Table 1Transition record

actuarial assistanttoproperty insurance underwriter

A actuarial assistant already meets 33% of what the property insurance underwriter role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From actuarial assistant

33%

Overlap1

To property insurance underwriter

10 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

66.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.9

This move: 66.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the property insurance underwriter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the actuarial assistant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A property insurance underwriter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a actuarial assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on insurance policies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held calculate insurance rate information skills
already held create insurance policies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held insurance market business, administration and law
already held analyse insurance risk information skills
already held insurance law business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 6 the property insurance underwriter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held claims procedures required
required, not held real estate underwriting required
required, not held mortgage loans required
required, not held property law required

optional, not held real estate market optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held handle incoming insurance claims required
required, not held review investment portfolios required
required, not held track changes in text editing required

optional, not held negotiate on asset value optional
optional, not held analyse insurance needs optional
optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional

03 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held analyse claim files required
required, not held assess coverage possibilities required
required, not held review insurance process required

optional, not held collect property financial information optional
optional, not held create underwriting guidelines optional
optional, not held estimate damage optional
optional, not held examine mortgage loan documents optional

04 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop investment portfolio required

optional, not held decide on insurance applications optional
optional, not held manage loan applications optional
optional, not held organise a damage assessment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a property insurance underwriter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held actuarial science knowledge
already held analyse financial risk skill
already held analyse insurance risk skill
already held insurance law knowledge
already held principles of insurance knowledge
already held types of insurance knowledge
already held advise on insurance policies skill
already held calculate insurance rate skill
already held create insurance policies skill
already held insurance market knowledge

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held collect property financial information optional
optional, not held create underwriting guidelines optional
optional, not held decide on insurance applications optional
optional, not held estimate damage optional
optional, not held manage loan applications optional
optional, not held negotiate on asset value optional
optional, not held analyse insurance needs optional
optional, not held examine mortgage loan documents optional
optional, not held handle financial disputes optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held organise a damage assessment optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

14 held skills the property insurance underwriter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
not needed by the target role compile statistical data for insurance purposes skill
not needed by the target role consult credit score skill
not needed by the target role examine credit ratings skill
not needed by the target role financial markets knowledge
not needed by the target role obtain financial information skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role produce statistical financial records skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
not needed by the target role statistical analysis system software knowledge
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held claims procedures required
required, not held real estate underwriting required
required, not held mortgage loans required
required, not held property law required
optional, not held real estate market optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.