I am a detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously to streamline and promote organizational efficiency.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
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Work History
Manager of Operations - Group Credit Operation
Tokio Marine Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad
09.2022 - Current
Head of Group Credit Operation Team. Leading and overseeing end-to-end group credit applications and ensuring complete preparation of policies in line with the company's laid down policies.
NEW BUSINESS
Oversee new business administration operations for the group credit department. My teams are responsible for the data entry of proposal forms received from Banca/Banker, the issuance of requirements, and the verification of requirements received.
From time to time, revisit existing processes for streamlining and automation with bank partner RHB/ IT team, / Product team / underwriting team, / the actuarial team.
PENDER MANAGEMENT
Monitored pender daily to ensure pending cases are well attended and resolved to speed up the issuance for APE
Monitored and provided regular feedback to Third Party Provided (Dytan Health OnLine) on their service performance ( Monthly reports and quarterly meetings to ensure expectations and issues are addressed on time )
PREMIUM CONTROL
Performed Bank reconciliation on the unmatched premium from finance, handle batches of payment defaults, short payments with bank partners, and work with the sales support team.
Monitoring and housekeeping the premium suspend account to minimal.
POLICY SERVICING
Monitored and ensured the policy servicing process, policy cancellation, policy surrender, assignment, reinstatement, and alteration/endorsement within the stipulated TAT.
From time to time, revisit existing processes for streamlining and automation with bank partner RHB.
CUSTOMER SERVICING
Monitored group credit mailbox ( groupCR@tokiomarinelife.com.my) ensure the emails are attended within SLA
Internal inquiries and external inquiries attended on timely manners
SYSTEM
Performed the BCP testing for the admin team on a yearly basis.
I am currently in charge of e-invoices for group credit customer implementation. From discussion with various teams ( Finance, IT , bank partners , actuarial, product team, and compliance ) to ensure smooth implementation before 1st August.
Handling ongoing project enhancement and improvement on document scanning ( EDMS ) , BPM ( Business Process Management ) Workflow , e-invoice , website customer portal ( New ) , external enhancement with RHB ( FLASH , CREST ) system on a straight-through process.
Work closely with RPA ( Robotic Process Automation ) team to reduce manual and repetitive work. Example : issuance of policies, surrender data entry process, and monthly report generation to bank partners.
MANAGEMENT
Recognized and determined trends in problem occurrence or workflow, referring upward for further investigation where appropriate.
Continuously review and update or document administrative rules and processes for effective and efficient operations of the section.
Strong engagement with the partnership distribution team to act as a liaison between underwriting and sales force to expedite the issuance.
Reviewed the Standard Operating Procedure for all admin processes under my care.
Monthly meeting with RHB operation team from drafting slides, hosting the session until minutes preparation.
PIC to host and organize quarterly meetings with the RHB management team and TMLM Head of Department ( Joint Committee Meeting ) on all departmental operational issues.
Manager of Operations
Prudential Malaysia Life Assurance
09.2008 - 09.2022
Handled the banking channel ( Standard chartered Bank , Alliance bank, UOB bank) obtained the necessary requirements and sufficient information for proposal underwriting and pending documents for issuance.
Relieved teammate as and when required to ensure the service level is well maintained.
Managed and handled inquiries and complaints on timely manners. From receiving to resolving the complaint, a better customer experience needed to smooth the communication process between the company and the customer.
I kept the team updated with business process changes , supported the team, and listened to their issues.
I served as Manager In-Charge for one month to strategize resource planning, case distribution, and reporting for the whole New Business, Underwriting, and Endorsement (NBEUW) sections, a mini-contest’ to boost energy and productivity for the team.
Had the non-Jet underwriting skills to smooth the entire customer service experience. Had endorsement skills to assist during critical periods when team members were required.
Appointed to handle the data cleansing project from providing scenarios of impact,gaps,analysis, and implementation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Computer Science
Tunku Abdul Rahman College
Kuala Lumpur
04.2001 -
Accomplishments
PRUDENTIAL - Provided good service to bancassurance channel customers and bankers. Enhancement on the reporting and follow-up process flow. Excellent in planning and training new staff
TOKIO MARINE – Managed to smooth the process and cleared the backlog during the critical period ( resignation of staffs )
Software
Microsoft Excel / Words / Visio / PowerPoint / PowerBI / PowerQuery