Winnie Somuah
I am a mother of two, an entrepreneur and trying to live the dream. Looking to network and make friends. An Insurance Professional or Your Insurance Broker
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.winnsom.com |
| Industries: | Financial |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Sales |
| Location: | Long Island City |
| Groups: | 6th Annual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company, Supporting my investments |
| Tags: | business insurance, emerging business, entrepreneurs, insurance, mothers, start ups, women business, Women in Business |
FEATURED STARTUP
WinnSom Ins Agency
WinnSom Ins Agency
Your Insurance is Our Business; At WinnSom, we want you to know about your insurance.
- Startup type: Sole Proprietor
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
Have been in the Insurance industry for 12 years. Formal student of QCC and SJU.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | WinnSom Ins Agency |
| Position: | Owner/ Account Manager |
| Time period: | May 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Soliciting for new and renewal business for personal and business P&C lines of insurance
Maintaining client database Organizing, and updating client information with most recent information Coordinated information flow to resolve underwriting specifications, question, issues and policy forms. Evaluate policies, quotes, binders and endorsements for accurate or additional underwriting information Complete all special projects and assignments on a proactive basis Handles confidential information with the highest degree of professionalism Processing insurance proposals to prospective and existing customers Serve as the office manager in managing the daily workflow; phones, mails and scheduling among others. |
| Employer: | StreetWise Partners, Inc. |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Employer: | AXIS Capital Insurance |
| Position: | Sr. Underwriting Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2011 - September 2011 |
| Description: | Processed submission for new and renewal business account for the professional lawyers team
Maintained client database on underwriting workstations Organized, and updated filing system as well as facilitate the research of archived documents. Coordinated information flow to resolve underwriting specifications, question, issues and policy forms. Evaluate policies, quotes, binders and endorsements for additional underwriting information Complied with all internal policies and procedures Complete all special projects and assignments on a proactive basis Handles confidential information with the highest degree of professionalism Processed loss reports and loss policy release Processed and revising draft insurance proposals Participated in projects/assignment as needed by the team whiles providing office support functions to support the daily workflow; mails and call among others. |
| Employer: | Arch Insurance Group |
| Position: | Underwriting Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2010 |
| Description: | Processed preliminary underwriting for (FI Accts) i.e D&O, Investment Advisor and all Commercial risks
Ability to managed and prioritized multiple tasks while adhering to deadlines Assisted with account management and achievement of service goals, ranging in limits of $1M-$25M Reviewed renewal submission for technical completeness Followed up and monitoring outstanding subjectivities Processed endorsements for Aps, Rps and policies Tracked expiration dates of binders and notify underwriters for their pending expirations Proactively assisted with account management and achievement of service goals Collected, prepared and maintenance of underwriting data Ensured and Audited electronic files for efficiency and accuracy of all documentations Continued to pursue learning and personal development Collected and organized accounts for annual reinsurance audits finished Created Advisen, board analyst and SEC workups of submission for preliminary underwriting Proof read quotes, binders and policies prior to issuance |
| Employer: | MARSH & McLennan, Inc. |
| Position: | Insurance Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Provided administrative support to Account Executives and Stewardship Managers.
Maintaining client database on agency management system or applied Organized, and update filing system as well as facilitate the research of archived documents. Coordinated information flow to resolve underwriting specifications, question, issues and policy forms. Evaluate policies, quotes, binders and endorsements for additional underwriting information Complied with all internal policies and procedures Complete all special projects and assignments on a proactive basis Administer claim reports, issuing binders / certificate of insurance Handles confidential information with the highest degree of professionalism Processed loss summaries and loss policy release & prepared insurance summaries Processed and revising draft insurance proposals Opened date stamping and processed incoming mail & answered incoming calls Processed and sorted outgoing mail eg. FedEx, Messenger service and regular mail |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Member of PIA, IIABA |
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Winnie's Contacts (3)
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Franklin Mora
Director at Queens Economic Development Corporation
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Prashant Garchar
working with Bharti Airtel as a TM, MBA in Marketing & Information System, Interned at Tata Chemicals Ltd.