Also called: Excess & Surplus Lines Underwriter
Insures unusual risks: satellite launches, film shoots, art collections, kidnapping, a pianist's hands.
Today you price coverage for a music festival in case of a storm, review a rocket launch's failure history and decline to insure a stunt you think is too risky.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's degree; years of underwriting; CPCU or Lloyd's market experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Risk Management & Insurance, Finance, Engineering.
Growing about average. Small but growing niche.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Unusual one-off risks like satellites and film shoots have little data for AI; expert judgment and negotiation stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, Business class, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2053.
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