Waqar Younis
Business Analyst @Cover Whale
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WORK HISTORY
Business Analyst @Cover Whale
New York, NY, US
Commercial Auto Insurtech | Legacy System MigrationLed business analysis for a full legacy-to-modern platform migration at a commercial auto insurtech, serving as the primary bridge between underwriting, operations, and IT teams. Owned end-to-end requirements documentation including user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria, and process flow diagrams. Facilitated Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives while managing prioritization to keep delivery aligned with business objectives. Developed and executed UAT test plans, tracked defects through resolution, and provided sign-off documentation for business stakeholders. Analyzed existing insurance workflows end-to-end, identifying inefficiencies that reduced manual effort and improved system reliability post-migration.
EDUCATION
State University of New York College at Brockport
Bachelor of Computer Information System
ABOUT WAQAR YOUNIS
Business Analyst with 10+ years of experience in P&C insurance, delivering across system migrations, Agile/Scrum implementations, and Guidewire PolicyCenter projects. I bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams — translating complex insurance workflows into clear, actionable requirements that drive delivery.My experience spans commercial auto, coastal catastrophe property, and P&C carrier implementations across policy administration, billing, and claims. I’ve led legacy-to-modern platform migrations, owned sprint backlogs end-to-end, facilitated JAD sessions, and driven UAT from test planning through sign-off.Core expertise: P&C Insurance | Guidewire PolicyCenter | System Migrations | Agile/Scrum | Sprint Planning | Backlog Refinement | Requirements Gathering | User Stories | Acceptance Criteria | UAT | JIRA | MS Visio | Stakeholder Management | Process Improvement | Commercial Auto | Property & Casualty | Policy Administration | Billing | ClaimsOpen to Business Analyst and Senior Business Analyst roles in P&C insurance or insurance technology.
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