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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Performed financial modeling for CAT/hurricane losses, influencing communication of ultimate loss estimates & weekly loss projections to reinsurance network. Automated claim handing performance reporting using SQL and Python; visualizing data with Looker & Google Sheets. Developed competitive intelligence analysis in Looker for executive leadership.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Developed operational analysis for the P&C Claim organization, collaborating with Property leaders to identify trends and provide insight on other key performance indicators. I assisted the transition of claim reporting to the cloud, using the Google Cloud Platform and data visualization tool Looker - establishing best practices and standards for other developers. I created dashboards shared with executive leaders providing impactful claim analysis related to catastrophic loss events. I also… Show more Developed operational analysis for the P&C Claim organization, collaborating with Property leaders to identify trends and provide insight on other key performance indicators. I assisted the transition of claim reporting to the cloud, using the Google Cloud Platform and data visualization tool Looker - establishing best practices and standards for other developers. I created dashboards shared with executive leaders providing impactful claim analysis related to catastrophic loss events. I also maintained staffing models for the majority of the organization. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Performed financial planning & operational analysis, with a focus on the internal litigation counsel and legal services teams. After a corporate reorganization significantly reduced the size of CNA's internal legal team, I developed new and impactful operations analysis - including staffing models and attorney performance reporting in Alteryx, Tableau, & Microsoft Excel. I also managed coverage counsel expense reporting, and collaborated with the legal services team to develop an invoice… Show more Performed financial planning & operational analysis, with a focus on the internal litigation counsel and legal services teams. After a corporate reorganization significantly reduced the size of CNA's internal legal team, I developed new and impactful operations analysis - including staffing models and attorney performance reporting in Alteryx, Tableau, & Microsoft Excel. I also managed coverage counsel expense reporting, and collaborated with the legal services team to develop an invoice pipeline process to significantly improve the accuracy of our forecast ($20M+ annually). Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Developed financial planning & operational analysis for P&C Claim organization. I streamlined our managed expense reporting & forecasting processes - automating tasks with Alteryx, Tableau, & Microsoft Excel. I led monthly meetings with claim leaders to discuss financial trends & insights, and collaborated with them finalize $200M+ annual budgets. I also helped transition our organization to the new Workday Finance platform, leading training sessions for both finance & operations leaders.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Performed in-depth operational analysis for CNA's life settlement subsidiary, Viaticus Inc. Collaborated with actuarial department to calculate fair value metrics, and led monthly operations review meetings with senior leadership. Recognized as a subject matter expert, I assisted senior leadership with the final sale of the business.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Maintained book of life insurance policies associated with CNA's life settlement subsidiary, Viaticus Inc. Interacting with both the insurance companies and claimants to process payments, claim benefits, and gather medical records for fair value projections.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management

Activities and Societies: Purdue Pre-Law Society, Purdue Accounting Association, Purdue Ski and Snowboard Club Concentrations: Management.

International Business

Studied business, acquired an overview of European practices, and visited with local companies and executives - CIMBA Leadership Scholar.