INSURANCE ANALYST TRAINEE
Springfield, IL, US, 62767-1000
Agency: Department of Insurance
Closing Date/Time: July 5, 2022
Salary: $3,152 - $4,219 Anticipated Monthly Salary
Job Type: Paraprofessionals
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 15
Plan/BU: RC014
Collective Bargaining Agreement language applies to this requisition:
We are currently transitioning away from a paper application process to an electronic application process. This position has not been transitioned. Please follow the directions below when applying to this position.
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CMS100/B Employment Application and all applicable documentation should be submitted to the Agency contact listed below.
Posting Identification DOI #33473
Position Overview:
The Department of Insurance is seeking to hire an Insurance Analyst Trainee. This position is trained under immediate supervision, for a period of six to twelve months in a training program designed to develop the necessary skills to perform in the various phases of insurance regulation. The trainee receives orientation and training in the meanings and applications of the Illinois Insurance Code and appurtenant rules, regulations, bulletins, and interpretations in the subject area. The position receives on-the-job training in specialized areas of insurance, life, accident, health, property and casualty and producer licensing. The trainee will be assigned to Divisions under the Chief Deputy Director of Product Lines to enhance experience in basic processing procedures, terminology, and techniques to become familiar with interrelationships among Agency operating areas. After successful completion of on-the-job training and instruction, during which periodic evaluations will be made, the trainee will qualify for promotion to fill targeted vacancies as an Insurance Analyst. We invite all qualified applicants to apply.
Position Essential Functions
Under immediate supervision, participates for a period of six to twelve months in an occupational training program designed to develop the necessary skills to perform in the various phases of group insuring or insurance regulation.
- Receives orientation and training in the meanings and applications of inclusions in either the Illinois Insurance Code or the State Employees Group Insurance Act and appurtenant rules, regulations, bulletins and interpretations in the particular subject area.
- Learns to review annual financial statements and reports for determination of solvency and accuracy of the financial status of insurance companies and to confer with companies concerning irregularities or omissions.
- Learns to review and analyze policy forms submitted for departmental approval; refers irregularities and discrepancies regarding acceptance of policy forms and revisions to a higher level analyst for review and indication of appropriate action.
- Receives training in the processing of insurance complaints for which responses are within developed interpretations/guidelines from either Illinois consumers or state employees and communicates with insurance carriers to provide response to such complaints.
- Learns to analyze and review advertising material for compliance with departmental rules and regulations.
- Receives on-the-job training in specialized areas of insurance, life, accident, health, property and casualty.
- Receives instructions as to the applications of procedures, criteria and processes set forth in the Group Insurance Administrative Manual. As an exercise makes premium calculations for individual participants. Maintains comparative records of numbers of claims processed by given category.
- Receives orientation in the mode of communicating and deriving information/data, e.g., in particular insurance areas what information/data is required to produce decisions/conclusions; how to frame questions that are directed to a required provision of information/data; courtesy in responding to queries that are of major concern to individuals.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of fours years of high school.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Requires an elementary knowledge of office methods and procedures, internalized accounting practices and work principles.
- Requires the ability to assimilate procedures, criteria as derived from either Illinois Insurance Code or State Employees Group Insurance Act and associated rules, regulations, bulletins pursuant thereto.
- Requires the ability to receive, understand and follow verbal instructions.
- Requires the ability to literally translate written instructions to specified products/services.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to pass a background check.
Work Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
Work Location: 320 W Washington St, Springfield, IL 62767
Agency Contact: DOI.HR@Illinois.gov
Job Family: Paraprofessionals
About the Agency:
The Department of Insurance (DOI) regulates the insurance market in the State of Illinois including, but not limited to, licensing and educating insurance agents, investigating Workers Compensation fraud, and examining the operations and finances of insurance companies domiciled in the state. We are committed to protecting consumers and regulating the insurance industry with innovation and efficiency. DOI has approximately 220 employees who are split between our Chicago and Springfield offices.
CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A SEPARATE BID FORM (as applicable) AND CMS-100/B FOR EACH POSTED VACANCY APPLIED FOR.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
DO NOT APPLY ONLINE.
Please submit application via email to: DOI.HR@Illinois.gov)
Current State Employees:
- Seeking a Promotion – Submit an Official Position Vacancy Bid Form and CMS-100B Employment Application (version dated 9/2020 or after) to the Agency Contact address listed above.
- Older versions of the CMS-100B will not be graded or returned to applicants.
- Failure to complete and submit the new CMS-100B (version dated 9/2020 or after) will result in your application being rejected.
- Seeking a Transfer – Submit an Official Position Vacancy Bid Form, Transfer Request, and CMS-100 Employment Application (version dated 9/2020 or after) to the Agency Contact address listed above.
- A separate Bid form and Application is required for each Posting Identification#/Job Requisition ID # or your bid will be rejected.
- Failure to complete and submit the new CMS-100 version (dated 9/2020 or after) will result in your application being rejected.
- Seeking a Reduction - Submit an Official Position Vacancy Bid Form and CMS-100 Employment Application (version dated 9/2020 or after) to the Agency Contact address listed above.
- A separate Bid form and Application is required for each Posting Identification#/Job Requisition ID # or your bid will be rejected.
- Failure to complete and submit the new CMS-100 (version dated 9/2020 or after) will result in your application being rejected.
Former State Employees:
- Submit an Official Position Vacancy Bid Form and CMS-100 Employment Application (version dated 9/2020 or after) to the Agency Contact address listed above.
- A separate Bid form and Application is required for each Posting Identification#/Job Requisition ID # or your bid will be rejected.
- Failure to complete and submit the new CMS-100 (version dated 9/2020 or after) will result in your application being rejected.
Non-State Employees:
- Submit a CMS-100 Employment Application (version dated 9/2020 or after) and official college transcripts (where applicable) to the Agency Contact address listed above.
- Documentation is required for each Posting/Bid ID or your application(s) will be rejected.
- Failure to complete and submit the new CMS-100 version (dated 9/2020 or after) will result in your application being rejected.