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Insurance Jobs
Insurance jobs and candidates can be found at iHireInsurance. Offering careers and job seekers at many different levels of experience, we use a unique matching system in order to match candidates to an employers’ job description. The following are a list of insurance job titles we have listed on our site:
Account Executive
Account executives act as a liaison to clients and customers. They are continually seeking new clients in order to increase business, selling group and single policies, and making alterations as necessary. These occupations are highly competitive, and for the highest success, associates need to educate themselves with all aspects of their company, as well as their competitors’.
Account Manager
For many national or large accounts, account managers are employed to oversee their personal activities. These professionals often manage multiple accounts at a time; ensuring customer satisfaction is steadily maintained. They often help with the creation of new programs and techniques in order to raise company revenue.
Actuarial Analyst
Before any policies may be issued, the risks involved for the company must be analyzed to ensure the company does not take on increased expenses. Actuarial analysts research, report, and analyze numerous sources in order to calculate the projected risks involved for each policy. Common risks associated include sickness, property damage, death, and disability.
Actuarial Manager
These statisticians are responsible for computing the risks involved in issuing policies and the premiums necessary to maintain company welfare. Actuarial managers carefully create formulas and functions to produce necessary calculations. An immense knowledge of all aspects of the insurance industry is necessary for success in this career.
Administrative Support Specialist
Common duties for administrative support specialists may include scheduling client meetings and lunches, creating necessary reports or documents, or preparing and monitoring invoice activity. Duties generally vary by organization, but a thorough knowledge of the business and industry are needed for this occupation. Candidates must be highly organized due to the number of projects they control at any given time.
Appraiser
In the event that damage or loss occurs, insurance companies must be able to assess the amount of damage and the amount to be paid to the client. Appraisers estimate the value of an item before issuing a policy in order to ensure proper coverage, or after damage has occurred. These figures are important in claims, therefore a vast knowledge of each item is necessary in determining fair market values.
Auditor
To ensure no fraudulent activities are conducted, insurance companies employ internal and external auditors to examine documents and procedures. They investigate company policies, procedures, and documentation systems to detect the possibility of errors, making recommendations to correct weak points. They recalculate basic paperwork to check the efficiency of systems.
Broker
With duties often similar to insurance agents, brokers are responsible for selling insurance policies. Unlike agents, brokers are employed by the individual seeking insurance rather than an insurance company. Their licensing allows them to “shop around” for the best rates, which they pass on to their clients for a fee in addition to the commission the make from the company. Immense knowledge of the insurance industry is needed for these careers.
Claims Adjuster
Once a claim has been filed, it is the responsibility of the adjuster to gather the necessary information to determine the validity of the claim. They often contact witnesses, attorneys, and claimants to verify necessary information before issuing a decision. They have the capability to authorize, settle, or deny claims in casualty and/or property damage. They must know every aspect of their company’s policies to ensure valid decisions.
Claims Analyst
When claims are reported, analysts are needed to review documents for completion. They must be capable of comparing the claims with the terms of policies to ensure a clients’ eligibility for reimbursement. They keep detailed reports and documents for processing each claim.
Claims Examiner
A complete knowledge of company policies and procedures is necessary in order to be a successful claims examiner. Claims must be examined and reviewed before being processed to ensure only legitimate claims are pursued. Examiners will often make recommendations for resolutions of claims based upon the given information.
Claims Manager
The entire department dedicated to the processing of insurance claims is run by the claims manager. They oversee all aspects of each claim no matter the type. They often order legal investigations and reviews for necessary claims, to ensure proper procedures are followed. They work closely with all team members, so they must be able to communicate information clearly, and have excellent leadership skills.
Claims Representative
After a claim has been reviewed, representatives will verify company records and documentations before processing the forms further. They calculate the accurate amounts to be paid to claimants and submit final paperwork to the payment department. These associates must be detail oriented, and patient.
Clerk
Professionals must possess a thorough knowledge of company procedures and policies when completing documentation to issue claimant payment. Clerks complete the final steps necessary to issue payment and carefully analyze documents to ensure their validity and completeness before sending them for payment.
Customer Service Associate
Customer service associates are entry level positions that often allow candidates new to the insurance field to learn skills hands on. They may prepare correspondences, reports, legal documents, or schedule appointments. As they gain experience, these candidates take on more responsibilities and generally move into more advanced careers.
Customer Service Manager
These managers generally have extensive experience in the insurance field. They oversee all functions of the customer service associates, agents, and brokers, including examining and underwriting when necessary. Candidates must have the ability to multitask due to the amount of activities they are responsible for.
Customer Service Representative
A large portion of the paperwork necessary for insurance companies is completed by customer service representatives. They have a great deal of interaction with agents and policy holders and ensure that documentation is factual and accurate. The main difference between a customer service associate and a representative is that associates are not required to obtain new clients and customers. Successful candidates will have an in depth knowledge of insurance practices.
Division Manager
According to company goals and policies, these associates are responsible for the management of entire divisions that are often assigned to by the corporation. They are in charge of numerous tasks, and must ensure that employees are efficiently and accurately completing each activity. The majority of necessary skills come with experience, but formal education is generally needed as well.
