Rini Fernandes, Insurance and Risk Officer

Rini Fernandes

Insurance and Risk Officer

Damas Jewellery

Location
New Zealand
Education
Bachelor's degree, Physics and IT
Experience
14 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 7 Months

Insurance and Risk Officer at Damas Jewellery
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2012

Insurance: \n \n1. Prepare, manage and place insurance quotations and coverage’s required for the company on a timely basis. \n2. Review policies for accuracy and coverage. Order policy changes as required providing adequate and necessary coverage for new locations and exposures. \n3. Ensure requests for Certificates of Insurance and other items are processed on a timely basis. \n4. Constantly improve and update procedures and processes to ensure excellent delivery of all insurance services. \n5. Assist in the annual renewal process for Corporate Insurance. \n6. Assist in claims management and reporting as required. \n7. Communicate with legal department for both contract reviews and any claims assistance they may require. \n8. Work co-operatively with broker to deliver excellent quality service. \n \nFinancial Responsibility: \n \n1. Review insurance/broker invoices. Investigate inconsistencies and high values for appropriateness. \n2. Ensure projects are charged for insurance as per quotation/agreement. \n3. Work with Finance to achieve target budget results.

Medical Insurance Officer at Southern Cross Healthcare Society
  • New Zealand
  • February 2010 to February 2011

Area of Expertise:
 Extended high level of customer service and support to all internal and external stakeholders
 Ensured prompt and professional responses to requests from members / clients in relation to claims and approvals
 Effectively managed risk through appropriate verification of eligibility and pre-existing conditions coverage relating to members chosen plan
 Underwrite / Incorporate undeclared pre-existing conditions in members’ policy
 Handled complex enquiries or enquiries relating to new medical technology in coordination with the team knowledge specialist, team leader, medical assessment team and/or clinical operations

Achievements:
 Top Performer who consistently achieved monthly KPI’s and received bonuses as rewards.
 Promoted from Level 2 within 6 months to handle orthopaedic, spinal, neurological and gynaecological cases.
 Promoted to Level 3 in the following 3 months and handled cases related to cardiac and vascular approvals.
 Recommended / Nominated by immediate management for the role of Medical Assessor.

Helpdesk Support - Customer Service at iiNet Internet Service Provider
  • New Zealand
  • April 2008 to December 2009

 Responded in a highly proactive and timely manner to all calls received by the Service Desk
 Provided fast and accurate solutions to user problems, including: Internet, Phone, Email, Web, Desktop, Networking etc
 Maintained a Help-Desk log and ensured timely follow-up actions and escalation processes were carried out as required
 Assisted in the resolution of user and support issues across company sites to ensure timely distribution of knowledge and positive impact on customer satisfaction
 Anticipated and kept users informed of any problems or system outages
 From time to time worked on projects aimed at specific problems or objectives and managed them to resolution with a small team from the rest of I.T.
 Promoted to Level 2 Support and Supervised / Coached new employees
 Consistently achieved KPI’s and earned Rewards and Recognition

Education

Bachelor's degree, Physics and IT
  • at University of Mumbai
  • July 2006

Specialties & Skills

Customer Facing
Insurance Claims
Insurance
Customer Driven
People Skills
Microsoft Office

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

Chartered Insurance Institute
  • Normal
  • May 2013

Training and Certifications

Certificate in Insurance (Training)
Training Institute:
Chartered Insurance Institute
Date Attended:
October 2013