Insurance Specialist 4

This vacancy is located in the Office of Health, Life & Annuity.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Suzanne Aucoin

Louisiana Department of Insurance

P.O. Box 94214

Baton Rouge, LA 70804      

Suzanne.Aucoin@ldi.la.gov

The LA Department of Insurance is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus three years of professional level experience in insurance, program auditing, administrative services, investigatory work, law enforcement, or as a practicing attorney.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree only.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

A Master's degree will substitute for one year of the required experience.

A juris doctorate will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited school or university.

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To regulate and enforce statutory laws relative to the insurance industry.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Advanced.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Direct from Insurance Manager or other higher-level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Department of Insurance.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Insurance Specialist 3 by the presence of serving as lead-worker over a unit, conducting the highest level of investigations, and/or serving as a specialist over an assigned insurance topic.

Differs from Insurance Supervisor by the absence of supervisory responsibilities.

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Plans, assigns, and/or reviews the work of Insurance Technicians and lower level Specialists in the analysis of rates and premiums, in the licensing of insurance agents, agencies, and corporations, and in the examinations of prospective insurance agents, brokers, and solicitors.

Conducts high-level investigations regarding complex inquiries and complaints from consumers, insurance companies, agents, and other interested parties regarding life and health or property and casualty insurance laws and contracts.

Performs Market Conduct Examinations that entail reviewing complex life and health insurance policy forms, contracts and Health Maintenance Organization contracts, or complex property and casualty insurance policy forms and contracts for compliance with the Louisiana Insurance Code.

Conducts field rate and claims examinations including the review of rate structures, individual rate application and rating procedures, including various records, documents, rating schedules and associated statistical methods used by insurance companies and rating bureaus; makes reports on findings and data gained in the examination.

Conducts examinations of rating bureaus to determine compliance with statutory requirements; reviews statistical plans used by insurance companies and rating bureaus to determine compliance with the Louisiana Insurance Code, regulations and directives.

Meets with insurance company officials, government representatives, private individuals, and attorneys regarding state insurance laws, regulations, and directives.