1. The Hartford(Landseer, 1851)AND THE CLAIM LEADERSHIP MODEL Heidi Lewin EDUC 6105 Orgs, Innovation & Change

2. Please turn on your Speakers 3. History of the Company-Early beginnings May 10, 1810(Firetruck, 1901) (Nathaniel Terry,Portrait n.c.). (Great Fire of 1835, n.d), (Landseer, 1851), ( Morse, n.d.) 4. History of the Company-Famous Insureds(Abraham Lincoln House, n.d.), (Abraham Lincoln, n.d.), (Babe Ruth, n.d.), (Lee House, n.d.), (Buffalo Bill, n.d.), (Timmons, n.d.), 5. History of the Company-Major projects(Golden Gate Construction, n.d.), (Golden Gate,, n.d.), (Hover Dam Construction, n.d.), (Hover Dam, n.d.) 6. History of the Company - Present Day(The Hartford [HIG], n.d.), (AARP Logo, n.d.), (US Paralympics and The Hartford, n.d.), (Larry The Stag, 2010) 7. CEOComm. MarketsTalcott ResolutionMutual FundsHIMCO FinancialLawConsumer MarketsMiddle Market GB Claims Chief Claim Officer Large LossSpec. Invest.Field ClaimsWork CompHHIAutoPracticesGen. LiabilityGroup Benefits Sales & Distribution Select CustomerProperty & Marine Property Chief Underwriter Claims Legal Actuary Comm Markets Claim Services Actuary Reserving Field OpsFinanceHuman ResourcesEnterprise Risk Mgmt 8. The Hartford CulturePre-Remote Worker Program Top-Down decision making process Reactionary Change Northeast culture and viewpoints Out of touch Post-Remote Worker Program Collaborative decision making process Proactive Change Viewpoints and cultures from country wide Engaged Leadership team(The Hartford, 2013) 9. The Claims Leadership Model-CLM Why Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership Improvement in the 3 business metrics File Quality Customer Service Work Environment Daily activity breakdown for front line leaders 85% of their time performing process driven work 7-10% coaching 5-8% of their time doing team administrative work Front line leaders were not empowered to lead their teamsWho? Claim staff from all lines of business Change Process Post Implementation guidelinesHow?(D. Carrow, personal communication, November 13, 2013) 10. The CLM Process - Assessment and Planning Initial Survey with McKinsey & Company Process and Time studies using Six Sigma studies Project managers traveled to TD Ameritrade to observe the Lean Management System Outcomes (D. Carrow, personal communication, November 13, 2013) 11. The CLM - Change Front line supervisors focus shift Employee facing activities vs. All Quality file reviews Daily team huddles Benchmark performance reviews on a team level Weekly department huddles New daily activity breakdown for front line leaders 50% Employee facing activities 30% File level activities 20% team oversight and professional development(D. Carrow, personal communication, November 13, 2013) 12. The CLM - Resistance Front Line Supervisors Time management Flavor of the month Performance level decline Pay for performance cultureClaim staff Waste of time-time management issues Intrusive Uncomfortable with a less structured performance assessment(R. Garcia, personal communication, November 15, 2013) 13. The CLM - Implementation Training for front line supervisors Need for the model Increased business metrics Proper way to conduct employee facing activities Use of daily huddles How to provide appropriate feedback Identify those employees with a high performance level Communication-key to implementation.(E. Bounds, R. Guillermo, M. Drescher, & V. Mayorga, personal communication, November 20, 2013) 14. The CLM - Post Implementation Huddle guidelines established Feedback forms to document employee facing activities Leadership blog Handout for claim staff outlining the new model (D. Carrow, personal communication, November 13, 2013) 15. The CLM Success StoryAll three core business metrics saw an increase Overall File Quality - 78% to 85% standard files Customer Loyalty 82% to 87% satisfied Work environment 91% of claim employees would rather work for the Hartford than for anyone else.(D. Carrow, personal communication, November 13, 2013) 16. Reflections What went well Planning Research Implementation Communication to front line supervisors Follow up Area for improvement Claim representative communication and anticipation of resistance. 17. Reflections The change process incorporated many factors presented by Dr. Bligh Created a sense of urgency Communicated the rational for the change Identified likely resistors Created small wins Identified Structural obstacles Visionary vs. Reactionary (Laureate Education, n.d.) 18. References AARP Logo [Computer graphic]. (n.d.). Retrieved from bhpmss.org Abe Lincoln Illinois Home [Photograph]. (n.d.). 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