Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

insurance claims managertoloss adjuster

A insurance claims manager already meets 51% of what the loss adjuster role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From insurance claims manager
51%
Overlap1
To loss adjuster
19 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
54.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.9/ 100

1 Share of the loss adjuster role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the insurance claims manager 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.

Why

Why this move works

A loss adjuster role treats 11 of its required skills as things a insurance claims manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse claim files
  • estimate damage
  • handle incoming insurance claims
  • initiate claim file
  • insurance law
  • manage claim files

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A loss adjuster role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a insurance claims manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held initiate claim file information skills
  • already held handle incoming insurance claims communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage claim files information skills
  • already held analyse claim files information skills
  • already held assess customer credibility communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held review insurance process information skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the loss adjuster role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 information skills 4 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held assess coverage possibilities required
  • required, not held check for damaged items required
  • required, not held compile appraisal reports required
  • required, not held document evidence required
  • optional, not held classify insurance claims optional
  • optional, not held collect property financial information optional
  • optional, not held determine cause of damage optional
  • optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional
  • optional, not held investigate occupational injuries optional
  • optional, not held obtain financial information optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held propose settlements required
  • required, not held interview insurance claimants required
  • required, not held negotiate settlements required
  • required, not held present evidence required
  • optional, not held advise on insurance policies optional
  • optional, not held create cooperation modalities optional
  • optional, not held listen to the stories of the disputants optional
  • optional, not held provide information on properties optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held claims procedures required
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held actuarial science required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a loss adjuster 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse claim files skill
  • already held estimate damage skill
  • already held handle incoming insurance claims skill
  • already held initiate claim file skill
  • already held insurance law knowledge
  • already held manage claim files skill
  • already held manage claims process skill
  • already held organise a damage assessment skill
  • already held principles of insurance knowledge
  • already held review insurance process skill
  • already held types of insurance knowledge
  • already held analyse financial risk skill
  • already held assess customer credibility skill
  • already held conduct financial audits skill
  • already held create a financial plan skill
  • already held ensure cross-department cooperation skill
  • already held fraud detection knowledge
  • already held manage contract disputes skill
  • already held prepare financial auditing reports skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on insurance policies optional
  • optional, not held classify insurance claims optional
  • optional, not held collect property financial information optional
  • optional, not held create cooperation modalities optional
  • optional, not held determine cause of damage optional
  • optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional
  • optional, not held investigate occupational injuries optional
  • optional, not held listen to the stories of the disputants optional
  • optional, not held obtain financial information optional
  • optional, not held provide information on properties optional
22 held skills the loss adjuster role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse insurance risk skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create insurance policies skill
  • not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
  • not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle financial disputes skill
  • not needed by the target role insurance market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lead claim examiners skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
2 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 actuarial science required
  • required, not held claims procedures required
Index
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.