Will Ott Email & Phone Number

High volume homeowners claims adjuster; handled a variety of claim types including but not limited to water/plumbing, roofs wind/hail, lightning, and other claim types; both PA/Attorney represented and non-represented files; inside remote desk role working all claims in from beginning of assignment to the resolution while contacting, updating and coordinating with: insureds, public adjusters, attorneys with mediation or releases, field adjusters, contractors; mitigation vendors, agents, and others; analyzes and notates entire claim files interpreting policy coverages for many loss categories and making final coverage decisions investigating cause of loss, and issuing final payments; writes and/or collaborates on estimates using Xactanalysis and Xactimate; recognizes and refers files to SIU and also UW risks, subrogation, and denials; adjusts reserves and investigates appropriate coverage lines available on policies and their endorsements; investigates and notates all data to support any claimed loss; utilizes numerous office software platforms as listed in my UPC duties also including ImageRight, Policy Center, GuideWire systems+. Declined permanent offer to pursue position with a business model based in insurance.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Very large inventory/high volume auto claims including limited Bodily Injury claims; handles claims from beginning of assignment to resolution, moderate to complex liability investigations, over 40 states are on their portfolio and maintaining policy; GuideWire Claim Center, Policy Center; all duties of Progressive and other auto claims roles - full claim handlingReason for Leaving: The company had a concerning financial outlook and so I am devoting my time to finding a role with a company with more stable financials. Also, this was an in-person position hybrid only and I am wanting to go back to a fully remote position like I had for almost two years with UPC Insurance.

Remote

Employed: February 8, 2021 – September 21, 2022; For the time in-between this role and my roles with Progressive, I had the chance to travel the country (and during that time, the pandemic began as well).Reason for leaving: UPC Insurance had an incredible claims organization and I gained very valuable claims experience, but their CAT-based underwriting portfolio after 23 years finally was deeply impacted by the increasingly severe storms in recent years. The company's vision: "To be the premier provider of property insurance in catastrophe-exposed areas" proved to be an extremely difficult portfolio for their bottom line/net income, and the company announced an "orderly-runoff" of their HO policies. I respectfully resigned, and the managers supported staff adjusters to do so.Duties: High volume multi-state homeowners claims adjuster; handled both PA/Attorney represented and non-represented homeowners claim files; inside permanently remote desk role working all claims from beginning of assignment to the resolution while contacting, updating and coordinating with insureds, Public Adjusters, Attorneys and mediation, releases, etc., field adjusters, contractors; mitigation vendors, agents, and others; analyzes and notates entire claim files interpreting policy coverages for many loss categories and making final coverage decisions investigating cause of loss, and issuing final payments; writes and/or collaborates on estimates; recognizes and refers files to SIU and also UW risks, subrogation, and denials; complied with the multi-state legal, statutory and regulatory requirements; adjusts reserves and investigates appropriate coverage lines available on policies and their endorsements; investigates and notates all data to support any claimed loss; utilizes numerous office software platforms including estimating software (Katana Claims System, Xactimate, Xactanalysis, and others), Microsoft Office Suite, and many other web-based systems

Tigard, Or

High volume customer auto accident Personal Injury Claims up to a rolling average of 150-200 claims inventory each given month; Reviews and researches the policy contract, regulation, injury causation/mechanism of injury to make coverage decisions; identifies, reviews and researches wage loss expenses and documentation for payment consideration; interprets medical records and understands medical terminology regarding injuries; injury causation may involve following up with a provider and/or securing medical records/bills and ultimately recognizing the need for an independent medical exam; keep insureds, attorneys and medical providers up to date and honor commitments to follow up for current file status; understands how to recognize the potential exposure of a claim and adjust reserves accordingly; investigates coverage, liability, fraud, injury causation and subrogation issues; follows HIPAA/federal and state regulations

Tigard, Or

High volume auto accident claims up to a rolling average of 70 claims each given month; first and foremost, to provide the best customer service to our insureds and claimants involved in auto accidents; I was selected for the total loss designate role specializing in resolving complex liability investigations and total loss property damage claims; I was successful in this role with resolving casualty claims at/or exceeding the company’s objectives while also maintaining company values and standards; In April 2018, I was selected to move into the medical claims adjuster role within the claims organization specializing in personal injury protection coverage

10375 Park Meadows Dr #650, Littleton, Co 80124

Duties: Served as a sales and underwriter representative for all personal lines of insurance including but not limited to auto, home, umbrella, boat, RV policies; reviewed, developed and screened all risks; successfully passed insurance licensing exams; worked with the UDE, Policy Center and other software systems all simultaneously; quoted and sold new policies. I also discussed and processed changes to new and existing/renewal policies, created and edited official Amica documents to send to clients and affiliate companies.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Duties: Transitioned by lateral promotion from managing low delinquency accounts to managing high risk accounts. This position required substantial attention to detail and a wide use of multiple servicing systems within Ford Credit, as well as important coordination of efforts to retrieve accounts payable through a wide array of different methods including phone and e-mail. Use of debt management and account servicing systems was essential.

Duties: Worked directly with the corporate implementation of the Ultipro HR administration system; processed benefit system enrollments and changes for employees; assisted with 401k and QMCSO paperwork; explained benefit system processes and benefit plans via telephone and also worked with Outlook e-mail communicating directly with employees