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VIWE HENDRICK

VIWE HENDRICK

Cape Town

Summary

Experienced customer service professional with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Proven track record in managing client relationships, resolving complex issues, and delivering high-quality service. Skilled in communication, problem-solving, and adapting to changing needs. Known for reliability and consistently meeting and exceeding performance standards.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
2022
2022
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Executive Customer Representative

EXL – Hanover Insurance Campaign | Commercial Billing Department
05.2025 - Current
  • Manage high-volume billing inquiries from business owners and insurance brokers, consistently meeting service-level agreements and quality benchmarks.
  • Successfully reinstated and vetted hundreds of policies monthly, ensuring compliance with underwriting guidelines and documentation standards.
  • Process and reconcile payments through Paymentus, achieving a 98% accuracy rate in payment handling and future payment scheduling.
  • Utilize Billing Center to explain invoices, disbursements, charges, and policy cancellations, reducing repeat inquiries by providing clear and accurate guidance.
  • Process stop-check requests and coordinate with Financial Operations and Audit teams, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding payment issues.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Underwriters, Agency Bill, and Billing Experts to resolve complex cases, improving first-call resolution rates.
  • Provide brokers with expert support in navigating TAP (The Agency Place) and insureds with My Hanover Policy, enhancing digital adoption and self-service efficiency.
  • Retrieve and distribute policy documents (declarations, endorsements, renewals, cancellations) through Underwriter Workstation, improving turnaround time for agents.
  • Support team members in systems including PMS, EFO, Paymentus, and Billing Center, contributing to team productivity and knowledge-sharing.


Technical Skills

  • Insurance & Billing Systems: Billing Center, Payment Management System (PMS), Underwriter Workstation, TAP (The Agency Place), My Hanover Policy
  • Payment Platforms: Paymentus (processing, scheduling, reconciliation), Stop Check Forms (check cancellations)
  • Account & Verification Tools: Edge Front Office (EFO) for account verification and correspondence tracking
  • Cross-Department Collaboration: Financial Operations, Audit, Agency Bill, Underwriters, Billing Experts, Help Desk
  • General Skills: Policy reinstatements, invoice reconciliation, documentation vetting, payment processing, customer support, policy documentation handling

Student Advisor

Getsmarter2U
12.2020 - 03.2024
  • Facilitating on-boarding session by hosting live sessions for newly registered students
  • Assisting with course content related inquiries by corresponding with professors and course tutors
  • Assisting with any course cancellation or course postponement requests
  • Managing certificate tracking and general certificates inquiries

Customer service /Sales

Stor-Age Property Reit
01.2017 - 11.2020
  • Following up on web generated leads by pitching the business model and essentially selling storage space
  • Assisting existing customers by downsizing to smaller unit or upgrading to bigger units, as well as logistic requirements
  • Escalating contract cancellation, refund requests and debt collections

Retail Customer Service Associate

Amazon.com
07.2011 - 09.2015
  • Answering customer inquiries via phone, email and chat addressing concerns and resolving order related inquiries.
  • Providing information about products and processing orders while assisting with delivery tracking through liaison with UPS.
  • Managing customer escalation, and ensuring customer satisfaction, all while maintaining a professional and helpful demeanor
  • Documenting customer interactions and transferring calls to designated departments as per customer requirements.

T-Mobile Customer Service Associate

Teletech
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Maintained a high level of product knowledge, providing accurate information to customers about T-mobile Network
  • Assisting customers with Technical troubleshooting pertaining to network coverage issues.
  • Upselling different T-mobile service packages to existing clients
  • Answered customer telephone calls promptly and accurately documenting each interaction as per requirement.

Education

Higher Certificate - Law

UNISA

Skills

    Exceptional communication

    Cross-functional coordination

    Call center experience

    Customer service

    Problem-solving

    Data entry

References

Getsmarter | Student Success Team Leader

Nomasonto Mthethwa

Contact : +27672313155


Timeline

Executive Customer Representative

EXL – Hanover Insurance Campaign | Commercial Billing Department
05.2025 - Current

Student Advisor

Getsmarter2U
12.2020 - 03.2024

Customer service /Sales

Stor-Age Property Reit
01.2017 - 11.2020

Retail Customer Service Associate

Amazon.com
07.2011 - 09.2015

T-Mobile Customer Service Associate

Teletech
01.2009 - 01.2011

Higher Certificate - Law

UNISA
VIWE HENDRICK