Special Investigator

Overview

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Job Code
: JC-505942

Position #(s):

-016,
-015

Working Title
: SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR

Classification
: SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR

Salary Range
: $5,528.00 - $6,863.00 A; $6,310.00 - $8,217.00 B; $6,924.00 - $9,037.00 C

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Number of Positions
: 2

Work Location
:
Los Angeles County

Telework
:
Hybrid

Job Type
:
Permanent, Full Time

The CDI is the consumer protection agency for the nation’s largest insurance marketplace and safeguards all of the state’s consumers by fairly regulating the insurance industry. With annual direct premiums of $340 billion, California is the largest insurance market in the United States and the fourth largest in the world. Nearly 1,400 dedicated employees work at CDI to oversee more than 1,400 insurance companies and license more than 425,000 agents, brokers, adjusters, and business entities.

Enforcement Branch
Investigation Division
Los Angeles Regional Office

This recruitment is for the Los Angeles Regional Office located at:
5999 East Slauson Avenue
City of Commerce, CA 90040

Department Website:

Background Check and Fingerprinting are required.

Special Investigators within the Investigation Division are designated under California Penal Code 830.11 as officers of the state authorized to exercise limited peace officer powers, such as arrests and the execution of search warrants, upon completion of a Penal Code 832-Arrest course.

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced office-centered environment with variety in your work? The California Department of Insurance (CDI) is seeking a dynamic Special Investigator with experience in investigation techniques and procedures; rules of evidence and court procedures; laws of arrest, search and seizure; legal rights of citizens; and service of legal process, to join the Enforcement Branch.

Under general direction of the Supervising Special Investigator I - Non-Peace Officer (Supervising Investigator) or designee, incumbents perform insurance investigations relating to regulatory compliance and/or criminal investigations including the enforcement of California and Federal laws related to the transaction of insurance.

This position is designated under the Conflict of Interest Code. The position is responsible for making or participating in governmental decisions that may potentially have a material effect on personal financial interests. The appointee is required to complete a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700), including an Assuming Office filing within 30 days of appointment, annual filings, and a Leaving Office filing within 30 days of physical separation.

Non-compliance may result in the voiding of appointment, financial penalties, or enforcement actions.

Effective July 1, 2025, CalHR implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025 and related Pay Differential 386. PLP 2025 requires employees to receive a reduction in pay in exchange for monthly hours of PLP leave credits. The salary ranges on this posting do not reflect the pay reduction. For more information, visit the CalHR website.

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