Title: Customer Service Representative

Location: Plano, TX, 75023

Type: Contract
Job Description:

The Customer Care Representative should have a passion to provide optimal customer service experience over the phone to a wide variety of customers about various insurance topics and products. Candidates should have a positive attitude, willingness to learn, strong work ethic, and comfortable using computers.
Responsibilities Include:

Primary Skills:
Receives and answers phone calls from a variety of customers (such as insureds, family members, medical providers, insurance agents, etc.) who are calling for service on an insurance policy and/or status of an insurance claim.

Works promptly, completely, and accurately while appropriately and securely answering all customer inquiries received.

Promotes customer and client satisfaction with the goal to efficiently resolve most or all customer concerns within the first point of contact.

Functions within a team based environment and actively participates in achieving team goals.

Works well with others. Inquiries for help or delegates customer requests not within the employees skillset and as needed appropriately and professionally to other employees or internal departments in order to complete the customer service requests received from phone calls.

Capable to appropriately use various resources including but not limited to customer information, procedures, computer applications, companys intranet, and the internet with the intent to accurately and efficiently answer customer questions and process customer requests.

Thoroughly tracks and documents all contacts and conversations in the correct system; follows up to customer request, callbacks, and outstanding work as required or as directed by management.

Occasionally provides information to other employees and managers on a variety of complex customer service issues requiring knowledge of either life/health, annuity and investment products, phone calls, or transactions.

Proactively seeks out and discovers customer trends from customer feedback that may cause unneeded additional phone calls or customer concerns that could have been avoided. Reports trends to management when applicable. May additionally suggest an appropriate solution to resolve the given trend for management and company review.

Receives constructive feedback willingly and professionally. Also, provides solicited feedback appropriately and professionally about customers, systems, and fellow employees to management and/or the company.

Learns new material at an efficient pace. Completes all required education within expected timeframes. Maintains the knowledge acquired from training through independent continual online courses including but not limited to company policies, computer applications, departmental procedures, and client products and services available.

ctively seeks out other educational opportunities to improve self, the team, the department, and/or the company.
Secondary Skills:

Preferred Qualifications
ssociates degree preferred.

Must have previous experience in financial services. General understanding of life and health insurance, or investment products.

Experience working within a computer mainframe a plus, including CRM or alternative call tracking tool.

Previous experience working in a high call volume customer care center, using many different tools and resources. Demonstrated ability to handle complex customer situations via telephone and email.

Previous experience in escalation management and issue resolution.
Behavioral & Leadership Competencies
bility to maintain confidentiality of customer and company information.

bility to work independently and seek additional opportunities when able.

bility to work in a team environment to develop integrity, trust and respect of coworkers at all levels

Good verbal and written communication skills
Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.