Insurance Underwriters
Also called: Underwriter, Account Underwriter, Customer Service Representative, Personal Lines Underwriter
What they do:
Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.
On the job, you would:
- Decrease value of policy when risk is substandard and specify applicable endorsements or apply rating to ensure safe profitable distribution of risks, using reference materials.
- Decline excessive risks.
- Write to field representatives, medical personnel, and others to obtain further information, quote rates, or explain company underwriting policies.
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People interested in this work like activities that include
data, detail, and regular routines. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Enterprise resource planning ERP software
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