Chief Insurance Examiner - Property & Casualty

Overview

Chief Insurance Examiner – Property & Casualty

Anticipated Starting Salary Range: $116,750 - $125,000

Starting Salary Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

The Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance (Bureau) seeks an experienced manager, leader, and advisor to fill a Chief Insurance Market Examiner (Chief) position in our Property and Casualty (P&C) division. This Chief position will provide daily people management, operational oversight, coordination, collaboration, and guidance to roughly 18 employees in three Rules, Rates and Forms (RRF) regulatory sections of the P&C division (Personal Lines, Commercial Casualty, and Commercial Multi Lines).

The candidate selected for this position will provide strategic direction and manage senior staff; provide leadership, training, and staff development; and provide advanced technical guidance to the managers of the three regulatory sections and will collaborate with them to define, review, implement, and continually assess procedures to ensure consistency when applying insurance laws, regulations, and SCC policies. The Chief position will lead communications on P&C technical matters, policy changes, and will provide interpretations of rules, regulations, and policy decisions.

In addition, the Chief will review and prepare regulatory documents including legislative proposals; provide technical comment on proposed legislation; and recommend and prepare regulations and administrative letters. In addition, the candidate selected for this position will manage escalated P&C insurance issues pertaining to insurance filings and will consult on issues related to consumer complaints and market conduct actions. Additional responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to, the following: remaining current on technology development projects;

establishing strategic goals and initiatives; preparing and reviewing reports and presentations; monitoring National Association of Insurance Commissioner (NAIC) activities and participating in working groups and committees relevant to P&C; conducting public presentations and educational seminars; and performing other duties as assigned. The Chief position offers a hybrid work schedule as well as opportunities to attend job-related training and to obtain related certifications and designations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in property and casualty insurance and experience leading, managing, developing, and mentoring teams/staff.
• Thorough knowledge of organization and management principles and practices and the principles of performance management.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of insurance terminology, underwriting, claims handling, and laws and regulations applicable to P&C insurance.
• Ability to provide strategic direction and oversight to teams and staff.
• Ability to lead, manage, mentor, coach, provide feedback, train, evaluate, and develop cohesive, high-performing teams.
• Ability to manage the activities and operations of multiple sections.
• Knowledge of the operations, procedures, and responsibilities of insurance companies.
• Ability to analyze and provide advanced-level technical advice, comment or discussion on matters that pertain to P&C insurance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with staff, consumers, members of the legislature, the general public, and regulated entities to resolve insurance-related issues and complaints.
• Ability to manage the analysis of complex records, reports, market data, contracts, policies, and rates.
• Ability to manage the identification of violations and recommendation of corrective actions necessary for compliance.
• Change management, strategic thinking, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to present information clearly and effectively.
• Knowledge and understanding of the SCC and how it administers its regulatory authority.
• A regulatory background and insurance-related designations are considered a plus.

Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by February 5, 2026
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Qualified internal and external candidates are encouraged to apply. If you are an external candidate, apply on the SCC Career Center website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). If you are an internal candidate, apply using eSCC (Oracle) - iRecruitment Employee Candidate.