COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST I-III 

Americo: We’re in this for life!

The roots of the Americo family of companies date back more than 100 years. Americo is a life insurance, annuity, and Medicare Supplement Insurance company providing innovative products to our customers. At Americo, it’s the people who make things work, so we hope you join us!

What you’ll love about working at Americo:

Compensation: You’ll feel valued with our competitive pay and robust bonus program that’s offered to all associates.

Learning and development: We prepare you with a comprehensive, paid training program that will get you ready for success. Additionally, our Talent Development team creates a variety of development opportunities for associates at every stage of their careers.

Work-life balance: We place true value on work-life balance with our generous paid time off; you begin accruing hours right off the bat every month and it increases with tenure. All new hires earn over 4 weeks of paid time off annually, plus 11 paid company holidays! We also support new mothers with a generous new child leave program, along with paid STD and LTD.

Health and well-being: We commit to your health and well-being and are proud to offer comprehensive health and life insurance options including FSA or HSA accounts and subsidies to support your health and fitness goals through vendor partnerships at The Y, Orange Theory, WW, and more.

Future planning: Americo offers a 401(k) with a company match, and we provide child care and education tax credits or savings options.

Giving back: We support several local organizations like Ronald McDonald House, Hope Lodge, the American Red Cross, Harvesters, and many more. Our associates volunteer their time and donate money alongside the company to make a difference in our community.

The fun stuff: Americo participates in Kansas City Corporate Challenge, and it’s a great way to connect with coworkers. Additionally, we host events like a Royals Party at the K, a legendary Holiday Party, and in-office events with local vendors as a way for associates to step away from work and enjoy each other’s company.

Bustling environment: Our newly renovated offices are conveniently located in downtown Kansas City, within walking distance to your favorite restaurants and attractions. Plus, you’ll receive complimentary paid parking near our Americo offices – downtown parking is a premium, but we’ve got you covered.

Job Summary

The purpose of this job is to provide support to the Compliance Director, Regulatory Compliance Specialist and the operational areas to insure that the Americo Companies remain compliant with various regulatory and statutory requirements. 

Key Responsibilities

• Review suspected fraud and file fraud reports as needed with the various states; stay abreast of changes in fraud regulations and revise fraud procedures accordingly.
• Review and respond to written consumer and Department of Insurance complaints.
• Assist as compliance resource for Operational Areas-respond to questions and issues of a compliance nature from the operational areas and escalate to Compliance Manager or AVP-Compliance when warranted
• Assist attorneys and others in Legal Department as needed including litigation support, Corporate Secretary tasks and other tasks as appropriate. 
• Assist with administration of AML program including monitoring operational areas for compliance with AML program; identify and implement controls to insure effectiveness of AML program; administration of annual AML risks assessment; file Suspicious Activity

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Insurance industry designations required
• Understanding of the regulatory environment for life and annuity products
• Letter writing and communication skills
• Understanding of the regulatory environment for life and annuity products
• Knowledge of life insurance and annuity product fundamentals.
• Knowledge of workings of life insurance companies and industry as a whole
• Knowledge of AWD and mainframe systems
• Project management skills.
• Ability to motivate others to accomplish objectives
• Must be detailed orientated
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks
• Must be able to determine priority of a task and reprioritize as needed
• Must be able to recognize when a problem exists, be able to analyze problem and determine course of action to resolve problem.
• Must be able to “lead” people and manage projects in order to drive compliance down into the company.
• Competency in Excel, Word, Powerpoint and other systems needed to manage projects and manage control reporting

Education

College degree, preferred 

FLMI, AIRC Designations are a plus