Insur Fund Services Specialist 1 - Grade 14

Positions in this title can be hired through NY HELPS

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Positions

This title exists in State Insurance Fund and has approximately 6 positions.

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Salary Information for Insurance Fund Services Specialist Trainee 1
Title Grade Hiring Rate/yr Job Rate/yr
Insurance Fund Services Specialist Trainee 1 11 $44,169 $56,743
Insurance Fund Services Specialist Trainee 2 13 $49,363 $63,169
Insur Fund Services Specialist 1 14 $52,198 $66,634
Insur Fund Services Specialist 2 18 $65,001 $82,656
Insur Fund Services Specialist 3 23 $84,156 $106,454
Insur Fund Services Specialist 4 25 $93,530 $117,875

All salary grades for trainees titles are non-statutory (NS) equated to the salary grade identified. These grade equations apply to the starting salaries in their respective salary schedule for the traineeship levels.

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An individual's final salary is determined by the Office of the State Comptroller. This salary schedule does not reflect any Special Salary Treatments

Job Duties

As an Insurance Fund Services Specialist 1, you would:

Be at journey level; perform routine collections activities, premium rate calculations, and insurance policy maintenance functions.

Under the general direction of an Insurance Fund Services Specialist 2, perform collection activities requiring regular contact with policyholders, insurance brokers, attorneys, accountants, collection agencies, and internal SIF departments.  Positions respond to policyholders, brokers, accountants, attorneys or internal SIF staff regarding cancellations; interact with difficult customers and/or situations both in-person and over the phone; explain legal repercussions of cancellation and work to resolve problem; reinstate policies when warranted and place into cancellation when payment agreements are neglected; update credit indicators on policy accounts; research credit balance accounts and process appropriate refund checks to policyholders; work with Underwriters and Insurance Premium Auditors to ensure credit is proper and due; conduct searches on refund recipients and coordinate with legal to address corporate changes; process write-offs to accounts deemed uncollectable; process and/or adjust returned check fees, collection fees, and/or service fees; notify policyholders of adjustment; research payments made to SIF that have not properly posted to an account; and prepare written correspondence in response to inquiries or to notify policyholders of a collection issue.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

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00-500

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.

How to Apply

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Mobility Options

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through transfers opportunities or other examinations.

For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.

You can also visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists.

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