zahid latif, Undewriting Manager

zahid latif

Undewriting Manager

Amana Cooperative Insurance Company

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Diploma, Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management
Experience
14 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 8 Months

Undewriting Manager at Amana Cooperative Insurance Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since March 2014

Technical head of medical department, responsible for profitable growth of the medical business with efficient risk assessment
▪ Adeptly administered medical insurance underwriting and operations, including claims and policy administration as well. Successfully managing smooth operations of all functions of medical department
▪ Capably handling reporting to senior management with production, claims and policy performance reports on required basis. Proficiently maintained turned around time defined in service level agreement

Pre-authorization Medical Specialist at Sanad insurance & re-insurance company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2009 to March 2014

Answer calls from physician offices, hospitals, and patients using exemplary customer service skills.

Accurately enter required information (non-clinical and structured clinical data) into computer database.

Review structured clinical data matching it against specified medical terms and diagnoses or procedure codes (without the need for interpretation) and follow established procedures for authorizing request or referring request for further review.

Attach incoming information to I Care database and follow established procedures for distributing information for further review.

Call hospitals for discharge dates as needed.

Refer callers to benefit departments of correct claims administrator when requesting benefit information.

Maintain patient confidentiality as defined by state, federal and company regulations.

Establish effective rapport with other employees, professional support service staff, customers, clients, patients, families, and physicians.

Actively support departmental and corporate strategic plans and ensure successful implementation.

Decoding Approval by utilizing WHO certified ICD 10 System

Education

Diploma, Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management
  • at American Health Insurance Plan
  • September 2015

Healthcare Management

Diploma, Healthcare Antifraud Associate
  • at American Health Insurance Plan
  • August 2015

Completed Healthcare Antifraud Associate (HCAFA). Subjects Healthcare Fraud Part 1 & 2 Medical Identity Theft Webinar New areas of legal Risk

Diploma, Healthcare Management
  • at American Health Insurance Plan
  • August 2015

Healthcare Management

Diploma, Healtcare Customer Service Associate
  • at American Health Insurance Plan
  • August 2015

Heatlcare Customer Service Strategies

Diploma, Health Insurance Associate
  • at American Health Insurance Plan
  • June 2015

Completed Health Insurance Associate (HIA) from American Health Insurance Plan (AHIP)

Diploma, Certificate In Health & Protection
  • at The Chartered insurance institute London UK
  • May 2014

Requirements Insurance Legal and Regularity (IF1) Health products (IF7) Private Medical Insurance (P64)

Diploma, Insurance foundation cetificate Exam
  • at Institute of Banking
  • May 2012

I am holding IFCE (Insurance foundation cetificate Exam),

Higher diploma, General & Health Insurance, Claims, Underwriting, Takaful
  • at Chartered Insurance Institute
  • April 2012
Bachelor's degree, Arts & Humanity
  • at Bahauddin Zakaria University
  • September 2007

Specialties & Skills

Health Insurance
Insurance Claims
Customer Service
Insurance Fraud
Healthcare Management
Medical Terminology
Claims Auditing & Quality Check
Claims Handling
ICD 10 Coding
Medical Underwriting
General Insurance claims
Health Insurance
Health Insurance Claims
General Insurance
Reimbursement claims
Medicaid
Medical Claims Specialist
Health care customer service
Health Insurance Claims
Fraud and Abuse
Health care Frauds
Healthcare Anti Fraud
Medical Identity Theft
Healthcare Customer Service

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Charted Insurance Institute London
  • Member
  • March 2012

Training and Certifications

Six Sigma Master Implementer Certification (Certificate)
Complaince anti fraud & money laundering and combacting terrorism financing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2013
Valid Until:
December 2013

Hobbies

  • Playing Cricket, Browsing Internet, Music