Insurance Underwriters
Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.
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- 7 tasks7 core
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- Code
- 13-2053.00SOC 2018: 13-2053
What the work is made of
All 7 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Examine documents to determine degree of risk from factors such as applicant health, financial standing and value, and condition of property.Core taskTask 21045Rated by 30 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 2. Decline excessive risks.Core taskTask 1261Rated by 30 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 3. Write to field representatives, medical personnel, or others to obtain further information, quote rates, or explain company underwriting policies.Core taskTask 1262Rated by 30 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 4. Evaluate possibility of losses due to catastrophe or excessive insurance.Core taskTask 1263Rated by 30 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 5. Review company records to determine amount of insurance in force on single risk or group of closely related risks.Core taskTask 1265Rated by 30 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 6. 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.Core taskTask 1264Rated by 30 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 7. Authorize reinsurance of policy when risk is high.Core taskTask 1266Rated by 30 occupational experts, August 2018
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 13-2053
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