Table 1Transition record

insurance collectortoproperty insurance underwriter

A insurance collector already meets 50% of what the property insurance underwriter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From insurance collector

50%

Overlap1

To property insurance underwriter

14 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

52.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.2

This move: 52.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the property insurance underwriter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the insurance collector 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 14 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 insurance collector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held claims procedures business, administration and law
already held review insurance process information skills
already held create insurance policies communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse insurance needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held insurance market business, administration and law
already held analyse insurance risk information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the property insurance underwriter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

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 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held analyse claim files required
required, not held assess coverage possibilities required

optional, not held calculate insurance rate optional
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

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

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

optional, not held advise on insurance policies optional
optional, not held negotiate on asset value optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional

04 management skills 3 supplementary

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 14 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 claims procedures knowledge
already held develop investment portfolio skill
already held insurance law knowledge
already held principles of insurance knowledge
already held review insurance process skill
already held review investment portfolios skill
already held types of insurance knowledge
already held analyse insurance needs skill
already held create insurance policies skill
already held handle financial disputes skill
already held insurance market knowledge

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on insurance policies optional
optional, not held calculate insurance rate optional
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 examine mortgage loan documents optional
optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
optional, not held organise a damage assessment optional
optional, not held real estate market optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role create cooperation modalities skill
not needed by the target role credit card payments knowledge
not needed by the target role debt collection techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role debt systems knowledge
not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role maintain client debt records skill
not needed by the target role maintain records of financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role obtain financial information skill
not needed by the target role perform debt investigation skill
not needed by the target role provide support in financial calculation skill

4 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 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.