Treaties with limits up to $1.5 billion.
   Uphold internal compliance and Regulatory requirements, including execution and filing deadlines required by state Department of Insurance. Maintain corporate documentation for compliance and auditing purposes.
   Work with various Intermediaries and Reinsurers on contract negotiation and creative solutions to contractual issues.

• Unum Corporation
• Disability Benefits Specialist
• July 2006 to March 2008

•  Claims administration of 50-60 disability claimants, each holding between 1-10 policies across different blocks of business. Required a working knowledge of Unum disability products, policies and contracts.
   Determined liability through investigation, research, and analysis (medical, occupational, and financial). Identify and resolve issues relating to claim information.
   Employed basic medical and technical claims skills, an understanding of claim practices and legal procedures, and provided excellent customer service while resolving conflict and managing difficult situations appropriately.

• Data Intensity
• Telesales Representative
• November 2005 to July 2006

•  Worked within specified territory, to identify, qualify, and pursue leads in a strategic manner to support two outside sales representatives.
   Generated new business through prospecting, research, cold calling, networking and relationship building. Able to identify prospects by utilizing numerous sources including, but not limited to, job boards, blogs, networking websites, and articles.
   Presented managed services for enterprise databases and applications ( Oracle and PeopleSoft)

Education

• University of Massachusetts at Lowell
• BA, Political Science
• 2003 - 2005

• *Internship for Representative Patricia Walrath, Boston State House
  *Minor in History
  *Dean's List

• University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
• Political Science
• 2001 - 2003

• *Chancellor’s List
  *Dean’s List
  *Teaching Assistant to Professor Kenneth Manning
  *Academic Award at Honors Convocation-highest GPA for Political Science Department-Class of 2005
  *Chancellor’s Academic Scholarship
  *Commonwealth Scholarship Honors Program
  *Invitation to the UMass Dartmouth Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society

• Harvard University Extension School
• 2010 -

• Recently completed-Writing for PR and Marketing (graduate level)

• University of Massachusetts Boston
• 2011 -

• Recently completed-Lifespan Human Development (graduate level)
  Currently enrolled in Counseling Theory and Practice I-Fall 2011