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Asad Alam, Head of Department - Life Insurance

Asad Alam

Head of Department - Life Insurance·Wafa Insurance Company

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 11 months

Head of Department - Life Insurance

April 2015 - Present

Wafa Insurance Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2015 - Present

I Joined Wafa Insurance Company in April 2015 as Head of Life Insurance to look after the Life and Personal
Accident Department as administration and as promotion of life portfolio
Responsibilities:
 Established and Managed Protection and saving Department
 Obtained approvals from SAMA & Shari’a from Sharia Board on life insurance products
 Negotiated, refined & signed Treaties of all products i.e. Group Life, Ind. Life, Group PA, Credit Life and
Critical illness (standalone)
 Developed 3 new products i.e. School benefits, simplified CI - Cardio for Men and Breast Cancer for
Women
 Developed manuals and policy procedures for all products
 Designed system for all products under life department
 Developed, maintained and enhanced underwriting methods and techniques, which achieved
underwriting integrity in cost-effective manner
 Systemized all the process in life department i.e. sales, field underwriting and reinsurance etc.
 Offered and Sold Life insurance products to corporates and individuals.
 Built and Introduced mobile sales department for on-spot sales of life products.
 Managed & trained a team of 10 mobiles sales girls, 10 sales agents and 5 tele sales reps.
 Developed and implemented successful sales strategies that led to the team exceeding sales goals on
monthly basis
 Developed and maintained loyal client data base which increased sales volume tremendously
 Achieved around 40 corporate clients and 5000+ individual policies within 3 years only.
 Improved sales policies and practices. Defined the sales cycle, created accurate job descriptions and
developed standards for customer relationship management.
 Monitored individual performance results and engaged in timely coaching sessions when necessary
 Designed all kind of reports in systems i.e. daily production, reinsurance bordereaux and earned and
unearned premium reports to minimize manual work. Generated 32 different reports from system
 Introduced products to market. i.e. direct clients and Broker
 Designed broker portal/sales portal for sales agents for issuing policies/preparing quotation on-spot up
to certain limits
 Prepared presentations to producers, clients and management including video presentation
 Designed Corporate saving plans.
 Performed profit testing and projections for the new products developed in life department

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Management

Insurance Underwriter

January 2008 - April 2015

Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance Company (SAICO)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2008 - April 2015

I joined SAICO in January 2008 as an underwriter life insurance, responsible for underwriting, sales support and assisting underwriting manager
Responsibilities:
 Examined documents to determine risk
 Involved in negotiating Group Life Insurance treaty with Reinsurers
 Involved in corporate sales
 Explained company underwriting policies to field representatives, medical personnel and others
 Prepared Life, Credit Life and P.A. insurance proposals
 Visited brokers and prospective customers
 Wrote and kept detailed records of policies
 Evaluated applications for insurance policies and assessed the degree of risk
 Calculated possible risk and determined appropriate premium
 Wrote policies and various reports
 Financial reporting
 Budgeting
 Evaluated and Processed Death and Disability Claims.
 Prepared presentations to producers, clients and management of Life and P.A. products
 Assisted sales agents by visiting clients and helping in closing deals.
 Prepared Reinsurance bordereaux
 Calculated FAC and RI premiums and presented to RIs

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Administration

Insurance Coordinator

July 2007 - December 2007

Saudi Oger

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

July 2007 - December 2007

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Administration

insurance coordinator

July 2007 - December 2007

Saudi Oger systems

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

July 2007 - December 2007

Reported Claims
 Maintained records of paid and outstanding claims
 Visited Broking companies to get Insurance Quotations

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Administration

Education

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

December 2007

December 2007

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Pakistan

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

November 2009 May 2011 November 2013 LOMA Level 1 - Insurance Fundamentals Life Office Management Institute, LOMA, USA ALMI with Honors (Associate Life Management Institute - with high distinction) Life Office Management Institute, LOMA, USA FLMI with Honors (Fellow Life Management Institute - with high distinction) Life Office Management Institute, LOMA, USA by clearing the following 10 professional courses:  Principles of Insurance  Insurance Co. Operations  Insurance Administration  Insurance Marketing  Accounting and financial reporting in Life insurance companies  Business and financial concepts for life insurance professionals  Business Law for financial Service professionals  Operational Excellence in Financial Services  Risk Management and Product Design for Insurance Companies  Institutional Investing: Principles and Practices May 2009 May 2009 December 2017 Certificate of Symposium on Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Mishari Hospital – May 11, 2009 with Robert Rosenthal MD (Children’s Hospital Boston with Harvard Medical School Certificate of Symposium on Pediatric shock in the ICU Dr. AbdulRahman Al Mishari Hospital –with Rana Sharara-Chami MD (Children’s Hospital Boston with Harvard Medical School) Leadership, Teamwork and Decision Making Meirc Training and consulting – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Skills

Training
Expert
Training
Expert
Product Development
Expert
Product Development
Expert
Underwriting
Expert
Underwriting
Expert
Sales
Expert
Sales
Expert
Insurance
Expert
Insurance
Expert
SALES
Expert
SALES
Expert
CREDIT
Expert
CREDIT
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Expert
INSURANCE
Expert
INSURANCE
Expert
POLICY ANALYSIS
Expert
POLICY ANALYSIS
Expert
PRESENTATION SKILLS
Expert
PRESENTATION SKILLS
Expert
ADMINISTRACIóN DE BENEFICIOS
Expert
ADMINISTRACIóN DE BENEFICIOS
Expert
COACHING
Expert
COACHING
Expert
CRM
Expert
CRM
Expert
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
Expert
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
Expert

Social profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website

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Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Associate Life Management Institute
Fellow life management institute

Hobbies

  • Sports