BPO Insurance Licensing Specialist

POSITION OVERVIEW

MCI is seeking an experienced BPO Insurance Licensing Specialist to support Property and Casualty business process outsourcing accounts. In this role, your primary responsibility will be managing the licensing and registration of new and existing insurance professionals.

In this role, you will manage representative terminations, exam windows, insurance appointments and processing maintenance requests for existing agents. The duties required include ensuring compliance with federal and state regulatory agencies. In addition, candidates for this role should be highly organized, display a high degree of ownership, and possess a strong work ethic. 

To be considered for this role, you must complete a full application on our company careers page, including all screening questions and a brief pre-employment test.

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POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Licensing Specialists are responsible for managing P&C licensing requirements and maintenance of new and existing agents. In this role, you will act as the primary point of contact for the client and the MCI operations and shared services team.   

Our Licensing Specialists are responsible for the following tasks:

• Act as the licensing customer service contact for  agents, enrollers, and processing teams by responding to questions both verbally and in writing regarding licensing appointment statuses, appointment procedures, and state regulations.
• In compliance with state regulations identifies and processes all qualified and unqualified new producer appointments and contracts, both manually and electronically for submission to state insurance departments.
• Update systems and notifies agent upon confirmation of appointment from the state.
• Review state insurance department announcements of agents' renewals and reconciles with company agent listing.
• Identify and process automatic renewals, e.g. individual production requirements for sales personnel.
• Prepare and submit to individual state insurance departments, the disposition of actions taken on announcements, calculates associated fees for designated states or manually pends for receipt of invoice for associated fees in compliance with state insurance departments.
• Submit and receive requests for background investigation on agents and determines if contracts submitted are allowed based on company guidelines.
• Update processing systems with all renewals or terminations to effectively allow or deny new business processing to take place.
• Calculates and request checks for fee payment and vendor billings.
• Maintain the licensing and database systems, agent demographic information (address changes, name changes, transfers and license/appointment expiration dates).
• Research and correct agent data problems and commission errors related to licensing  (adjust transfer dates of producers, types of business submitted to ensure proper commission payment).

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

Qualified candidates will be willing to learn new products, processes, and technology. In addition, candidates should be highly organized, driven, and confident individuals that will professionally represent the company and its customers. 

Other Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, high school diploma (or equivalent) in combination with significant experience will be considered in lieu of degree. Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 5 years of securities, insurance, or other related work experience
• High-level knowledge and experience in the management of large scale licensing requirements
• Professional designation (CPCU/CIC/AAI/CISR) preferred
• Able to analyze information and determine appropriate action
• Work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Skilled in effective verbal and written communications
• Ability to be at work on a regular and predictable basis
• Effectively communicate courteously and professionally with customers, co-workers, and various business contacts in person, via telephone, and/or by email.
• Function as a team player
• Able to maintain high concentration and focus
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and handle multiple tasks
• Advanced attention to detail
• Ability to resolve problems and make rule-based decisions
• Skill in operating personal computer and various software packages (i.e. Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, etc.)

COMPENSATION DETAILS

WANT AN EMPLOYER THAT VALUES YOUR CONTRIBUTION?

We believe that hard work should pay off, so we make sure that our compensation and total rewards are competitive.   Standard starting compensation is commensurate with experience.  Regular reviews and raises are awarded based on tenure and performance, so our employees make more each year.

Employees earn paid time off as well as paid holidays and paid training opportunities. Regular daily, weekly and monthly incentives are part of the overall compensation our team members enjoy and include monetary incentive and prizes such as computers, tablets, phones, TV’s, trips, tickets, and even cars.  In addition to our standard group benefits offering for full-time employees following 90-days of employment, all employees are eligible to opt for our MEC medical plan after only 30-days of employment.  Benefits options and plans vary slightly by location.  

JUST A FEW OF THE BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage Options
• Paid Time-Off
• Regular Raises
• Work-at-Home Opportunities
• Advancement Opportunity
• Fun, Engaging Work Environment
• Casual Dress Code
• Cash and Prize Contests

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be largely sedentary and will be required to sit/stand for long periods while using a computer and telephone headset. The employee will be regularly required to operate a computer and other office equipment, including a phone, copier, and printer. The employee may occasionally be required to move about the office to accomplish tasks; reach in any direction; raise or lower objects, move objects from place to place, hold onto objects, and move or exert force up to forty (40) pounds.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Must be authorized to work in their country of residence (The United States or Canada)
• Must be willing to submit up to a LEVEL II background and/or security investigation with a fingerprint.  Job offers are contingent on background/security investigation results
• Must be willing to submit to drug screening.  Job offers are contingent on drug screening results.

REGARDING COVID-19

As an employer supporting critical Federal, State, Provincial, and Commercial clients, we have taken steps to ensure that we remain operational while taking every precaution possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep our employees safe.

Measures include social distancing for those working on-site, frequent deep cleaning and disinfecting of workstations and common areas, daily contactless temperature checks for those essential employees working on-site, travel policies limiting travel and mandatory quarantine, reporting and quarantine processes and policies for those exposed, and requesting masks to be worn when on-site employees are not at their workstation.

For more information on MCI’s response to COVID-19 please visit  www.mci.world/covid-19.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) it is the policy of MCI and affiliates to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless such accommodation would cause undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kate Murph, Vice President of Human Resources, kate.murph@mci.world.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

At MCI and its subsidiaries, we embrace differences and believe diversity is a benefit to our employees, our company, our customers, and our community.  All aspects of employment at MCI are based solely on a person's merit and qualifications.  MCI maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where employees are treated with dignity and respect. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling MCI's commitment to a diverse and equal opportunity work environment.

MCI does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.  MCI will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.

MCI will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.  We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline. In addition, it is the policy of MCI to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where an employee works.

ABOUT US

MCI helps customers take on their CX and DX challenges differently, creating industry-leading solutions that deliver exceptional experiences and drive optimal performance. MCI assists companies with business process outsourcing, staff augmentation, contact center customer services, and IT Services needs by providing general and specialized hosting, software, staff, and services.

In 2019 Marlowe Companies Inc. (MCI) was named by Inc. Magazine as Iowa’s Fastest Growing Company in the State of Iowa and was named the 452nd Fastest Growing Privately Company in the USA, making the coveted top 500 for the first time. MCI’s subsidiaries had previously made Inc. Magazine's List of Fastest-Growing Companies 15 times respectively. MCI has fifteen business process outsourcing service delivery facilities in Iowa, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Dakota, New Mexico, California, Kansas, and Nova Scotia. 

Driving modernization through digitalization, MCI ensures clients do more for less. MCI is the holding company for a diverse lineup of tech-enabled business services operating companies. MCI organically grows, acquires, and operates companies that have a synergistic products and services portfolios, including but not limited to Automated Contact Center Solutions (ACCS), customer contact management, IT Services (IT Schedule 70), and Temporary and Administrative Professional Staffing (TAPS Schedule 736), Business Process Management (BPM), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Claims Processing, Collections, Customer Experience Provider (CXP), Customer Service, Digital Experience Provider (DXP), Account Receivables Management (ARM), Application Software Development, Managed Services, and Technology Services, to mid-market, Federal & enterprise partners. MCI now employs 10,000 talented individuals with 150 diverse North American client partners across the following MCI brands: GravisApps, Mass Markets, MCI Federal Services (MFS), The Sydney Call Center, OnBrand24, and Valor Intelligent Processing (VIP).

DISCLAIMER

The purpose of the above job description is to provide potential candidates with a general overview of the role. It's not an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills, and qualifications required for the job.  You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.

The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

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