Michael Drager Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Responsibilities- Provide monthly reporting analysis on product lines and top accounts- Design programs for analysis using VBA and R to increase accuracy and efficiency- Assist with pricing analysis for existing lines of business and individual clients- Support development of forms and rates for state filings- Support new product development initiatives- Contribute to quarterly and annual loss reserve analysesAccomplishments- Unemployment claim letter automation program saved 116 work hours per month during pandemic- Implemented quarterly reporting one-pagers of key finance companies to assist the leadership team with key analytics- Streamlined profit share file with programming automation to increase accuracy and efficiency- Automated the deferred acquisition cost spreadsheet to increase accuracy and efficiency- Finalized the pricing/refund calculation tool and took over responsibilities of review process

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Responsibilities- Lead case underwriting department, report directly to CEO- Support aggressive annual sales goals through competitive pricing- Facilitate quarterly pricing audit, analyze data, and report to CEO - Analyze lost case feedback, present competitive data to sales and underwriting- Update pricing model based on process changes and business strategy, increase financial accuracy- Price all small and medium size life insurance groups- Present at quarterly company meetings and monthly management meetings- Reduce cycle time and improve quality through process changesAccomplishments- Achieved 99.3% pricing audit accuracy, exceeding department goal of 98.5%- Met internal cycle time goal on 98.9% of cases, exceeding department goal of 95%- Exceeded new sales revenue goal by 10.3% in 2017 and 35.6% in 2016- Hired and trained five employees- Completed over 40 key projects, which reduced proposal cycle time, increased quality, and served as a function of training- Attended Group Underwriting Association of America conferences in 2017 and 2016- Presented status reports during three annual meetings with our disability partner company, addressed the CEO and Vice Presidents of each company

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

- Provided risk analysis to 311 group term life insurance RFPs- Completed transfer of Disability Sales Assistant role from a partner company- Assumed leadership of the department prior to promotion- Promoted to supervisor within one year of employment

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics

High School Diploma