Wayne Thorpe Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Experienced underwriter with an interest in leadership, Technology, Underwriting Rules and Guidelines development• Risk assessment and classification of medical, financial, and non-medical risks for life & critical illness insurance ensuring decisions follow corporate and regulatory risk guidelines• Regularly exceed daily underwriting productivity targets by more than 150%• Consistent excellent audit scores• Collaborating with a process efficiency team to recommend and implement improvements in our guidelines and processes• Communicating with field offices, distributors, and advisors

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Risk Assessment and classification for Life and Critical Illness insurance ensuring decisions are in compliance with the company's corporate and regulatory risk guidelines

Kingston, Jamaica

• Supervise, train and develop Junior staff;• Assist the Chief Underwriter & Underwriting Manager to manage the implementation of underwriting projects and initiatives, and general operation;• Review life and health insurance applications for Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited and Sagicor Life of the Cayman Islands Limited; • Conduct weekly review of submissions made for reinstatements and changes;• Review all “Not Proceeded With” files and pending applications.• Participate in weekly sessions with the Chief Medical Officer to review files/documents as required;• Visit branches/brokers to reinforce underwriting fundamentals and update field force about new trends in underwriting; • Test underwriting procedures for new products and changes;• Prepare monthly departmental and productivity reports for submission to the Chief Underwriter/Manager.

Kingston, Jamaica

- Underwrite life, health and disability insurance applications with varying approval limits across Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (JMD, USD, KYD currencies)- Ensure adherence to underwriting principles and workflow procedures - Ensure quality customer service delivery to financial advisors and new business support team

Kingston, Jamaica

- Underwrite life, health and disability insurance applications with varying approval limits across Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (JMD, USD, KYD currencies)- Work independently from home to meet daily and monthly targets - Ensure adherence to underwriting principles and workflow procedures - Ensure quality customer service delivery to financial advisors and new business support team

Albuquerque, New Mexico

- Alternate to the President on official business to the UNM administration, the Board of Regents, and the public- Supervise office staff- Manage the budget- Oversee the executive branch in conjunction with the President- Lobby on behalf of student priorities to New Mexico State Legislators- Hold voting and regular membership on several university committees advocating on behalf of students

University Of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Research Assistant to Drs. Ryan and Katherine Jacobson facilitating social behavior laboratory studies and writing an independent research proposal on gossip in the workplace. - Conducting research lab sessions- Contributing to weekly research discussions- Collaborating with other RAs for the effective running of the lab

Albuquerque, New Mexico

- Currently formulating a retention strategy for call center operations- Collaborate with members of staff on special projects- Administer computer-based assessments to job applicants- Pre-screen job applicants - Conduct exit interviews- File room management and audit

Kingston, Jamaica

Main duty: Assess life and health insurance risk - Conceptualized and implemented a one-stop resource website for financial advisors - Facilitated the implementation of an electronic workflow processing system - Coordinated and facilitated numerous training sessions for financial advisors - Facilitated several customer service training sessions company-wide for admin staff - Designed various cost-saving initiatives that resulted in increased profits and efficiency - Train and orient colleagues in the use of new technologies

Kingston, Jamaica

Main duty: Assess life and health insurance risk - Implemented several efficiency initiatives resulting in reduced processing time and costs - Coordinated and executed team activities resulting in strong team morale and cohesion - Consistently exceeded work targets and goals by more than 180% - Redesigned and created application forms

Kingston, Jamaica

Main duty: Process health and life applications for submission to Underwriters - Revamped several processing steps resulting in reduced turnaround/response times - Converted reporting data from manual to electronic process - Consistently exceeded work targets and goals by more than 200%

Kingston, Jamaica

Main duty: Process and issue "instant contract" life and health insurance - Revamped several processing steps resulting in reduced turnaround/response times - Converted reporting data from manual to electronic process - Consistently exceeded work targets and goals by more than 200%

Kingston, Jamaica

- Coordinated the compilation of her edited book Engendering Caribbean History: Cross-Cultural Perspectives- Delivered manuscript five months in advance of publisher deadline

Mba, Operations And Marketing Management

Activities and Societies: UNM Toastmasters, UNM Rotaract Club and GPSA Elections ChairCompleted the Master of Business Administration.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Management Studies, Human Resouces Management

Activities and Societies: Quality Leadership Programme, Editor-In-Chief - Campus Beat (The Official Student Newspaper of the Guild.

Certificate, Principles And Practices Of Project Management

Short course in the principles and practices of project management. Requirement for pursuit of the project management professional (PMP).

High School Diploma, Business/Arts

Activities and Societies: Interact Club, Student's Council, Sixth Form Association, Debating Society.Graduated with a high school diploma.