ASSISTANT CHIEF CRIMINAL FRAUD

The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) is an independent State agency that regulates Maryland’s $46 billion insurance industry and protects consumers by monitoring and enforcing insurers’ and insurance professionals’ compliance with State law. Staff members are subject matter experts who serve as a resource for lawmakers, consumers, and other public and private entities. 

The MIA is charged with a broad range of responsibilities including the licensure of insurance carriers and insurance producers (brokers/agents) operating in Maryland, the conduct of financial examinations of companies to monitor financial solvency, and the review and approval of rates and contract forms. The MIA investigates reports of consumer fraud and consumer complaints about life, health, automobile, homeowners, and/or property insurance.  Insurance carriers are subject to market conduct examinations and other actions to monitor compliance with Maryland law.  The MIA also has a unit dedicated to consumer education and outreach, which participates in hundreds of events and reaches thousands of individual consumers annually.

* This is a Management Service position that serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority.

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Baltimore City (potential for hybrid between office and teleworking)

The MIA’s Insurance Fraud and Producer Enforcement Division is seeking to fill an Assistant Chief Criminal Fraud position. This position facilities the Attorney General’s Investigative Team (AGIT) and Criminal Fraud investigative operations by overseeing an investigative workgroup of four to seven employees and conducting criminal investigations into allegations of insurance fraud.

The Assistant Chief reviews, evaluates, and investigates referrals and allegations of insurance fraud; and mentors and trains criminal fraud investigators. This position is designated as the MIA’s Taskforce Coordinator who develops and maintains partnerships with various auto theft and insurance fraud taskforces within Maryland, DC, and surrounding areas; and provides training to local and state agencies regarding insurance fraud trends and investigative techniques.  The Assistant Chief maintains their own investigative caseload, prepares detailed reports, applications for statement of charges, and completes case booklets. The Assistant Chief works closely with prosecutors, Assistant Attorneys General, and law enforcement agencies. This position is required to travel Statewide as necessary.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Experience: Seven years of experience conducting investigations of fraud, financial crimes or other civil or criminal misconduct matters; or seven years of experience reviewing and analyzing financial documents for investigative purposes. Two years of the required experience must have been in a lead or supervisory capacity.

Note: Additional experience conducting investigations of fraud, financial crimes or other civil or criminal misconduct matters, or reviewing and analyzing financial documents for investigative purposes may substitute on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required education. Two years of this experience must have been in a lead or supervisory capacity.

This recruitment is limited to current employees of the Maryland Insurance Administration’s Civil and Criminal Fraud Unit only.

Employees in this position will be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

Please contact: charrison@maryland.gov for additional information concerning this recruitment. Online applications are strongly preferred. For immediate consideration: upload one (1) WORD or PDF file, that includes your combined cover letter and resume, to the "Resume" tab.

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As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.