How do they match: Bill and Account Collectors

  • Insurance Billing Clerk
  • Insurance Collector
  • Account Representative
  • Account Service Representative
  • Billing Representative
  • Collection Representative
  • Collections Representative
  • Customer Service Representative
  • Patient Account Representative
  • Patient Financial Service Representative

  • Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Duties include receiving payment and posting amount to customer's account, preparing statements to credit department if customer fails to respond, initiating repossession proceedings or service disconnection, and keeping records of collection and status of accounts.

  • Confer with customers by telephone or in person to determine reasons for overdue payments and to review the terms of sales, service, or credit contracts.
  • Contact insurance companies to check on status of claims payments and write appeal letters for denial on claims.
  • Notify credit departments, order merchandise repossession or service disconnection, and turn over account records to attorneys when customers fail to respond to collection attempts.