Aflac

Customer Care Advocate

Aflac

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $37,440 - $55,000 per year

Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Handles inquiries involving group coverage, including life, disability, absence, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident, focusing on policy information, claims, medical underwriting, and continuation of coverage
  • Handles initial claim reporting and ongoing claim questions via telephone and non-phone channels of work
  • Interacts with internal/external business partners, including insureds and claimants, in a professional, productive, and positive manner
  • Meets established departmental quality, service, phone metric, and productivity objectives
  • Prepares documents, communications and other materials using established formats and standard software
  • Resolves standard and complex inquiries and problems, utilizing soft skills to meet customer needs and tailor the interaction to the specific customers, style, speed and situation
  • Ability to work under minimal supervision in an unscripted call environment, gather and analyze information from a diverse set of resources, internal job aids, and individuals to fully understand and resolve a problem; proactively anticipate needs and prioritize action steps utilizing critical thinking skills
  • Liaises with internal and external customers to exchange information, clarify facts, and resolve queries and/or problems efficiently
  • Provides feedback and recommendations to the team to improve the quality of customer care
  • Follows procedures to ensure adherence to the company´s risk and compliance policies
  • Assists co-workers with knowledge and support
  • Adherence to assigned shift based on business needs; mandatory overtime during Peak Periods/Shift Work/Holiday Work, as required
  • Other duties as assigned by Team Manager or other member of Management team

Requirements

  • Insurance industry knowledge
  • Demonstrated independent, criical thinking
  • Proficiency with windows-based software applications
  • Proven ability to navigate through multiple systems and applications
  • Proficiency with Microsoft office suite of products including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Proficiency in keyboarding skills
  • Detail oriented
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Data entry experience
  • Demonstrated practical understanding of how processes and systems in own area of work relate to the management of risk and compliance
  • Demonstrated commitment to corporate and service values through actions and behaviors
  • Takes accountability for participating in the performance management cycle
  • Takes action to improve performance on the job and to manage own personal development
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • 1+ years of contact center or customer service experience
  • Or an equivalent combination of education and experience