Saif AbuQura, Area Manager - Dubai and Sharjah

Saif AbuQura

Area Manager - Dubai and Sharjah

Arabia Insurance Company

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Software Engineering
Experience
15 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 8 Months

Area Manager - Dubai and Sharjah at Arabia Insurance Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2018

Area Manager Dubai and Sharjah.

• Sharjah and Dubai Branch Manager.
• Head of Sales Unit Dubai and Sharjah.
• New initiatives and Projects Manager.

Head of Customer Service and business development Department at Dubai Insurance Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2014 to December 2017

• Customer service department Manager.
• Brokers Relationship Manager.
• Supervising and monitoring the quality, the performance and the results of the call center.
• Handling direct clients, shareholders and captive business.
• Managing and auditing the business development Unit (Direct and Brokers) that produced around 30 million dirhams (new Business/Non-renewal) yearly.
• Headed the automation and computerization projects such as Online Payment Portal which Managed to produce around 7 million dirhams in renewals through online renewals and increased the renewal retentions by 30% in 2015.
• Providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Conducting Internal Training for Dubai Insurance Staff on various subjects (Customer Service, Customer Experience, Complaint handling and Business writing Skills).
• CRM Project Manager/ Implementer

Business Development and Service Senior Officer at Dubai Insurance Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2011 to June 2014

• Responsible for direct clients, Shareholders business, captive business, Brokers Submissions for all lines of business.
• Managing the Travel Insurance products.
• New Products Designing and implementing new Ideas
• Preparing Monthly reports.
• Handling renewals for all lines of business.
• Customer Service functions.

Underwriting Department (Motor/General). at Dubai Insurance Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2010 to February 2011

o Studying various insurance proposals.
o Handling all aspects of commercial & personal lines including underwriting, risk analysis.
o Rating new risks.
o Negotiating terms & conditions for risk written.
o Responsible of issuing Motor insurance policies.

System Administrator. at Business Development Center-USAID
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2009 to February 2010

- Technical Support and Maintenance.
- Monitoring BDC websites such as:
www.bdc.org.jo, www.maharat.org.jo.

Customer Service Representative (CSR) at Extensya
  • Jordan - Amman
  • December 2008 to October 2009
Technical Marketing and Technical Support at Sahara for Internet Marketing and website design
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2008 to December 2008

Education

Bachelor's degree, Software Engineering
  • at University of Petra
  • September 2008
High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Islamic Educational Collage
  • July 2005

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Specialties & Skills

Client Relationship Management CRM
Underwriting
Customer Service Management
Insurance
Business Development
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS WRITING
CALL CENTER
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
CUSTOMER SERVICE
INSURANCE

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

SAM Software Asset Management Course - MCP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2007
Loss Prevention Survey Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Presented by XL-Group / Sponsored by Gulf-Re
Date Attended:
November 2012
Duration:
16 hours
Maharat Program - Marketing and Sales (Training)
Training Institute:
The Business Development Center (BDC), Founded By USAID
Date Attended:
January 2009
Duration:
155 hours
Reinsurance Course (Training)
Training Institute:
PartnerRe – Paris
Date Attended:
June 2013
Duration:
40 hours
Motor Insurance Course (Training)
Training Institute:
United Arab Emirates Business Center
Date Attended:
April 2010
Duration:
15 hours
Certified Insurance Profissional- CII (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2014
Toefl IBT Ets. (84-120) Amideast (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Toeic PBT Ets. (900-990) ALC (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Training Course/Internship (Training)
Training Institute:
Talal AbuGhazaleh Org, Amman, Jordan
Date Attended:
February 2008
Duration:
120 hours

Hobbies

  • Basketball
  • Public Speaking
  • Training