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The New York State Department of Financial Services is soliciting applications from attorneys who seek appointment to independent contractor positions as No-Fault Automobile Insurance Arbitrators in Queens, Nassau, Suffolk and Erie Counties.

 

No-Fault Arbitrators are appointed by the New York State Superintendent of Financial Services for one-year terms, which are renewable on an annual basis.  The regulations of the NYS Department of Financial Services concerning the position are set forth at 11 NYCRR 65-4.5, including subparts 4.5(d) and 4.5(z)

 

A No-Fault Arbitrator shall be an attorney, licensed to practice law in New York State, with at least five years’ experience that qualifies such attorney to review and resolve the issues involved in no-fault insurance disputes.

 

No-Fault Arbitrators are compensated $125,000 per year. They serve as independent contractors, are not employees, and do not receive benefits. No-Fault Arbitrators appointed to these positions must supply their own office space suitable to conduct hearings, and during their tenure as No-Fault Arbitrators are precluded from having any practice or professional connection with any firm or insurer involved in any degree with automobile insurance or negligence law.

 

Interested applicants should respond by email with a document attachment enclosing a resume. If a cover letter is included, it should be included within the resume document, so that only one document is attached, which contains all application materials. The document name should please begin with the last name of the applicant, for ready reference. Application materials should be emailed to: arbitratorcontractapplications@adr.org .

The deadline for receipt of emailed applications is Monday, April 16.

 

Alternatively, applicants may mail their resume and any expression of interest to the following address, postmarked no later than April 16:

 

                        NYS Dept. of Financial Services

                        c/o American Arbitration Association

                        Attention: Frances Velazquez

                        65 Broadway, 15th floor

                        New York, New York 10006