Salary: $60,538.00 - $92,010.00 Annually
Location : Dauphin County, PA
Job Type: Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number: CS-2026-54179-04090
Department: Insurance Department
Division: IN Cpny Lcnsng
Opening Date: 07/17/2026
Closing Date: 7/30/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code: 04090
Position Number: 50703193
Union: AFSCME
Bargaining Unit: A4
Pay Group: ST07
Bureau / Division Code: 00093200
Bureau / Division: Insurance Department, Bureau of Company Licensing and Financial Analysis
Worksite Address: 393 Walnut Street
City: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 17128
Contact Name: Collette Rebuck
Contact Email: corebuck@pa.gov
THE POSITION
Do you have the analytical experience and industry knowledge needed to ensure that insurance companies meet licensing requirements designed? Apply to be an Insurance Company Licensing Specialist with the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID), Bureau of Company Licensing and Financial Analysis. This role reviews complex applications and works closely with insurers, regulators, and professionals across the industry. Your efforts will support fairness, transparency, and responsible business practices to protect consumers and maintain public trust.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
This position reviews applications from insurance companies and related entities that conduct business in Pennsylvania. Your work analyzing these filings will ensure proper licensing procedures are followed to protect our state's insurance consumers. As an Insurance Company Licensing Specialist, you will perform the following duties:
- Review Applications: Read and approve or disapprove applications from new, domestic, and international insurance companies and related entities seeking initial licensure, renewal, or approvals for a variety of insurance related matters regulated by PID
- Analyze Documentation: Evaluate changes to articles of incorporation, bylaws, and corporate names as well as other filings and compliance materials submitted by insurers in relation to relevant rules, regulations, and contracts
- Support Collaboration: Communicate with internal PID and Commonwealth personnel, other state's regulators, and the general public on licensing and insurance holding company matters
- Coordinate Solutions: Work with company representatives to help them complete licensing and corporate transaction matters
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
- Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to three days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
- Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $60,538 (before taxes).
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- One year of professional regulatory experience in the review and analysis of insurance corporation proposals, filings, operations, financial conditions or licensure requests and a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, economics, finance or a closely related field; or
- One year of professional experience in analyzing financial statements of insurance companies, or examining the financial conditions of insurance companies or operations of insurance companies, and a bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration, economics, finance or a closely related field; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of professional experience in analyzing financial statements of insurance companies, or examining the financial conditions of insurance companies or operations of insurance companies.
Other Requirements:
- You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
- Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
- Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:
- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
- You may only apply/test once for this posting.
- Your results will be provided via email.
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*Eligibility rules apply.
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Do you possess one or more years of full-time professional experience in analyzing financial statements of insurance companies, or examining the financial conditions of insurance companies or operations of insurance companies?
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If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
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Do you possess one or more years of full-time professional regulatory experience in the review and analysis of insurance corporation proposals, filings, operations, financial conditions or licensure requests?
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If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
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CS-INSTRUCTIONS You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be scored. They are designed to give you the opportunity to relate your experience and training background to the major activities (Work Behaviors) performed in this position. Failure to provide complete and accurate information may delay the processing of your application or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification. You
must complete the application
and answer the supplemental questions. Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will
not be reviewed for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score.
All information you provide on your application and supplemental questions is subject to verification. Any misrepresentation, falsification or omission of material facts is subject to penalty. If requested, you must provide documentation, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers of individuals who can verify the validity of the information you provide in the application and supplemental questions.
Read each question carefully. Determine and select which "Level of Performance" most closely represents your highest level of experience/training. List the employer(s)/training source(s) from your Work or Education sections of the application where you gained this experience/training.
The "Level of Performance" you choose must be clearly supported within the description of the experience and training information entered in your application or your score may be lowered. In order to receive credit for experience, you must have worked in a job for at least six months in which the experience claimed was a major function.
If you have read and understand these instructions, please click on the "Yes" button and proceed to the exam questions.
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WORK BEHAVIOR 1 - ANALYZING INFORMATION
Analyze and review insurance topics such as application approval/disapproval, certificates of authority, and control filings. Recommend alternative solutions or resolutions.
Levels of Performance
Select the Level of Performance that best describes your claim.
- A. I have experience analyzing and reviewing insurance related topics. I provided recommendations for resolution.
- B. I have experience analyzing and reviewing issues NOT related to insurance. I provided recommendations for resolution.
- C. I have experience analyzing and reviewing issues of ANY topic; however, someone else provided recommendations for resolution.
- D. I have successfully completed college-level coursework relat
