Wadia Lazarus-Simpson MBA, BBA(Hons)

Team Manager at TD Insurance

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

About

I am a multi-faceted, competent and dependable Insurance Professional with over 9+ years’ experience. I am highly self-motivated and goal oriented with a tenacious enthusiasm for academic and professional excellence; foremost to leadership and management. My diversified skill set includes insurance, accounting, finance, customer service, public speaking, recruiting and a proven track record in sales & marketing. I have excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication and problem solving skills and multi-tasks very well.

Experience

  • TD Insurance (8 yrs 8 mos)
    • Team Manager
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Payment Specialist
      Nov 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Claims Analyst
      Nov 2020 - Oct 2023 · 3 yrs

  • Reconciliation Analyst at Scotiabank
    Sep 2016 - Nov 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Senior Medical Sales Representative at Denk Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Mar 2007 - Jun 2016 · 9 yrs 4 mos

    • Marketed and detailed prescription and over the counter drugs to medical practitioners and pharmacists with a view to grow product lines • Launched new products, organized meetings and delivered presentations to healthcare professionals such as doctors, pharmacists, family nurse practitioners, physiotherapists and nurses • Public relations and communications functions as it relates to maximizing the visibility in the market • Assisted Management in developing and reviewing yearly sales targets and marketing budgets • Communicated customer insights to Management in pursuit of increased business • Developed marketing programmes designed to maximize sales • Displayed high track record in attaining sales and marketing targets in consistently achieved sales of over 100% per quarter for years 2014 to 2015 achieve • Increased sales portfolio by 25% yearly for 2013 to 2015 • Assisted Management in the interview process for new recruits and trained them as well

  • Senior Accounting Officer at Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited
    Jun 1999 - Feb 2007 · 7 yrs 9 mos

    • Managing Debit Notes receivables and reconciliations for foreign principals (eg. Pfizer, Sanofi Aventis, Schering Plough, Bayer, S.C. Johnson, Jergens, Kimberly Clark and Quaker) • General Accounting duties including account and bank reconciliations • Booked and posted Journal Entries