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Katrina's work combines: Numbers, Technology, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Eau Gallie High chool
Bachelor's Degree
Statistics and Actuary Science
University of Central Florida
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Insurance Claims & Policy Processing Clerks:
Bachelor's Degree: Statistics and Actuary Science
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Attended UCF to be an electrical engineer.
2.
Was put on academic probation at UCF.
3.
Changed majors to statistics and actuary science.
4.
Graduated from UCF in less than four years still. On the day of my last final was my first interview at Travelers.
5.
Started Working at Travelers on February 2016 as a claim handler.
6.
July 2016, I was diagnosed with cancer.
7.
February 2017, I came back to work after treatment ended.
8.
February 2018, started new role on First Party Medical team
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
If you want to be an Actuary you have to move up north.
How I responded:
You can find actuary jobs anywhere. Just depends on the company.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Being diagnosed with cancer at 22 years old, 5 months into my job was very difficult. I was out of the office for 7 months going through treatment and doctor appointments. Coming back and having to learn everything again was hard.