L&I Industrial Insurance Underwriter

Description

Our Mission:
Keep Washington Safe and Working!

Our Values:
Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

Please Note:

This announcement represents multiple non-permanent opportunities.

The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety, health, and security of Washington's workers. We help employers meet safety and health standards and inspect workplaces when alerted to hazards. As administrators of the state's workers' compensation system, we are similar to a large insurance company, providing medical and limited wage-replacement coverage to workers who suffer job-related injuries and illness.

Our rules and enforcement programs also help ensure workers are paid what they are owed, that children's and teens' work hours are limited, and that consumers are protected from unsound business practices.

Insurance Services is the largest division within the agency and administers one of the premier workers’ compensation organizations in the nation serving over 3.8 million employees working for 260,000 employers.

The Employer Services program within the Insurance Services Division is responsible for establishing and maintaining industrial insurance accounts for over 180,000+ employers and 2.5 million employees doing business throughout the state of Washington. The program provides a wide array of services to employers in the State Fund from helping new businesses get workers’ compensation coverage to specialized underwriting.

The Industrial Insurance Underwriter 1 (IIU1) position is located within Employer Services Division of Insurance Services.

The job of an Industrial Insurance Underwriter is complex. We are seeking candidates who are passionate about providing exceptional customer service. As an Industrial Insurance Underwriter, you will independently underwrite and manage state fund workers’ compensation policies with a variety of complexities based on industry hazards. This position provides expert consultative and technical support to employers, third party representatives, and other divisions within the agency.

The IIU1 positions serve a large volume of industrial insurance accounts.

This work supports the agency’s mission and the state’s economic wellbeing by protecting the safety of Washington workers and providing benefits to injured workers, and by insuring employers against uncertainty and liability.

• Underwrites Industrial Insurance workers’ compensation policies as governed by Title 51 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code Chapters (WAC) 296-17 and 296-17A. IIU1 administers services to approximately 16 risk classifications representing multiple industries.
• Administer and enforce the principles of industrial insurance and make the final determination regarding whether employers are mandated by law to have open active workers’ compensation accounts.
• Assign complex risk classifications to certify employer accounts are properly underwritten and classified based on the hazardous exposure of their industry.
• Analyze and research internal and interagency records to ensure that industrial policies are underwritten correctly and that the department has the most current information.
• Research and adjust agency reporting records using the Agency’s Employer Accounting System Enhancements (EASE) program to ensure fiscal integrity and accuracy of employer accounts and quarterly reporting.
• Adjudicate industrial insurance claim coverage according to RCW 51.12. Determine employer/employee relationship, independent contractor status, and claim jurisdiction per RCWs.
• Serve as Department liaison and Industrial Insurance account expert when communicating with a broad customer base for Industrial Insurance.
• And much more!

Required:

• An associate degree with a field or focus involving tax liabilities, insurance benefits, risk classification, accounting or bookkeeping, research, statistical or management analysis or related field, and two years’ customer service experience.
• A bachelor’s degree with a field of focus involving tax…