Laura Ayers Email & Phone Number

Hudson, Oh, Us

United States

Manage CL Auto and Small Business Insurance Strategic Expansion Team

Small Business Insurance Analytics- Demonstrated exceptional leadership by coaching and motivating direct reports and team members, enhancing their analytical capabilities, technical skills, and driving professional development growth.- Led a team in providing high-quality, proactive, insightful analyses and dashboard visualizations resulting in high-impact business decision making and enhanced user experience.- Initiated and developed a new partnership with an underserved customer group, expanding the team's scope and delivering added value through analytical deep dives.- Improved data quality and reporting processes, making them more user-friendly and insight-forward, which facilitated better decision-making and operational efficiency.- Acted as a President of Professional Development Committee for companywide Analyst Professional Group (APG) for 2 years, planning and ensuring record-high attendance for professional development events and fostering an inclusive and engaging community.

Mayfield Heights, Oh

Small Business Insurance Analytics

Mayfield Village, Oh

Personal Lines Agency Analytics

Mayfield Village, Oh

Personal Lines Agency Analytics

Chicago, Il

Leverage advanced technical and analytic skills for the analysis of large volumes of executive agency compensation data to isolate trends, identify data relationships, develop conclusions and prepare reports submitted to Senior-Level Management, Investors, and the State of New York Department of Insurance. Reporting ranges from monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive monitoring reports, ad hoc requests from Senior-Level Management, New York Market Conduct, New York Regulation 194, Multi-Year Compensation Summary, and Monthly Investors Compensation Dashboard. Design compensation tracking reports in SAS, strategically develop framework and approach, and effectively communicate compensation information and changes to management and field employees.Administer compensation programs, including calculation of field compensation bonuses, coordination of payment with Commission Accounting, and adherence to company guidelines and communication of results to the field.Collaborate with Information Technology, Finance and Accounting departments to assist in designing business requirements, developing test cases, and implementing activities associated with the transfer to a new compensation system.Create and modify process and overview documents for all reporting completed to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and validity of compensation documentation and routinely providing audits, including the SOX Compliance Audits.

Northlake, Il

Within three months, successfully launched and lead Commission Hotline support for sales management and 1,000+ sales contractors across 76 markets.Gathered large amounts of data from Oracle database, analyze key performance metrics, submit pay to payroll, and communicate with each market the weekly and monthly incentive compensation, training compensation, and revenue goals.Identified complex compensation issues, define and confirm resolutions with all levels within corporate departments and market management, and communicate detailed, strategic answers within a 24-48 hour deadline.Mastered business operations, effectively negotiated with sales contractors, and ensured proper communication of commission structure with sales contractors, trainers, and managers resulting in a reduction of commission adjustments, increased margin and sales contractor retention.