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Insurance Underwriters

SOC 13-2053.00

Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.

8
Skills
8
Knowledge
4
Job Zone
No
Green

Top Skills 8

Reading Comprehension
3.8
Active Listening
3.8
Writing
3.8
Critical Thinking
3.8
Speaking
3.6
Judgment and Decision Making
3.5
Active Learning
3.1
Complex Problem Solving
3.1

Knowledge Areas 8

English Language
4.0
Customer and Personal Service
3.9
Mathematics
3.3
Sales and Marketing
3.2
Clerical
2.9
Economics and Accounting
2.7
Law and Government
2.7
Computers and Electronics
2.7

Key Tasks

1Examine documents to determine degree of risk from factors such as applicant health, financial standing and value, and condition of property.
2Decline excessive risks.
3Write to field representatives, medical personnel, or others to obtain further information, quote rates, or explain company underwriting policies.
4Evaluate possibility of losses due to catastrophe or excessive insurance.
5Review company records to determine amount of insurance in force on single risk or group of closely related risks.

Also Known As

Account Underwriter Automobile and Property Underwriter Bond Underwriter Commercial Lines Underwriter Health Underwriter Insurance Writer Life Underwriter Marine Underwriter Personal Lines Underwriter Property Underwriter

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