Insurance underwriters review and evaluate insurance applications to determine insurance risks, insurance premiums and extent of insurance coverage according to company policies. Insurance underwriters are employed at head and branch offices of insurance companies.
Possible Titles:
group underwriter insurance underwriter liability underwriter property underwriter
Responsibilities:
Insurance Underwriters can perform some or all of the following duties:
Review individual and group applications for automobile, fire, health, liability, life, property, marine, aircraft and other insurance
Evaluate new and renewal applications to determine insurance risks, insurance premiums, extent of insurance coverage and other conditions of the insurance contract using medical reports, rate tables and other documents and reference materials; adjust premiums, coverage or risk itself to make acceptance of new and renewal applications possible
Approve sale of insurance policies and ensure compliance with government regulations
Provide recommendations on individual or group insurance plan designs
Provide underwriting advice and answer inquiries from clients and from insurance agents, consultants and other company personnel
Prepare underwriting reports and update insurance forms when necessary.
Employment Requirments:
Completion of secondary school and some general insurance experience or A bachelor's degree, college diploma or some post-secondary education is required.
Several years of on-the-job training and completion of insurance industry underwriting courses and training programs are required.
Additional information
Progression to management positions, such as underwriter manager, is possible with experience.
Completion of educational programs through the Insurance Institute of Canada or its provincial counterparts entitles insurance underwriters to professional recognition as an Associate of the Insurance Institute of Canada (A.I.I.C.) and, with additional university courses, as a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada (F.I.I.C.).
Courtesy of: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
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