STATE RISK ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

AS623 $73,840 - $144,893
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as an assistant to the State Risk Director in the planning, coordination, and direction of all functions, operations, and tasks of the Office of Risk Management.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Administrative direction from the State Risk Director.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Administrative direction over State Risk Administrators; direct line over division managers of accounting, legal, and data processing.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from division managers and State Risk Administrators by serving as the principal assistant to the State Risk Director.

Differs from the State Risk Director by the absence of full responsibility for the risk management program.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Assists in planning, organizing, and directing all functions, operations, and tasks of the Office of Risk Management, the State's self-insured property and casualty insurance program, by directing the activities of managers of accounting, data processing, and legal, as well as the State Risk Administrators.

Assists in establishing and abolishing positions, employing, and discharging Office of Risk Management personnel as circumstances require.

Assists in the recommendation of legislation to the Commissioner of Administration to achieve a more effective state self-insurance program; suggests legislation that would reduce insurance costs; stabilize insurance purchased or assumed by the state departments, agencies, and boards and commissions; and lower the occurrence of accidents through efficient loss control practices.

Testifies before legislative committees to respond to demands for explanation of insurance costs to the state and to decisions to either purchase insurance coverage from commercial insurance companies or to utilize self-insurance programs.

Participates in supervising the evaluation of loss or damage to state property to obtain the settlement of all property, worker's compensation, and third-party liability claims.
Assists in planning, organizing, and directing the securing of all kinds of property, casualty, or surety insurance coverage (including multi-line types) from commercial insurance carriers, as well as the self-insured property and casualty insurance programs of the State.

Participates in evaluating commercial insurance markets and determining if premiums quoted are reasonable and within budgetary constraints when rendering a decision to either purchase insurance coverage through conventional methods or either by assuming the risk of loss through self-insurance programs.

Assists in directing and reviewing the analysis of statistical trends and loss ratios to ascertain whether self-insurance is more advantageous to the state than insurance secured from a professional risk-bearer (insurance company); assists in deciding on amounts of premiums to be paid by each department, agency, board, and commission for the self-insured programs.

Confers with executive and administrative officials of all departments, agencies, boards, and commissions to evaluate insurance requirements and determine what kinds and amounts of insurance coverage are needed to improve protection and reduce costs; explains new Office of Risk Management programs and decisions regarding rate and premium amounts and amendments.

Monitors and assists in the direction of the maintenance and operation of the Self-Insurance Fund which consists of all premiums paid by state departments, agencies, boards, and commissions in connection with the risk management program.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above:

Eight years of experience in property and casualty insurance, insurance underwriting, insurance claims adjusting, loss prevention, accounting, finance, budgeting, statistical analysis, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in property and casualty insurance, insurance underwriting, insurance claims adjusting, loss prevention, accounting, finance, budgeting, statistical analysis, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in property and casualty insurance, insurance underwriting, insurance claims adjusting, loss prevention, accounting, finance, budgeting, statistical analysis, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus four years of experience in property and casualty insurance, insurance underwriting, insurance claims adjusting, loss prevention, accounting, finance, budgeting, statistical analysis, or administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Designation as an Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Certified Risk Manager (CRM), or Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) will substitute for one year of the required general experience.