Profession property insurance underwriter

Property insurance underwriters assess and determine the risk and coverage of a client's property insurance. They analyse and review underwriting policies according to legal regulations.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Principles of insurance

    Understand the principles of insurance, including third party liability, stock and facilities.

  • Types of insurance

    The various types of risk or loss transfer policies that exist and their characteristics, such as health insurance, car insurance or life insurance.

  • Actuarial science

    The rules of applying mathematical and statistical techniques to determine potential or existing risks in various industries, such as finance or insurance.

  • Real estate underwriting

    The process of evaluating applications for loans in real estate activities in which not only the prospective borrower but also the property being traded in is evaluated in order to assess whether the property will be capable of redeeming its value.

  • Claims procedures

    The different procedures that are used to formally request a payment for a suffered loss from an insurance company.

  • Property law

    The law and legislation that regulates all the different ways to handle property, such as the types of property, how to handle property disputes and property contract rules.

  • Insurance law

    The law and legislation concerning the policies of transferring risks or losses from one party, the insured, to another, the insurer, in exchange for a periodic payment. This includes the regulation of insurance claims and the business of insurance.

Skills

  • Analyse insurance risk

    Analyse the probability and size of the risk that is to be insured, and estimate the value of movable or immovable property of the client.

  • Analyse claim files

    Check the claim from a customer and analyse the value of the lost materials, buildings, turnover or other elements, and judge the responsibilities of the different parties.

  • Analyse financial risk

    Identify and analyse risks that could impact an organisation or individual financially, such as credit and market risks, and propose solutions to cover against those risks.

  • Review insurance process

    Analyse all documentation related to a specific insurance case in order to ensure that the application for insurance or the claims process was handled according to guidelines and regulations, that the case will not pose significant risk to the insurer or whether claims assessment was correct, and to assess the further course of action.

  • Review investment portfolios

    Meet with clients to review or update an investment portfolio and provide financial advice on investments.

Optional knowledge and skills

create insurance policies mortgage loans handle financial disputes decide on insurance applications estimate damage organise a damage assessment manage contract disputes negotiate on asset value real estate market collect property financial information insurance market assess mortgage risk analyse insurance needs examine mortgage loan documents create underwriting guidelines develop investment portfolio

Source: Sisyphus ODB