Compliance Specialist (Hybrid)

Headquartered in the Central Florida city of Lakeland, Summit employs over 700 office and field associates at its main location and regional offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Gainesville, Georgia. As the people who know workers’ comp, we strive to provide an atmosphere of constant growth and development for our employees.
Summit provides workers’ compensation programs and services to thousands of employers throughout the Southeast.
Summit is a member of Great American Insurance Group, a company that focuses on building relationships and linking people to various career paths. Whether it’s underwriting, claims, accounting, IT, legal, or customer service, Great American Insurance Group combines a small-company entrepreneurial atmosphere with big- company expertise.

It’s one thing to know workers’ comp. It’s another to know people. But knowing both? That creates an altogether different experience.

So, if you’re ready for an altogether different workplace experience, get to know the people who know workers’ comp. Apply today.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Administers and may participate in the development and implementation of Compliance programs. Ensures compliance with the laws, regulations and rules of federal, state, and self-regulatory organizations.
  • Prepares and files regulatory and compliance documents and/or reports.
  • Handles interactions pertaining to approvals.
  • Analyzes and responds to objections and inquiries from authorities.
  • Creates forms and reports to comply with new or existing regulatory requirements. Prepares memorandums regarding the use of forms.
  • Responsible for reporting and /or investigating any non-compliance or suspected fraudulent acts.
  • Ensures that investigations follow approved processes. Presents clear, concise, and factual reports that enable fair and relevant decisions to be made.
  • Administers and enforces company related compliance guidelines.
  • Drafts and delivers complaint responses.
• Receives, analyzes, interprets, and responds to regulatory matters and/or inquiries from the various state departments of insurance, federal agencies, self-regulatory organizations, industry associations, and/or internal and external customers. Refers more complex matters to appropriate staff, as needed.
• Coordinates, administers, reports on, and develops audit/review processes.
• Maintains and retrieves material from departmental databases and files.
• May perform research.
• May provide back-up coverage for other compliance areas.
• Maintains and leverages strong relationships within state insurance departments and/or other regulatory authorities. Acts as a liaison between the organization, specific departments/business units, third party vendors, and regulatory authorities.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the organization, regulatory agencies and current trends in ensuring compliance.
• Provides technical advice to less experienced positions and other functional areas.
• May have responsibility for performance and coaching of staff and may have a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management for direct reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• The person hired for this position will work out of the Lakeland, FL office which offers a hybrid work environment of 3 days in the office and 2 days' work from home.

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Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.

Field of Study: Business, Liberal Arts, or related discipline.

Experience: Generally, 5 to 8 years of insurance/ securities related experience. Continuing progress toward and/or the completion of an Associate Insurance Regulatory Compliance (AIRC) designation.

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Benefits:

We offer competitive healthcare, retirement, and paid time off benefits for full-time and part-time benefit eligible employees.