Helina Cheung

Experience

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  Tokio Marine Management Corporation

  Sept 1984 - Nov 1987

  Reinsurance Coordinator

  Established programs and computerized manual books and records. Designed workflow to improve overall efficiency and accuracy of department operations. Verified accuracy of premium and loss data, investigated discrepancies. Analyzed data for premium adjustments. Prepared schedules to support financial reports and statements of accounts.

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  Munich Reinsurance Company, American Re

  Dec 1987 - Dec 1988

  Senior Treaty Accountant

  Prepared monthly bordereaux for premium collections and claim payments. Recorded and analyzed reinsurance accounts. Resolved disputed cash problems and remittance problems. Estimated unearned premiums and calculating annual profit commissions.

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  Navigators Management Corporation

  Dec 1988 - Apr 1995

  Reinsurance Assistant Manager/Senior Treaty Accountant

  Supervised staff of two analysts. Responsibilities included recording of reinsurance recoveries, premium payments, premiums adjustments and letters of credits. Created and monitored Reinsurance department annual budget. Monitored the status of Contracts, prepared loss triangulation development and reinsurance experience data. Prepared underwriting statistics to senior management for the determination of limits, retention, and pricing levels. Prepared bank reconciliation, recorded and analyzed incoming reinsurance accounts. Reconciled and cleaned up all outstanding balances and discrepancies, Ceded reinsurance recoveries were collected up to date. Show less

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  Reliance National Insurance Company

  May 1996 - Jun 2004

  Account Administrator/Reinsurance Accountant

  Responsible for reconciliation and collection of outstanding Premiums Receivable. Reconciling outstanding balances due from Brokers and Program Managers. Reviewed and Analyzed Treaty Documents. Prepared premium and Commission Adjustments, Reinstatement Premiums. Performed General Ledger and Cash Reconciliation. Have had great success in collecting many of the more difficult past due account balances.

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  Trenwick America Company

  Jul 2004 - Mar 2006

  Senior Reinsurance Accountant

  Managed a book of Accounts which includes thorough analysis of the supporting documentation. Processed accounts, reconciled account statistics including unearned premiums, outstanding losses, cash advances, cash credits and funds held. Identify experiences related adjustments, calculating Sliding Scale and profit commissions for the Groups. Projects includes working with the Commutation Department making sure all accounts are up to date and accurate. Reconciled the most difficult accounts that were open and unsolved for years and made commutation processed in short period of time. Show less

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  Praetorian Financial Group(QBE)

  May 2006 - Sept 2007

  Senior Program Accountant

  Responsible for preparation of the Underwriting Results relating to assigned programs. Analyzed data, performed reconciliation of the assigned programs. Reconciled Agent balances, Claims payable, R/I on paid losses and Ceded premium payable, Funds held calculation and cash statement. Assist in other big projects.

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  Transatlantic Reinsurance

  Sept 2007 - Mar 2016

  Senior Reinsurance Accountant / Team Leader

  Manage the Assumed Accounts and Cash application for the Broker, Guy Carpenter and Willis. Processing and Reconciliation of accounts, Updating CLA, CLR, Deferred premiums, Loss Funds Held, Premiums Adjustments, Profit Commission Adjustments and Sliding Scale Adjustments. Interact with Broker, Underwriters, Claims, Auditing and Actuary Department to ensure no outstanding issues and all accounts are up to date. Reconciled the most complicated accounts of Southern Family/POE, resolved all outstanding issues and accomplished the Commutation Agreements from 1999 to 2006 treaties in February of 2014. Designate assignments and cross training accountant to process treaties. On March 18, 2016, I had resigned and decided to retire fully after 33 years in the Reinsurance business and chase my dreams somewhere. Show less

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  Buddystudios.me

  Apr 2016 - now

  President

  Doing yoga 🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️, running 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️, exercise, cooking 🍳, baking, meditation 🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️, relaxing, planning 😋 meals for loved ones, traveling around the world 🌎. "You are here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way."

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  Teaching English Conversation to Adults in Queens Library

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2021

  Group Leader, Volunteer

  As a Group Leader, helping adults to communicate with others more efficiently(ESOL).

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  Friends Chapter @ Queens Library

  Jul 2017 - Dec 2021

  Treasurer, Volunteer

  I was appointed as a Treasurer for the Friends Chapter @ the Windsor Park Branch @ the Queens Library by the Branch Manager. It is a volunteer position that I will devote my experiences and efforts to assist to the Friends Chapter for this branch.