Leads a team of underwriters and sets the rules for which risks an insurer will accept.
You review a request to insure a 40-story tower, decide to accept it with a higher deductible, and coach a junior underwriter on reading engineering reports.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's plus years as an underwriter; CPCU designation common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Risk Management & Insurance, Finance.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI underwrites simple policies automatically; managers set the rules and handle complex risks, but teams shrink.
Classes: AP Statistics, Business class, Accounting class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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