Estimator
In the event of an accident or an unavoidable circumstance, estimators are utilized to determine the costs of repairs to damage inflicted on insured items. They perform detailed research of damaged items to properly calculate the amounts necessary to replace or restore them. A great deal of experience in the insurance industry is generally mandatory for these occupations.
Field Adjuster
It is necessary to verify a claim before an insurance company can issue payment. Once a claim has been filed, adjustors will often travel to the site of the accident or disaster in order to gather necessary information. Contacting witnesses, attorneys, and/or claimants in an attempt to verify necessary information before issuing a decision is the duty of field adjusters. It is their responsibility to authorize, settle, or deny casualty and property claims. To ensure claims are processed properly, a thorough knowledge of many fields is required.
Investigator
All claims must be properly researched by insurance investigators to ensure no fraudulent activities have occurred. They read statements, conduct interviews, and often travel to the site of the claim to gather information. With this information, they then determine the validity of the events that were reported, and deliver their findings to the insurance company.
Loss Control Consultant/Specialist
After completing extensive training courses, loss control specialists are used to ensure all employees strictly adhere to established policies and procedures to guard against unnecessary losses. They will correct poorly prepared documents in order to fully cover all necessary points. They must continuously monitor employees to guarantee theft is never an issue.
Loss Control Inspector
To protect a company’s assets from unnecessary expenditures, these inspectors are employed to supervise all activities of auditors and detectives. Due to the immense costs associated with litigation and payment of negligent claims, these are safeguards to ensure all claims are properly handled and that payments are produced as necessary.
Manager of Customer Billing
These managers must have knowledge of accounting, insurance, and many other practices. They are responsible for invoices and bills that are sent out, and must keep careful records of all transactions. The capability to calculate accurate statements, and maintain general ledgers is a daily requirement.
Marketing Manager
In the process of increasing sales, marketing managers will study changes and new themes in other industries. Based on the information they gather, they create new and effective plans for the sales team members. They may make recommendations about strategies, and policies for revenue increases.
Regional Manager
The responsibility of the regional manager is to supervise multiple divisions of the organizations. They implement and maintain all programs necessary for a successful business by using their experience to make decisions in order to increase overall profitability.
Risk Manager
In order to decrease potential risks and losses, risk managers will investigate company and industry policies, to determine if changes are needed in current programs, and implement new policies or programs as necessary. As the government steps in to avoid fraudulent activities from occurring, risk managers must keep abreast of any changes with regulations, and make any required improvements.
Sales Agency Manager
All of the agency’s activities must be managed by a sales agency manager. They review all programs, practices, and policies to ensure they are up to date with needed changes, as well as oversee the hiring, training, and management of all employees. They are also in charge of keeping detailed financial and performance records that are reported to the regional manager.
Sales Agent
Sales agents are licensed in order to make insurance policy sales, and they accommodate new and current clientele. They are continually researching leads and contacting new customers to increase business. The intense competition in these careers generally mandates a large degree of creativity for finding and keeping satisfied customers.
State Manager
A thorough knowledge of all aspects of each branch is necessary for success as a state manager. These Professionals ensure accuracy and efficiency of administrative and sales functions throughout all of the branches they oversee. These candidates prepare reports from information they receive from their branch manager, and report the success of each to the regional manager.
State Sales Manager
Multiple insurance retail branch managers report to the state sales manager. These managers attempt to increase sales for all branches by creating uniform procedures throughout. A record of trends for each location must be analyzed and used for tracking purposes. They will often study competitors’ procedures and make alterations to current programs based on their findings. Excellent communication skills are necessary due to the amount of contact these associates have with the public.
Trainer
Based on the policies and procedures handed down from upper management, trainers are responsible for creating or locating necessary training programs and methods. They schedule and organize activities needed to teach an entire staff the basics and any changes in company policies. They track legal requirements to ensure all practices meet the mandatory regulations.
Training Manager
The established programs necessary to train employees are delegated to trainers by the managers. They work with other members in management to pinpoint the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively utilize each team member. Based upon these needs, specific programs are assigned to cover all aspects.
Underwriter
The knowledge of numerous practices and procedures is required for these careers. Underwriters often analyze reports prepared by associates that include risk, credit reports, inspection reports, and others to renew or reject any new business in property or casualty management. They oversee the processes leading up to this point, and make the final renewal or rejection of each policy.
Underwriting Manager
The task of leading all of an insurance company’s underwriters is often technical and expansive. Complex cases often require the judgment of these more experienced managers. They provide team members with suggestions and recommendations for many decisions including credit verdicts.
Vice President
Vice Presidents will commonly act as a liaison between staff, agents, brokers, and external producers. This amount of interaction mandates excellent communication skills and scheduling flexibility. They oversee all departments including assistants, outside producers, and account executives. The main goal of a VP is to increase company growth in both the long and short term. They will often create presentations and deliver information necessary to develop new market growth opportunities.
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