Career Exploration

Presentation
Group 2
(Brendan Wood,

Brendan Wood
Career Number 1!!

What Career Is This?

Actuary
Claims Adjuster
Loss-Control Specialist
Risk Manager
Underwriter
Service Representative
Agent or Broker

The Insurance Industry

Overview
Types
Life and Health Insurance
Property and Casualty Insurance
Reinsurance

Summary of Insurance
Calculate the likely cost of a given lost
Derive large part of revenue from investments
Invest reserves of capital in stocks, bonds, and real
estate, etc.

Career Tracks Associated

In addition to those on mystery slide
Branch Manager
Sales Executive / Consultant
Agency Manager
Sales Manager
All of these are diverse jobs that make the team
work

Skills

Skills Continued

Analytic Skills (Actuarry)

Negotiatory Skills (Claims Adjuster)
Personal Skills (Service Representative)
Problem Solving Skills (Risk Manager)
All Fields Require
Critical Thinking Skills
Leadership Skills
Team Oriented Skills

Activities
Actuaries
Predictions, Assessments, Analyzing

Brokers
Advising, Selling, Creating

Risk Manager
Directing, Overseeing, Working with Others

LinkedIn Career Connectors

Career Connectors and Alumni Groups WFU
701 Matches for Insurance
Alliance Insurance
Northside Hospital
BB&T (Business Insurance)
Allstate Insurance
Commercial Insurance at Sterling Risk Advisors
Underwriter at Arch Insurance
etc.

Resources

WFU OPCD Website

LinkedIn
Actual Websites (Arch Insurance)
O*NET
Vault

Did You Know

Tom Clancy (author of famous military
novels) started out in the insurance industry
State Farm, Allstate, Liberty Mutual, and
Berkshire Hathaway are the most profitable
in the industry
2.5 million people work in the insurance
industry