Job Description
Benefits-Customer Service-Associate III (Hybrid/Lincoln,NE)
Remote: Home Based Worker
Category: Product
Job #: 750517-en_US
Role overview
The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.
You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.
Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life’s uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we’ve thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever’s coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We’ve been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection. We are the Good Hands. We don’t follow the trends. We set them.
Job Summary:
The Customer Care Center provides customer service support, via the telephone to policyholders, agents and brokers regarding organizational products and practice by providing prompt, efficient, accurate and high quality customer service in a courteous and professional manner.
The position is responsible for answering complex customer inquiries on currently marketed health products (re-rate, complex claims) as well as currently marketed life products. The representative acts as a resource, takes complex calls as defined by the department, provides customer service and is responsible for answering incoming calls the majority of the time.
The start date for this position is on Monday, October 23rd
***Please note: Required training will be in person in Lincoln, NE October 23rd – November 22nd (9:15 AM EST – 6:00 PM EST Monday – Friday) with no approved time off during this time period.***
Shift hours after training will be 11:00 AM – 8:00PM ET.
Allstate Benefits Call Center is open Monday – Friday 8am ET – 8pm ET.
This position will eventually go remote, but the date has not been determined.
Key Responsibilities:
- Resolve routine, complex, and unique questions/issues.
- Ensure facilitation of first call resolution and customer satisfaction on all transactions handled.
- Employ probing questions and actively listen to customer issues or questions, showing interest and compassion while demonstrating empathy for the caller’s situation.
- Demonstrate accuracy in processing required work requests for, and changes to, customer policies based on the information provided.
- Working knowledge of AB products (Accident, Disability, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Cancer and Life insurance policies) and related processes and procedures.
- Explain the claims submission processes (including accepting first notice of loss, when applicable) and requirements and be able to review customer submitted forms and supporting documentation for completion.
- Handle requests regarding customer documentation (including all documents sent out by AB departments) and be able to clearly explain them (including any follow-up or additional documentation required on our customer’s part).
- Demonstrate ability to think critically and solve problems, specifically the ability to Identify and communicate interaction trends (i.e. customer concerns and feedback, opportunities for improvement) to the Leadership Team.
- De-escalate customer situations as necessary.
- Adhere to compliance regulations including HIPAA and state guidelines.
- Document customer interactions into the appropriate databases.
- Answer incoming customer calls and respond to customer requests, answers complex questions, must have the ability to the interpret a variety of policies, rules, regulations and performs a full range of customer service duties, answers customer questions, research, resolve and respond to requests
- Understand basic telecommunications and provide an advanced knowledge of products and functionality
- Provide quick, professional, precise resolution to customer issues/questions
- Enter customer request into data system, open and dispatch work orders to various department and complete call history
- Handle customer requests via fax, email or voicemail within 24 hours or 1 business day
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or GED required
- 2-3 or more years of a related experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel)
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written required.
- Fluent in Spanish strongly preferred
Functional Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel)
- Insurance background including knowledge of health insurance terminology is preferred
- Excellent computer skills, including typing proficiency, multi-tasking between online applications, working knowledge of Microsoft© products (Outlook, Excel, folders)
- Flexible and adaptable to business requirements for changes needed to service the customer
- Collaborate with peers and management on special projects and committees
- Apply good use of time management skills
- Ability to interpret and apply laws, rules and regulations.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks