Dickinson, Beverly Ann Year-End Review - 2018
Manager, Claims - Recovery Organization: Claims Recovery Dir 814 (Jim Folkerts)
Manager: Jim Folkerts Location: lowa - Des Moines, 1100 Locust Street
Evaluated By: Jim Folkerts ovvor2018 - 12/31/2018
Overall Rating (Required)
Manager Overall Input
Rating: Successful
Results
What were your top Results outcomes and opportunities? (Welghted: 80% for Assoclates, 70% for
Leaders)
Manager Input Assoolate Input
Rating: Successful
Response; Response;
Additional Manager Input
People
What were your top People outcomes and opportunities? (Weighted: 20% for Associates, 30% for
Leaders)
Manager Input Assoolate Input
Rathng: Successful
Response: Response:
Additional Manager Input
Values/Compliance
Did you effectively meet the Values/Compliance expectations?
‘Add comments as appropriate,
Manager Input Associate Input
Rathng: Yes
Response: Response
Additonal Manager Input
Overall Comments
What were your overall performance highlights and opportunities for development?Manager Input
Response:
Bev had a challenging yet successful year in
2018, She started the year leading the
Vendor Team that was outsourcing the UM
Uninsured Motorist work to a vendor. Her
focus was making the team more effective
and efficient in getting this work to the
vendor while maintaining service, quality,
and engagement on her team.
In June, Bev accepted the challenge of
leading the newly formed Respondent
Axbitration Team, This involved getting all
respondent arb's routed to her team and
‘working with a new vendor, CE/ Control
Expert, on arbs that involved auto's where
we were disputing damages with adverse
carriers. As this team evolved throughout the
year, they saw workloads increase some
200% which put a lot of pressure on staffing
‘The challenge to Bev and the respondent
team in 2019 will be assisting CE with their
contentions while looking for efficiencies
gains on her team once we get staffing in
line with work volume,
Strengths:
+ Shows initiative, and is flexible when
approaching new tasks
+ Listens with an open mind
+ Thinks outside the box to find the best
solution toa particular problem
+ Development of associates (3 associate
promotions)
+ Recognizes staff for a job well done
+ Always tries to improve her arena of
work
+ Provides support during periods of
organizational change
Opportunies
+ Lwould like to see her find her voice
more in group settings
+ Look for ways to increase quality of
contentions while working with vendor
Projects
+ UM automation with vendor
+ Automated letters
+ Respondent arbitration workflows/
quality with new material damage vendor
Associate Input
In 2018, I transitioned from the Vendor Team
Manger to the Respondent Arb Team
Manager. Below are the performance
highlights for each role.
‘Vendor Team Manager (1/1/18 — 6/4/18)
Results
+ Processed an average of 1,865 / month
= 23.5% decrease from 2017
+ Responded to approx. 2,829 emails -
11% increase over 2017
+ Issued approx. 2,376 reimbursement
checks - 16% increase over 2017
+ UM Recoveries trending towards a 14%
increase over 2017
+ Eliminated pain points and
unnecessary tasks
+ Cross trained UM associates to
better manage workload
+ Updated closing report process to
eliminate unnecessary touches
+ Assumed additional responsibilities
+ Provided support to NCS for
Harleysville documents
+ E&S vendor files,
+ Leveraged technology to automate the
NCS referral process to gain greater
cofficioncies
+ Adapted NCS automated referral
process to property assignments
+ Began developing automated referral
process for E&S vendors
+ QA99.15%
People
Engagement was a significant and ongoing
challenge for the Vendor Team with
significant reorganization, office closing, staff
reductions and leadership changes that
impacted team engagement. | recognized
this as an area of opportunity and
implemented many changes to ensure that
‘our team members feel appreciated and
excited to come to work each day.+ Built out dedicated respondent arb team
from scratch’ core team
+ NAMIC
‘Thanks for a great 2018!
2019 will be a challenging year with more
change.
dentified two informal team leads ~
Bonnie Thompson and Stephanie
Shipley - who led the UM Team in my
absence; this not only improved morale,
but also demonstrated to the whole
team my commitment to their
development and my trust in their
abilities
‘Supported the engagement committee
and challenged high performer,
‘Stephanie Shipley to lead the
committee. Committee led multiple
events such as group lunches, food
days, Easter egg coloring, baby photos
contest, solar eclipse viewing party, off-
campus team outings, and holiday
party. We also recognized and
celebrate team birthdays, work
anniversaries and even personal
‘engagement
Encouraged associates to utilize the
Bravo program and to recognize each
other for going above and beyond so
that they are accountable to each other
for recognition and engagement
‘The 3 top performers moved to new
roles within the company
Cross-training of all associate, on all
systems improved flexibilty in staffing,
production during absences, and
associate engagement
For my development, | completed
Leadership Matters
Values Compliance
| consistently exhibit behaviors that in
alignment with the Nationwide values
and demonstrates commitment to
protect our members, associates, data
and culture through compliance with
applicable laws, regulations and
‘company policies,
Coordinated with compliance, business.
analysts, IT business consultants, and
legal to implement automated
Nationwide ClaimCenter letters to keep
the policyholder more informed and
satisfying compliance requirements for
California, New Jersey, New York
Texas, Utah and Washington State.
Project put on hold pending
ClaimCenter update.
QA 99.15%Respondent Arb Team Manager (6/4/18 —
12/31/18)
In 2018, the newly formed Respondent Arb
‘Team faced multiple challenges and despite
these challenges, the Team performed well
Challenges:
+ Newly formed team in 4 locations;
previously reporting to 4 leaders
+ 100% increase in new receipts within
first 90 days
+ Adverse vendor (CE) cycle time of 21
days
+ CE Contention Quality
Results
+ Decreased vendor cycle time to under
10 days
+ Implemented process to monitor new
receipts to ensure proper staffing which
identified the need for 3 additional FTE
+ Completed file reviews to determine
types of files assigned to team
+ 70% liability disputes
+ 20% damage only disputes
+ 4% Affirmative Defenses
+ 6% combination
+ Vendor Liaison
+ Attend weekly CE meetings
+ Maintain current cycle time
+ Improve arb contentions
+ Provide feedback
+ Lean Manager Advisory Council (MAC)
member
+ NAMIC representative
+ Average Daily Arb Filings 5.42 (#1 of 6
arb teams)
+ Combined LCR $13,308,396.83 (11 of 6
arb teams)
+ Assignments 8,513 (#1 of 6 arb teams)
+ Arbs heard 146 including my 28 (as of
‘September 2018)
+ Nomissed MODs
+ QA98.15%
People
‘The Respondent Arb Team is a newly
formed team comprised of mostly tenured
associates located in 4 different locations.
To form and maintain a cohesive and highlyAdditional Manager Input
engaged team, | digently worked to create a
transparent and inclusive environment.
+ Published new assignment weekly to
create a sense of equity.
+ Provided monthly Scorecards
+ Encouraged associates to reach out to
each other for assistance.
+ Identified SME{s) and informal leaders
+ Conducted monthly touch base
meetings with associates outside of
DsM
+ Maintained open door policy
Values Compliance
+ consistently exhibit behaviors that in
alignment with the Nationwide values
and demonstrates commitment to
protect our members, associates, data
and culture through compliance with
applicable laws, regulations and
company policies
+ QA98,15%
Opportunities
+ Continue to monitor and manage
workload
+ Develop quality damage dispute
contentions
+ Empower associates to review and
eit contentions within
established guidelines
+ Asking CE for clarification
+ Providing feedback to CE