PRINCE OWUSU SEKYERE
Etobicoke,ON
Summary
Enthusiastic and self-motivated licensed insurance professional with a legal background and strong understanding of Management and Professional Liability coverages for Financial Institutions. Seeking opportunity in innovative and forward-thinking organization to contribute to its success while forging a long-term and rewarding career. Result-oriented and quick learning, dedicated to continuously expanding knowledge and skills in insurance industry to provide exceptional service to clients.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Risk Insurance Broker
Hunters International Insurance
10.2021 - Current
- Manage and service a book of business consisting of about 40 medium to large Financial Institutions and FinTech accounts whose policies include Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Professional Liability, Fidelity Bonds, Commercial office package policies, as well as Cyber liability coverages
- Evaluate and analyze underwriting information, including financial statements, obtained from insureds for renewals to ensure all changes in risk exposure are correctly addressed
- Work directly with and report to the Vice President of our Business Risk Practice on new business which involves participating in discovery phone calls with prospects to understand their risk exposure, recommend correct product, gather the needed information before approaching the respective markets with detailed submissions
- Build and maintain strong and mutually beneficial relationships with underwriters which help in negotiation of coverages and their associating costs while ensuring clients' satisfaction with pricing without compromising protection
- Assist clients in better understanding insurance wordings and coverages through carefully curated correspondence coupled with visually comprehensible tabular illustrations
- Conduct a thorough coverage wording review at new placements and renewals as well as during mid-term changes in risk exposure to ensure proper risk transfer
- Keep abreast of industry trends which aids in discussions with clients and negotiations with underwriters
- Process Certificates of Insurance requests
- Manage new client set up and creation of invoices in Broker Management System
Personal Risk Insurance Broker
Brokerlink
03.2021 - 10.2021
- Performed thorough frontline underwriting for new business to ascertain clients' insurance needs and eligibility whiles analyzing and comparing policies of various insurance companies to ensure their suitability for clients
- Serviced ongoing client needs, advise on insurance matters, conduct needs assessment, recommend solutions, answer inquiries, conduct care calls and process renewals
- Kept current on legislative changes in insurance and underwriting rules
Vehicle Repair Coordinator
Enterprise Rent A Car
02.2018 - 06.2020
- Managed the repairs out of service vehicles and provided clear and detailed status reports on grounded vehicles to upper management team
- Implemented the department's plans and strategies to ensure assigned geographical areas meets the monthly vehicle repair quota
- Negotiated cost effective repairs contributing significantly to cost savings of about $600K in 2019
- Proactively developed further vehicle maintenance strategies for rental branches and supervised their implementation contribution to further cost savings, with a success rate of 90%
- Built and maintained solid business relationships with maintenance vendors, approved network of body shops enabling smooth negotiations of repairs leading to above mentioned cost savings
German - English Consumer Advisor
The Lego Group
07.2016 - 08.2017
- Company Overview: United Kingdom
- Managed approximately 25 incoming calls from English and German speaking clients while managing caseload on all after sale claims
- Liaised with both internal and external departments in investigating fraud related cases and payment discrepancies
- United Kingdom
Legal Intern
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
03.2014 - 08.2014
- Company Overview: Berlin, Germany
- Successfully contributed to the firm's research project on the legal taxation issues regarding the concept of Permanent Establishments (PE) as far as the operations of foreign Real estate companies in Germany are concerned
- Took over the translations of complex and lengthy commercial contracts from German into English as required
- Berlin, Germany
Education
LL.B Honours - Law
WESTMINSTER LAW SCHOOL
London, United Kingdom07.2016
High School Diploma - Political Science, Economics and Social Science
EMIL- KRAUSE GYMNASIUM
Hamburg, Germany 07.2010
Skills
- Initiative-Driven Collaborator
- Proficient in Client Engagement
- Research
- Effective Problem Resolution
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Microsoft office
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Relationship development skills
- Time management
- Exceptional Customer Support
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
German
Native or Bilingual
Certification
Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO) License
Timeline
Business Risk Insurance Broker
Hunters International Insurance
10.2021 - Current
Personal Risk Insurance Broker
Brokerlink
03.2021 - 10.2021
Vehicle Repair Coordinator
Enterprise Rent A Car
02.2018 - 06.2020
German - English Consumer Advisor
The Lego Group
07.2016 - 08.2017
Legal Intern
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
03.2014 - 08.2014
Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO) License
LL.B Honours - Law
WESTMINSTER LAW SCHOOL
High School Diploma - Political Science, Economics and Social Science
EMIL- KRAUSE GYMNASIUM
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