Insurance Specialist 1/2Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4629854) ApplyInsurance Specialist 1/2Salary $2,784.00 - $5,460.00 MonthlyLocation Baton Rouge, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob NumberDOI-2024-47DepartmentInsurance-Commissioner of InsuranceOpening Date08/23/2024Closing Date8/28/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental InformationThis vacancy is located in the Office of Consumer Advocacy & Diversity.The ideal candidate possess the following competencies: Core Competencies:
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Selected Preferred Competencies:
Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
Networking: The ability to intentionally develop or maintain relationships with internal partners, external partners, and professional contacts.
Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems.
As part of a Career Progression Group, this vacancy may be filled from this recruitment as an Insurance Specialist 1 or 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary of the Insurance Specialist 2 is $70,117. Please refer to the “Job Specifications” tab located at the top of the LA Careers “Current Job Opportunities” page of Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level.
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:Lori G. BlairLouisiana Department of InsuranceP.O. Box 94214Baton Rouge, LA 70804 [email protected] Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:A baccalaureate degree. 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.NOTE:Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited school or university.Job ConceptsFUNCTION OF WORK:To regulate and enforce statutory laws relative to the insurance industry.LEVEL OF WORK:Entry.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Direct from Insurance Supervisor or other higher-level personnel.SUPERVISION EXERCISED:None.LOCATION OF WORK:Department of Insurance.JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Insurance Technician 2 by presence of professional level dutiesDiffers from Insurance Specialist 2 by the complexity of duties.Examples of WorkEXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.Communicates by telephone, correspondence, and/or meetings with company filing officials, government representatives, attorneys, private individuals, policyholders, professional associations, and the public regarding: rate filing information submitted or required; state insurance laws regulations and directives; licensing laws, rules, and regulations; examinations for licensing; and insurance company appointments.Researches data of submissions from insurance companies involving use of rules and rates through the aid of computer and physical files; researches insurance laws, analyzes legal information and insurance contracts, renders decisions and composes correspondence to interested parties pertaining to insurance inquiries and complaints, and conducts formal investigations regarding these inquiries and complaints.Compares filing requests with other filings, approved and disapproved, for similarities in rules and rates requested; reviews insurance policy forms and contracts for compliance with Louisiana Insurance Code, recommending approval or disapproval thereon; analyzes rule and rate filings submitted by insurance companies to assess appropriateness of requested changes and fairness to consumers.Attends departmental hearings to give testimony based on investigative findings.Cooperates with public agencies and private organizations in efforts to prevent, detect, and prosecute fraudulent insurance transactions.Maintains familiarity with the Insurance Code and departmental rules and regulations which govern the administration of the insurance examinations.Maintains several rating manuals for various lines of insurance.Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the GovernorState employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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FC: Rate your ability to focus on customers based on our definition: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.
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MT: Rate your ability to manage time based on our definition: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
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